Senior Project Manager (contract)

Seven Consulting; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-quartile salary

Profit sharing

Overtime pay

Public recognition

Job summary

Seven Consulting is seeking a contract Senior Project Manager to drive complex tech programs in Australia. You will lead flagship projects, align stakeholders, and maintain rigorous control with live dashboards. The role values calm leadership, transparency, and delivery discipline.

You will coach junior PMs, adapt governance to strict timelines, and blend waterfall, agile, or hybrid methods to win outcomes. This is a contract in Melbourne with strong results and team support.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage A$10 million+ projects for Tier-1 clients.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across C-suite to vendor levels.
• Demonstrated leadership with a track record of mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Run flagship projects on time, on budget, and to agreed quality.
• Unite stakeholders around a transparent roadmap and measurable KPIs.
• Maintain crystal-clear status with live dashboards and proactive communication.
• Coach junior PMs and share playbook improvements for continuous uplift.
• Deliver with flexible methods: waterfall, agile, or hybrid as needed.
• Stay calm under pressure to keep schedules intact when curveballs arise.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Agile & Waterfall

Hybrid delivery

Job description

Love turning chaos into clean Gantt charts, calling out risks before they snowball, and watching teams cross the finish line smiling? Join Seven Consulting as a contract Senior Project Manager and bring our core values—teamwork, transparency, delivery—to life on Australia’s most complex tech projects.

About Seven Consulting

Since 2002 we’ve shepherded A$1 million - A$1.4 billion transformations for blue-chip brands, proving that clear teams, clear reporting and clear outcomes beat glossy spin every time. Privately owned, fiercely independent, laser-focused on shipping results—together. Our results show client satisfaction at 99.62% and team satisfaction at 98.51%, and those figures continue to hold firm.

Your Mission

• Run the show on a flagship ≈ A$10 million project—on time, on budget, on quality, benefits realised.
• Unite stakeholders around a transparent roadmap and measurable KPIs.
• Keep status crystal - clear with rigorous controls, live dashboards and no-surprise comms.
• Coach & uplift junior PMs, share playbook tweaks, champion continuous improvement.
• Blend & bend —choose waterfall, agile or hybrid because dogma never delivered a milestone.
• Stay cool under fire — your calm head keeps schedules intact when curveballs fly.

What You Bring

• Multiple wins managing A$10 million+ projects for Tier-1 clients.
• Stakeholder-wrangling super-powers: from C-suite sceptics to vendor jockeys.
• Leadership chops that make people say, “I’d follow them again tomorrow.”
• Fluency in waterfall, agile and hybrid delivery (certs nice; mindset mandatory).
• References that highlight integrity, straight talk and relentless follow-through.

What We Offer

• Delivery rewards—top-quartile salary, profit share, paid overtime, public kudos.
• Job security plus genuine support during personal hardships.
• Give-back opportunities through our Project 7 charity initiative.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Brilliant project managers come from everywhere. Whatever your background, you’re welcome here.

Curious about our culture?Check the numbers yourself: Team Satisfaction Survey

Deliver together. Deliver transparently. Deliver, full stop.