Senior Project Lead — Strategic Delivery

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Sydney; On-site; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Department of Communities and Justice in Berkshire Park is seeking a Senior Project Officer to coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of complex projects. You will manage planning, budgets, timelines, and reporting under the agency's project management framework.

You will build stakeholder relationships, monitor risk and benefits, lead project teams, and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic and innovative project management.
• Excellent understanding of project methodologies, processes and procedures.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Current Driver Licence and preparedness to drive as required by the role.
• Willingness to participate in statewide travel.
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning, development and implementation for a range of projects, including developing project plans, coordinating resources, managing budgets, meeting reporting requirements, and supporting project-related activities, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope in line with established agency project management methodology
• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to engage stakeholders and ensure project deliverables are met
• Monitor and evaluate all aspects of project implementation, including risk and contingency management, benefits realisation, project impact and quality measures, to identify and address issues, assess project progress and effectiveness, and achieve project outcomes
• Manage a project team/s, ensuring compliance with governance and quality requirements, to successfully deliver all key project/s milestones and outcomes
• Undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence-based project planning and decision making
• Provide advice and information to stakeholders on emerging project issues and to support project development and delivery in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy objectives and other project and priorities

Skills

Experience in strategic and innovative

Understanding project methodologies

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent

Driver Licence

statewide travel

Meet key accountabilities as described

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience

Job description

NSW Department of Communities and Justice in Berkshire Park is seeking a Senior Project Officer to coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of complex projects. You will manage planning, budgets, timelines, and reporting under the agency's project management framework.

You will build stakeholder relationships, monitor risk and benefits, lead project teams, and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision making.