Senior Project Manager

Randstad Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading talent solutions provider in Australia is seeking a Project Delivery Specialist to coordinate project activities and ensure effective governance reporting. This role requires strong skills in MS Project and Jira, along with excellent communication and facilitation abilities. Join a diverse team dedicated to improving business outcomes. Employment type is contract, with locations across ACT, VIC, NSW, and QLD.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting M365 case management or workflow implementations.
• Proven ability to manage project registers and provide structured governance reporting.
• Strong skills in scheduling and delivery tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Project Manager in coordinating day-to-day project activities.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and project workshops.
• Prepare structured status reports and governance packs.
• Support project scheduling in MS Project and align with Jira boards.
• Track milestones, dependencies and resourcing for delivery visibility.
• Prepare structured status reports and governance packs for boards.
• Maintain registers for risks, issues, dependencies and actions.
• Draft meeting agendas and follow up on agreed actions.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and ensure high-quality updates.

Skills

Coordination across teams

MS Project proficiency

Jira experience

Strong facilitation skills

Excellent communication skills

Tools

MS Project

Jira

M365 case management

Job description

Overview

The Project Delivery Specialist plays a key role in enabling structured reporting, transparent governance, and strong stakeholder engagement, ensuring the program delivers measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, service delivery, and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordination & Team Support: Support the Senior Project Manager in coordinating day-to-day activities across the Core and Listings Project teams resources including business analysts, developers, change managers, etc.
• Support the facilitation of agile ceremonies and project workshops, including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and discovery sessions.
• Ensure cross-team dependencies, risks, and priorities are understood and escalated appropriately.
• Scheduling & Delivery Tracking: Support the build and maintenance of the project schedule in MS Project, mapping milestones, dependencies, and resourcing.
• Align the Microsoft Project schedule with Jira Boards to provide hybrid delivery project visibility and ensure activities are tracked consistently.
• Monitor dependencies, milestones, and resourcing, flagging potential risks or slippage to the senior project manager.
• Governance, reporting & registers: Prepare structured status reports, dashboards, and governance packs for project boards and steering committees.
• Maintain accurate registers for risks, issues, dependencies, and actions, ensuring timely updates and escalation.
• Support governance forums by drafting agendas, recording minutes and following up on agreed actions.
• Skills: Ability to coordinate delivery activities across large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong skills in MS Project and Jira for scheduling and delivery tracking.
• Experience supporting M365 case management or workflow implementations.
• Proven ability to manage project registers and provide structured governance reporting.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading workshops and agile ceremonies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare high quality reports and stakeholder updates.

Employment details

• Employment type: Contract
• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Locations: ACT, VIC, NSW, QLD

How to apply

To be considered please click the "apply" button or contact Simmi on 0425763872 to discuss further.

Company & Diversity

Randstad Digital (Formerly Finite Recruitment) is part of Randstad, the world's largest talent company. At Randstad Digital, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.