Technical Project Manager

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR); Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) in Canberra is seeking an EL1 Technical Project Manager to lead delivery of complex technology projects across ETD. You will coordinate between business stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring on-time, on-budget outcomes across multiple technical disciplines.

The role requires strong project management credentials and technical understanding to identify impacts from scope changes and drive practical options to senior decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Essential project-management certifications such as PRINCE2, MSP, PMP, Agile Project Management or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate complex ICT projects from initiation through delivery, transition and closure, ensuring outcomes are delivered within scope, budget, timeframes and quality expectations.
• Identify, map and actively manage dependencies across infrastructure, cloud, platforms, networks, cyber security, applications, architecture, service management and operational teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risk and issue registers, dependency logs and decision records.
• Provide accurate, timely and evidence-based advice on project progress, expenditure, risks, dependencies and decisions to senior stakeholders.

Education

PRINCE2

MSP

PMP

Agile Project Management

Job description

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) – Canberra ACT

Reporting to the Director, Business Management Team, the Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of complex technology projects and initiatives across the Enterprise Technology Division (ETD).

The role provides end-to-end project leadership for New Policy Proposal (NPP) and capital funded initiatives and acts as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders and ETD delivery teams.

The role requires a strong blend of project management expertise and technical understanding to effectively coordinate activities across multiple technical disciplines and identify delivery impacts arising from changes to project scope, priorities or schedules.

Reporting to the Director, Business Management Team, the Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of complex technology projects and initiatives across the Enterprise Technology Division (ETD).

The role provides end-to-end project leadership for New Policy Proposal (NPP) and capital funded initiatives and acts as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders and ETD delivery teams.

The role requires a strong blend of project management expertise and technical understanding to effectively coordinate activities across multiple technical disciplines and identify delivery impacts arising from changes to project scope, priorities or schedules.

The key duties of the position include:

Responsibilities of the EL1 may include:

• Lead and coordinate complex ICT projects from initiation through delivery, transition and closure, ensuring outcomes are delivered within agreed scope, budget, timeframes and quality expectations.
• Work collaboratively with initiating teams to establish an agreed delivery approach, clarify business and technical requirements, define responsibilities and confirm the information, decisions and resources required to commence delivery.
• Identify, map and actively manage dependencies across infrastructure, cloud, platforms, networks, cyber security, applications, architecture, service management and operational teams.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risk and issue registers, dependency logs, decision records and other project controls.
• Provide accurate, timely and evidence-based advice on project progress, expenditure, risks, dependencies, decisions and emerging delivery impacts.
• Build productive relationships across business and technical teams.
• Assess proposed changes to scope, schedule or priorities and ensure changes are appropriately documented, agreed and approved.
• Proactively identify delivery barriers, information gaps and unresolved dependencies, escalating matters where necessary and presenting practical options and recommendations to senior decision-makers.

Eligibility

Please note, under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the APS unless the Agency delegate has agreed, in writing.

This is a designated security assessed position. The successful candidate will have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.

This selection process may be used to establish a merit pool. The pool might be accessed to fill ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies for similar roles in the Department over the next 18 months.

Notes

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Formal project-management qualifications such as PRINCE2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile Project Management or equivalent.

Getting to know the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)

We are the department that helps job seeking Australians find safe, secure, and well-paid work while we ourselves strive to be a model employer. We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or retraining to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.Secure jobs are vital—driving future economic growth and providing people with the certainty. We focus on connecting Australians who are starting, advancing or changing their career with the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to gain or regain employment.Our work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. It is our unique purpose to help people realise their potential and we want you to be part of it.Underpinning our important work is our focus on culture. We recognise that how we do things is equally important as what we achieve. Our workplace is one where different perspective are encouraged, people feel a sense of belonging and draw on the expertise of their peers. Our people demonstrate the APS Values, which includes being open, thoughtful, curious and candid. We also value employee wellbeing and developing leadership through investment in capability.