Senior Project Manager – Optimising Digital Infrastructure (Application Migratio

Sydney Water; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development support

Security vetting process

Job summary

Sydney Water in Parramatta, NSW, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Application Migration Stream within the Optimising Digital Infrastructure program. You will drive planning, dependencies, and cutover activities to transition applications to two new Private Data Centres.

The role requires extensive program leadership, governance experience, and strong stakeholder engagement across architects, vendors, and business units. Hybrid work and security clearances are part of the process.

Qualifications

• Degree in technology or related field.
• 10+ years' experience delivering technology projects, incl. data centre migrations.
• Prince2 Certification and knowledge of delivery frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead large programs with multiple projects.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with governance, financials and resource management.
• Ability to build collaborative, high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Australian Citizenship and ability to obtain government clearance.
• Willing to undergo background checks and security vetting.
• Willingness to travel across Sydney Water sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of the application migration to new Data Centres.
• Ensure alignment of program principles to design and transformation.
• Coordinate architects, application owners, vendors and technical teams.
• Manage technical requirements, risks, dependencies and decisions.
• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, compliant and aligned to program objectives.
• Oversee financial planning, resource management, risk management and business continuity.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, technical workshops, knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain project artefacts, migration plans, decision logs and governance documentation.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and oversight to support successful project delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team building

Governance

Financial management

Risk management

Project management

Vendor coordination

Education

Degree in technology or related field

Prince2 Certification

Job description

Location: Parramatta and Olympic Park, NSW

Duration: 24 Months Fixed Term Role

Category: Digital

About us

We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. We see the world is changing so we are changing too. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve.

About the role

This role will work on our Optimising Digital Infrastructure (ODI) Program which is consolidating and simplifying Sydney Water’s Data Centres to two new Private Data Centres, ensuring our technology services are in safe, reliable Tier 3+ Data Centre facilities.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible to lead the Application Migration Stream. This stream is responsible for the application discovery, dependency assessment, migration planning, cutover and transition activities for all our applications and services into the new data centres.

As the Senior Project Manager, you will:

• Lead the planning and execution of the application migration to our new highly secure Data Centres.
• Ensure effective alignment of the program principles to the design and transformation of applications and services as part of the migration process.
• Coordinate architects, application owners, vendors and technical teams to deliver migration outcomes.
• Manage technical requirements, risks, dependencies and decisions into clear project actions and delivery plans.
• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, compliant and aligned to program objectives and timelines.
• Oversee financial planning, resource management, risk management and business continuity activities.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, technical workshops, knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain project artefacts, migration plans, decision logs and governance documentation.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and oversight to support successful project delivery.

In this role, you will:

• Manage project work applying Sydney Water’s delivery frameworks, including Prince2, the Digital Delivery Platform (DDP), and supporting business processes
• Build and manage high-performing virtual teams of 30+ professionals across multiple projects.
• Ensure clarity of roles for all team members – from SMEs to vendors and project boards.
• Drive delivery of quality, fit-for-purpose solutions aligned to corporate standards.
• Oversee business case preparation, approvals, and financial management (budgets & forecasting).
• Integrate projects into the broader Digital portfolio, ensuring alignment to benefits, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Champion Sydney Water’s cultural values (Blue Bus & Signature Behaviours).

Experience and Qualifications:

• A degree in technology or related sphere.
• 10+ years’ experience successfully project managing technology projects; with experience managing data centre migration projects.
• Additional training and qualification in project management (Prince2 Certification).
• Proven experience managing large programs and multiple projects in parallel.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in project governance, financials, and resource management.
• Ability to build collaborative, high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Australian Government Baseline security clearance or above is highly desirable
• You must be an Australian Citizen at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.
• As part of the application process, you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check and a medical assessment either online or in person.
• Willing to submit to Australian Government Security Vetting process.
• Flexibility to travel across Sydney Water sites as required.
• Competitive Compensation: We’ll ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
• Hybrid Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration, supporting our team's productivity and well-being.
• Continuous Professional Growth: We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success.