Senior Program Manager – Critical Infrastructure Renewal

Ambition Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Recruitment in Sydney seeks a Program Manager to deliver the Critical Infrastructure Renewal program. Lead a team through moving from planning to delivery while live services are maintained.

Role involves governance, reporting to executives, and coordinating with customers, vendors, engineering and operations. This is a high-visibility role with broad impact across technology and physical assets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management experience with large, high-value programs (> $100M).
• Background in telecommunications or infrastructure delivery.
• Experience leading technology refresh or renewal programs in live environments.
• Proven governance setup and ability to move a program from setup to delivery.
• Confident communication with senior executives and concise briefings.
• Experience leading and developing a team of program managers.
• Public sector experience is beneficial but not mandatory.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Mobilise the program: establish governance, a delivery baseline and an integrated plan.
• Lead a team of program managers and BAs across multiple parallel workstreams.
• Own program reporting and governance for executive briefings and updates.
• Engage with assurance bodies and meet their requirements.
• Build strong relationships with customers, vendors, engineering and operations teams.
• Prioritise renewal work based on condition, criticality, risk and supportability.
• Plan delivery around live operational constraints for safe cutovers, migrations and decommissioning.
• Identify gaps in current processes and drive organisational change.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Infrastructure delivery

Security clearance

Executive communication

Team leadership

Job description

Ambition Recruitment in Sydney seeks a Program Manager to deliver the Critical Infrastructure Renewal program. Lead a team through moving from planning to delivery while live services are maintained.

Role involves governance, reporting to executives, and coordinating with customers, vendors, engineering and operations. This is a high-visibility role with broad impact across technology and physical assets.