Programme Manager

Our Purpose

Here at Datacom, we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role (your why)

THIS ROLE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CANDIDATES WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR AUSTRALIA.

The Programme Manager is responsible for coordinating all aspects of a programme, from inception to installation. This role involves ensuring preparation/completion of large projects to appropriate quality standards within time/cost constraints as well as meeting contractual requirements and company budget requirements. The Programme Manager is responsible for the establishment and management of ongoing delivery outcomes under a programme of work and all projects within it. This role ensures the programme is maintained at the level of quality, along with applicable value management models, required to meet all contractual requirements against the agreed standards.

Working with software projects and delivering streams of tech you will have a solid understanding of data and integration, security and authentication within Microsoft environments.

Requirements

Duties

Given the nature of the IT industry and the variety of challenging work which is involved in providing our clients and customers with competitive products and services, it is important that you experience and understand what is required in a number of different areas of the business, where possible. As a result, you may be required to carry out a variety of different roles within Datacom.

- Establishing and managing effective project operations to deliver quality outcomes.

- Managing a team(s) of project employees operating on the IT projects, typically in a complex, multiplatform technical environment.

- Controlling project design and planning activities associated with small to medium sized applications and infrastructure development projects.

- Defining, sourcing and managing necessary project resources.

- Controlling project schedules to ensure that necessary modules and programs are completed according to the project plan.

- Preparing project budgets, attaining necessary approvals in a timely manner and monitoring project financials and the realisation of defined project benefits.

- Effectively controlling and managing the issues, risks, dependencies and changes in scope associated with IT projects.

- Managing change plans and business impact assessments.

- Overseeing the business continuity plan within the functional area, including; development, review & update and testing & training.

- Identifying events that may impact the business continuity plan, leading to plan review and update.

- Establishing, managing and reporting on project budget(s), analysing budget variances and recommending appropriate action.

- Exceeding stakeholder expectations through the application of stakeholder management disciplines.

- Developing and managing vendor contracts / agreements associated with projects under management.

- Providing guidance and advice to subordinates within the latitude of established company policies in order to meet schedules and resolve technical problems.

- Liaising with senior staff within client organisations regarding provision of computing services within negotiated contractual obligations for a program or group of projects.

- Drawing up a project plan for approval by the customer.

- Controlling system design and project planning activities related to large systems development.

- Maintaining and controlling cost, schedule and quality of project activities to run on budget, time, and meet agreed customer requirements.

- Managing phases of software development including requirements analysis, system design, specification, development, testing and implementation.

- Responsible for implementing a principle driven health and safety culture that cares for employees and ensures their safety in line with Datacom policy.

- Takes reasonable care that their actions (or inactions) do not harm the Health and Safety of self or others. Reports all incidents, hazards or unsafe work practices as per Datacom policy.

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