Senior Project Manager

Data#3; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Data#3 is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Canberra to lead major ICT engagements within the Professional Services team. You will own project delivery end-to-end, manage budgets, risks and stakeholder expectations while working across government environments and diverse customer contexts.

The role blends hands-on delivery with strategic leadership, enabling outcomes on time, within budget and to agreed standards. You will engage with customers, teams and pre-sales to expand engagements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex technology projects or customer engagements.
• Strong delivery leadership with accountability for outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasting and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex ICT projects from planning through implementation and transition.
• Build trusted relationships with customers as a senior advisor and escalation point.
• Lead project teams, manage risks and issues across multiple stakeholders.
• Apply Agile and Waterfall methodologies to suit the engagement and environment.
• Provide strategic guidance and challenge thinking to achieve best customer outcomes.
• Contribute to pre-sales activity and identify opportunities to expand engagements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Delivery leadership

Communication

Agile & Waterfall delivery

Risk management

Job description

• Voted HRD's Employer of Choice for the last 11 years.
• Culture built on Honesty, Excellence, Agility, Respect, and Teamwork (HEART).
• Join an experienced team working across diverse customer environments

As a Senior Project Manager within our Professional Services team, you’ll manage major ICT engagements across multiple customers, combining project delivery ownership, commercial acumen and strategic stakeholder management.

You’ll combine strong project delivery capability with a hands-on approach to delivery, working alongside customers and teams to solve challenges, influence outcomes and keep complex engagements moving forward.

In this role you will:

• Lead complex ICT projects within Federal Government environments from planning through to implementation and transition, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within budget and to standard.
• Build trusted relationships with customers, acting as a senior advisor and escalation point.
• Lead project teams, manage risks and issues, and drive delivery across multiple stakeholders.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to suit the engagement and customer environment.
• Provide strategic guidance and challenge thinking to achieve the best customer outcomes.
• Contribute to pre-sales activity and identify opportunities to expand customer engagements.

About You

• Demonstrated experience leading complex technology projects or customer engagements, with a strong track record of delivering outcomes across multiple stakeholders.
• A delivery-focused leader who enjoys getting into the detail, working alongside teams and taking accountability for making things happen.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability, with experience managing project budgets, forecasting, profitability and commercial outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement and conflict-resolution skills.
• Comfortable operating strategically while remaining accountable for delivery outcomes.
• Agile and Waterfall delivery experience.
• Eligible to obtain an Australian Government security clearance.

Who is Data#3?

Data#3 is ASX200 listed and reported gross sales of $3 billion in FY25. Headquartered in Brisbane we have approximately 1,400 employees across 12 locations in Australia and Fiji.

We have been voted HRD's Employer of Choice for the last 11 years and named Top 10 for Australia’s Best Workplaces in Technology by Great Place To Work® in 2026.

At Data#3, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion as key to a thriving workplace. We are committed to building a culture where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued—and we encourage your application.

Data#3 will request as part of the recruitment process, reference checks, police checks and verification of your right to work in Australia.