Senior Technical Project Manager

people2people; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canberra-based global technology and professional services organisation is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead end-to-end technology projects and drive improvements across a complex platform. You will partner with business stakeholders, technology teams and external vendors to ensure delivery on time, within scope and budget, while enhancing platform adoption and user experience.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of project leadership, strong governance and stakeholder management,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience delivering technology projects in a PM/TPM role.
• Strong governance and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience with project delivery and business analysis activities.
• Exposure to applications, platforms, or product support functions.
• Experience with IWMS or workplace technology platforms.
• Excellent documentation, communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end to end technology projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Drive project governance, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate workshops and engage with business stakeholders to gather and document requirements.
• Translate business needs into system enhancements and improvement initiatives.
• Support ongoing platform operations, issue triage, and vendor engagement.
• Manage financial forecasting, project metrics, resource planning, and delivery performance.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve platform adoption, user experience, and business outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams and locations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Business analysis

IWMS exposure

Documentation & facilitation

Complex enterprise environments

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

We are partnering with a global technology and professional services organisation supporting a high profile government client to appoint a Senior Technical Project Manager.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced project professional who enjoys working across project delivery, stakeholder engagement, business analysis, and platform support within a complex technology environment.

You’ll play a key role in managing and evolving a workplace technology platform, working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to drive successful outcomes and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end technology projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget

• Drive project governance, reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communications

• Facilitate workshops and engage with business stakeholders to gather and document requirements

• Translate business needs into system enhancements and improvement initiatives

• Support ongoing platform operations, issue triage, and vendor engagement

• Manage financial forecasting, project metrics, resource planning, and delivery performance

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders

• Identify opportunities to improve platform adoption, user experience, and business outcomes

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams and locations

About You

• 7+ years experience delivering technology projects in a Project Manager, Technical Project Manager, or similar role

• Strong project governance and stakeholder management capability

• Experience working across both project delivery and business analysis activities

• Exposure to application, platform, or product support functions

• Experience with IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management Systems) or workplace technology platforms

• Strong documentation, communication, and facilitation skills

• Comfortable working in complex enterprise environments with multiple stakeholders

• Bachelor's degree or higher

Highly Regarded

• Experience with workplace management or corporate real estate technology platforms

• Exposure to platform enhancement, transformation, or digital workplace initiatives

• Experience working with government or highly regulated environments

Requirements

• Australian Citizenship is essential

• Canberra based candidates are highly regarded, however strong candidates in Sydney or Melbourne will also be considered

• Ability to attend client sites as required

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work with a major government client

• High visibility role with a blend of project delivery and strategic stakeholder engagement

• Diverse responsibilities across project management, business analysis, and platform support

• Collaborative and flexible working environment

• Long term career growth within a globally recognised organisation

If you’re looking for a role that combines project leadership, stakeholder engagement, and technology platform ownership, we’d love to hear from you.