Telecommunications Program Manager

Private Advertiser; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in Australia seeks a Program Manager to lead national telecommunications infrastructure projects across multiple sites, from planning through to execution and close-out. The role offers strategic influence, strong client engagement and cross‑state collaboration.

You will mentor project leaders, manage complex vendor relationships and ensure governance, cost control and compliance while driving opportunities to expand scope and revenue.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering telecommunications infrastructure programs across multiple regions.
• Proven track record in backhaul fibre projects and strategic client engagement.
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship management.
• Ability to lead distributed project teams with competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and mentoring skills.
• Proactive, innovative and collaborative leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across national telecommunications projects.
• Lead governance, reporting, and cost management.
• Oversee project and contract management to meet KPIs and financial targets.
• Mentor and develop project leaders and foster high performance.
• Manage escalations and external stakeholder relationships.
• Promote cross-state collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Client relationship mgmt

Mentoring

Cross-state collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Project management certification

Job description

Attractive salary package aligned to experience

We are bolstering our leadership capabilities in our Telecommunications division, essential to positioning our rapidly growing ASX-listed organisation for long-term success.

We are looking for a Program Manager to join us and support in the delivery of our projects, with the flexibility to work from any of our main offices including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership across national telecommunications infrastructure projects, from planning through to execution and close-out.
• Providing strong face‑to‑face leadership with clients, project teams and suppliers.
• Driving governance across project controls, reporting, data requirements and cost management.
• Project and contract management, ensuring contractual KPIs, quality standards and financial outcomes are achieved.
• Overseeing HSE, commercial and legal compliance across all activities.
• Identify commercial opportunities and develop strategies to expand scope and revenue.
• Strengthening client relationships through proactive risk management and clear technical guidance.
• Mentoring and developing project leaders, ensuring high performance, accountability and engagement.
• Managing escalations and building effective relationships with external stakeholders.
• Promoting cross‑state collaboration, innovation and knowledge sharing.

Experience required:

• Experience in telecommunications infrastructure program delivery, ideally across complex geographical areas.
• Proven experience delivering major back haul fibre projects, with a recognised industry reputation and the ability to cultivate strategic client relationships that support sustained portfolio growth.
• Strong stakeholder and client relationship management capability.
• Expertise in leading distributed project teams and managing multiple concurrent priorities.
• Strong commercial acumen, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and mentoring skills.
• A proactive, innovative and collaborative leadership style.
• Tertiary qualificationsin a relevant field and project management certifications would be highly desirable.