Senior Project Manager

The Royal Women's Hospital; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Wellness initiatives

Public transport options nearby

Onsite facilities

Breastfeeding rooms

Mentoring and development

Flexible, hybrid working

Job summary

The Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive transformation and improvement initiatives across the COO Directorate, delivering patient-centered outcomes within a large, complex healthcare setting.

You will lead governance, manage cross-functional teams, and partner with clinicians and executives to embed measurable improvements while ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex improvement and service redesign in large organisations.
• Strong governance, risk and benefits realisation experience.
• Ability to prepare executive reports and briefing papers.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Proven track record in healthcare transformation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and evaluate complex transformation initiatives.
• Lead reviews and redesign activities to improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Establish governance, monitor performance and ensure benefits realisation.
• Collaborate with leaders, clinicians and stakeholders to drive change.
• Provide expert advice on project management methodologies.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Change management

Governance & controls

Executive communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in Health, Business, Management, Public Administration, or Project Management

Job description

• Full time, fixed term 12-month role.
• Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’soldest and most distinguishedtertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Operational Transformation and Improvement Division provides strategic leadership, capability and support leveraging improvement initiatives at the Women’s, in the Chief Operating Officer (COO) Directorate.

The area is responsible for leading the COO Directorate improvement and optimisation agenda, supporting delivery of the Strategic Plan, driving operational excellence, strengthening accountability and governance, embedding continuous improvement, enabling evidence-based decision making and ensuring the area is positioned to respond effectively to future healthcare challenges and opportunities.

The Division leads improvement and optimisation programs including:

• Improvement and operating model redesign
• Service review and reform opportunities
• Performance improvement initiatives
• Operational governance and accountability frameworks
• Benefits realisation and performance management
• Supporting analytics and performance intelligence
• Innovation and system reform initiatives

About the role

The Senior Project Manager, in the Transformation and Improvement team is responsible for project managing the planning, delivery and evaluation of strategic transformation, improvement and reform initiatives across the Chief Operating Officers directorate.

Reporting to the Director, Operational Transformation and Improvement, the role provides expert project and program management across interconnected projects and initiatives that improve operational performance, service delivery, patient experience, workforce capability and organisational sustainability.

The position works collaboratively with executives, directors, managers, clinicians, non-clinical staff and external stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes. The role ensures projects are effectively governed, risks are proactively managed, benefits are realised, and change is embedded to achieve sustainable improvement.

The Senior Project Manager will provide expert advice and leadership on project management methodologies, improvement approaches, governance, change management and benefits realisation, while supporting delivery of the Women’s strategic priorities. The role will champion a patient centred focus to ensure that the projects meet the expectations of patients and consumers and are completed on time and in budget

A regular day will see you:

• Plan, deliver and evaluate complex improvement initiatives that support organisational priorities and sustainable outcomes.
• Lead service reviews, redesign activities and operational improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, performance and patient outcomes.
• Establish effective governance frameworks, monitor project performance and ensure delivery of measurable organisational benefits.
• Partner with leaders, clinicians, consumers and stakeholders to drive successful change, foster collaboration and embed continuous improvement.

About you

You are a collaborative and results-driven leader with proven experience delivering complex improvement and service redesign initiatives within large and complex organisations. You bring strong stakeholder engagement, project leadership and change management capabilities, with the ability to drive measurable outcomes through effective governance, data-informed decision making and continuous improvement. You thrive in building trusted partnerships, leading teams through change and delivering sustainable organisational outcomes.

You’ll bring with you:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Health, Business, Management, Public Administration, Project Management or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex projects, programs and transformation initiatives within healthcare or similarly complex environments.
• Advanced knowledge of project management, organisational improvement and change management methodologies, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to conduct strategic reviews, identify opportunities and deliver practical improvement recommendations.
• Proven expertise in project governance, implementation planning, risk management and benefits realisation to achieve sustainable outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and drive outcomes across diverse groups.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive reports, business cases, briefing papers and presentations for senior leaders.

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.