Project Manager

Job: - Project Manager - (Must have Baseline Security Clearance)

Duration: - 12 Months (Possible Extension Up to a maximum of 24 Months (ending 31/12/2028)

Location: - Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne (Hybrid)

Estimated Start Date: - Thursday, 01 January 2026

We are looking for an experienced
Project Manager
for a long-term contract with one of our Federal Government Clients.

Required Skills

• Financial management: Level 4 (SFIA): -
  Monitors and maintains financial records to agreed requirements for compliance and audit. Assists with identifying and calculating process, service, project and component costs for financial planning and budgeting. Collates required financial data and reports for analysis and to facilitate decision-making.
• Project management: Level 5 (SFIA): -
  Takes full responsibility for the definition, approach, facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects. Provides effective leadership to the project team. Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools. Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks. Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders. Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost, timescale and resource budgets, and are formally accepted, by appropriate stakeholders. Monitors costs, times, quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances.
• Requirements definition and management: Level 4 (SFIA): -
  Defines and manages scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity. Contributes to selecting the requirements approach. Facilitates input from stakeholders, provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements. Establishes requirements base-lines, obtains formal agreement to requirements, and ensures traceability to source.
• Stakeholder relationship management: Level 5 (SFIA) : -
  Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups. Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables. Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders. Acts as a single point of contact by developing, maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding. Facilitates business decision-making processes. Captures and disseminates technical and business information.

Responsibilities

• Manage, deliver and monitor projects that may have an organisation-wide impact
• Develop, manage and implement project plans and schedules in accordance with the agency's project management framework and consider project interdependencies
• Collaborate with staff in immediate work area and with internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to project design, governance arrangements and operational integration
• Coordinate strategic planning for longer term project initiatives
• Lead and manage staff and manage performance, attendance and health and wellbeing
• Develop staff capability through coaching, mentoring and succession planning
• Provide expert advice and feedback to stakeholders and the agency's executive
• Report on project outputs to stakeholders, and oversee regular project reporting including status updates and exception reports
• Prepare and review written material including business cases, plans, reports and executive briefs and corporate documentation
• Undertake budget management, monitor expenditure and oversee procurement and contract management
• Identify, assess, manage, escalate, report and monitor project risks, issues and benefits, including developing treatment strategies
• Analyse project performance and coordinate quality management to ensure that project deliverables are fit for purpose and meet client needs

Visa Status and Security Clearance

• Candidates
  Must be an
  Australian Citizen.
• Candidates must have
  Baseline Security Clearance.

Special Conditions

• The candidate is to work from specified office location
  on a full-time basis for the first 6 weeks
  .
• A hybrid WFH arrangement, usually a minimum of 3 days/week onsite, will be considered.