Senior Project Mgmt Platform Specialist

Airservices Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airservices Australia seeks a Senior Project Management Platform Specialist to administer, support and enhance enterprise project and portfolio management platforms across on-premises, cloud and SaaS environments. You will configure capabilities, improve workflows and provide technical guidance within the Digital Technology Platforms team.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, manage platform upgrades and transitions, and contribute to secure, reliable technology solutions supporting project

Qualifications

• Significant experience administering, supporting and enhancing enterprise project management or project portfolio management platforms across on-premises, cloud or SaaS environments.
• Demonstrated experience with platform configuration, security administration, lifecycle management and operational support.
• Experience with relational databases, data integration, enterprise reporting and analytics.
• Automation, scripting, source control, testing and controlled deployment practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced administration, configuration, and expert support for enterprise project and portfolio management platforms (Microsoft Project Server).
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to analyse requirements and design secure, scalable platform solutions.
• Configure workflows, data structures, permissions, integrations and reporting; support testing, releases and deployments; resolve incidents and defects.

Skills

Platform administration

Stakeholder collaboration

SQL queries

Automation scripting

Security administration

Lifecycle management

Reporting

Cloud/on-premise integration

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Project Server

Job description

• Join Airservices as a Senior Project Management Platform Specialist and help shape the enterprise platforms that support the delivery of projects across Australia’s aviation network.
• Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney
• Full-time opportunity

Summary

Play a key role in supporting the delivery of projects across Australia's aviation network by administering, enhancing, and modernising Airservices' enterprise project and portfolio management platforms. Working within the Digital Technology Platforms team, you will partner with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver secure, reliable, and fit-for-purpose technology solutions that improve project delivery and portfolio visibility.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of air traffic services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations. This team keeps Australia's aviation industry safe every day of the year, both in the air and on the ground.

We connect people with their world safely - linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset, and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

The Role & The Team

Airservices is seeking a Senior Project Management Platform Specialist to administer, support and continuously improve enterprise project and portfolio management platforms across on-premises, cloud and software-as-a-service environments. You will develop and configure platform capabilities, provide technical guidance and help deliver secure, reliable and fit-for-purpose solutions for stakeholders. As a key member of the Digital Technology Platforms team, you will contribute to a high-performing and accountable function that supports Airservices' commitment to safety, environmental responsibility, workplace health and safety, risk management and compliance.

What you'll do

• Provide advanced administration, configuration, support and technical expertise for enterprise project and portfolio management platforms and associated capabilities. Our current platform is Microsoft Project Server.
• Collaborate with business and technical subject matter experts to analyse requirements and design secure, sustainable and supportable platform solutions.
• Configure and enhance platform workflows, data structures, permissions, integrations and reporting; support testing, releases and deployments; and resolve incidents, problems and defects.
• Provide technical advice and knowledge transfer to peers and users, maintain appropriate source control and configuration management practices, and coordinate with technology teams, customers and external suppliers.
• Contribute to platform upgrades, migrations, modernisation and transitions between technology platforms. This role may require on-call or after-hours work and some travel.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

PD - Senior Project Management Platform Specialist (1).pdf

About you

• Significant experience administering, supporting and enhancing enterprise project management or project portfolio management platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing business-critical applications across on-premises, cloud or software-as-a-service environments, including platform configuration, security administration, lifecycle management and operational support.
• Demonstrated experience with relational databases, structured query development, data integration, enterprise reporting, analytics and business intelligence capabilities.
• Experience with automation and scripting, platform integrations, source control, configuration management, testing and controlled deployment practices. Application configuration or development experience is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team, with a proven ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, platforms and delivery approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, analyse requirements, anticipate risks and stakeholder challenges, evaluate technology options and deliver secure, supportable solutions with minimal rework.
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder-management skills, supported by appropriate tertiary or industry qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience.

What you will gain

• A role with purpose, supporting those who keep Australians safe in the skies and on the ground
• A collaborative, outcomes-focused environment where your skills will have real impact
• Opportunities to build your capability through hands-on experience, possible exposure to new platforms, continuous learning and clear career pathways in a supportive, team-focused environment

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian citizen as an Australian AGSVA security clearance may be required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) on 26 Nov 2026