Technical Program Manager

jobr.pro; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys in Canberra is seeking a Technical Program Manager to plan, direct and coordinate a program of work from initial discussions to final transition into operations, with governance and risk management.

You will engage across stakeholders, manage interdependencies, and promote agile practices while ensuring programs deliver expected benefits on schedule. This role requires NV2 clearance and Australian citizenship, and it involves acting as the onsite Seller's contact for operational matters.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years' leadership experience.
• NV2 Security Clearance required.
• Australian Citizen.
• Role includes onsite Seller's point of contact for operational matters, personnel and surge activity coordination.

Responsibilities

• Engaging across the lifecycle of the property program and subsequent projects, from initial ideation through to completion and acceptance of functional ICT capabilities
• Managing interdependencies in support of specific business strategies and objectives
• Maintaining a strategic view over a range of projects
• Providing the framework for implementing business initiatives, or large-scale change
• Implementing practices to support iterative/agile working
• Ensuring activities adhere to organizational governance standards and practices
• Conceiving, maintaining and communicating a vision of the program's outcomes and associated benefits
• Agreeing business requirements and translating requirements into operational plans
• Determining, monitoring and reviewing scope, costs, schedule and expected benefits
• Actively engage and develop strategic relationships and foster inter-agency collaboration
• Scheduling resources, inter-dependencies and risk
• Working cohesively to deliver ICT and associated infrastructure capability for projects and the program

Skills

Leadership experience

Job description

What success looks like in this role:

The Technical Program Manager is required to plan, direct and co-ordinate activities to implement and manage a program of work, from initial discussions to final transition into operations, business-as-usual management. plans, schedules, monitors and reports on related activities.

Establishing and maintaining appropriate and effective governance and risk management. Overseeing and managing reporting, communication and governance are in place and followed. Liaise with project managers, directors and senior management to assure all stakeholders are briefed and projects are managed to realize business benefits within the approved timelines. Additionally provide and maintain an awareness of current technical developments that may provide opportunities to the programs.

Activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Engaging across the lifecycle of the property program and subsequent projects, from initial ideation through to completion and acceptance of functional ICT capabilities
• Managing interdependencies in support of specific business strategies and objectives
• Maintaining a strategic view over a range of projects
• Providing the framework for implementing business initiatives, or large-scale change
• Implementing practices to support iterative/agile working
• Ensuring activities adhere to organizational governance standards and practices
• Conceiving, maintaining and communicating a vision of the program's outcomes and associated benefits
• Agreeing business requirements and translating requirements into operational plans
• Determining, monitoring and reviewing scope, costs, schedule and expected benefits
• Actively engage and develop strategic relationships and foster inter-agency collaboration
• Scheduling resources, inter-dependencies and risk
• Working cohesively to deliver ICT and associated infrastructure capability for projects and the program

You will be successful in this role if you have:

• 2-4 years' leadership experience.
• NV2 Security Clearance required and preferred.
• Must be an Australian Citizen.
• This role is responsible for managing the interaction, schedule and resourcing requirements for the Australian Domestic program, whilst ensuring a strategic working relationship is built and maintained with a range of agency stakeholders, including Domestic Property Services section and Overseas Property Office and local Facilities management.
• The role will also be responsible as the onsite Seller's point of contact for operational matters, personnel and coordinating any surge activity through the seller

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