Senior Project Manager

Data#3; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Data#3 is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major ICT engagements within our Professional Services team. You will own project delivery, manage budgets and stakeholders, and work across customers to keep complex engagements moving forward.

You will combine hands-on delivery with strategic guidance, balancing commercial acumen with customer outcomes. Eligible to obtain government security clearance. Join an ASX200-listed company with a strong regional footprint in Australia and Fiji.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading complex technology projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Delivery-focused leader who handles detail and accountability.
• Strong commercial and financial management, including budgets and forecasting.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to operate strategically while delivering outcomes.
• Experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Complex project delivery

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Commercial & financial management

Governance & risk management

Agile & Waterfall experience

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 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.

If you’re an experienced Project Manager who enjoys influencing customers, working collaboratively and delivering meaningful outcomes beyond the project plan, we’d love to hear from you.

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.