School Ict Manager: Lead Tech, Lan & Security

Department Of Education And Training; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Professional Services is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of complex Defence capability outcomes within a Commonwealth environment. You will contribute to project planning, governance, reporting, risk management, procurement activities, and stakeholder coordination to ensure successful project delivery across the capability lifecycle.

This role requires strong planning, communication, and the ability to work with government, industry, and multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering Defence/government projects.
• Strong planning, governance and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with procurement, contracts, financial management and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project management documentation (plans, schedules, reports, governance artefacts).
• Monitor progress against milestones, budgets and deliverables; identify risks and issues; propose corrective actions.
• Support procurement and contract management; ensure compliance with Defence policies.
• Coordinate meetings, stakeholder engagement, action tracking, and reporting across government and industry.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and manage change processes (scope/schedule/budget).

Skills

Project planning

Governance

Risk management

Procurement

Stakeholder engagement

MS Project

Communication

Defence experience

Planning

Contract management

Budget management

Education

Tertiary qualification in PM/Business/Engineering/ICT

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.

Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.

As part of our growing team, we're seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of complex Defence capability outcomes within a Commonwealth environment. Working as part of an integrated team, you will contribute to project planning, governance, reporting, risk management, procurement activities, and stakeholder coordination to ensure successful project delivery across the capability lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a project professional with Defence experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment supporting high-profile capability initiatives and engaging with a diverse range of technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain project management documentation, including project plans, schedules, status reports, and governance artefacts.
• Monitor project progress against approved milestones, budgets, and deliverables, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies while recommending corrective actions.
• Support procurement and contract management activities, ensuring compliance with Defence policies, processes, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate project meetings, stakeholder engagement activities, action tracking, and reporting requirements across government and industry stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support project change processes, including scope, schedule, and budget management.

About You

You are a proactive and organised project professional with experience delivering projects within Defence, government, or similarly complex environments. You have strong planning, governance, and stakeholder engagement skills and can effectively manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail.

You Will Ideally Bring

• Demonstrated experience supporting the planning, development, and delivery of complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and their application within Defence or government environments.
• Experience managing project schedules, risks, issues, reporting, and governance requirements.
• Strong understanding of procurement, contract management, financial management, and risk management principles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Business, Engineering, ICT, or a related discipline.
• Experience working within Defence, Commonwealth Government, or a large, complex organisation.
• Knowledge of Defence capability delivery frameworks, governance processes, and project reporting requirements.
• Experience using project management and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare executive reports, presentations, briefing papers, and project documentation.
• Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving capabilities.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond. baseline preferred.

Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects. Provides effective leadership to the project team. Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools. Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks. Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders. Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Ensures project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders. Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.