Location: QLD, ACT, VIC, WA
LH-01598
Security clearance: Australian Citizen must be able to obtain Positive Vetting

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Holds certification in project management, or other relevant qualifications.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a project manager role or similar.
• Able to apply project management methodologies, e.g. PRINCE2
• Proficiency using project management tools.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Provide leadership and management of a multi-disciplined project team and coordinate project activities including support to strategic planning, governance functions and human resource management.
• Accountable for managing and leading a team, including providing clear and consistent communication, setting clear performance and behavioural standards, managing performance, delegating responsibility and guiding and developing people.
• Responsible for the management of schedule, risk, budget and resources, preparation of briefings, submissions, reports and returns relating to the project progress and issues in accordance with organisational requirements.
• Apply established technical, operational, professional and administrative activities, procedures, practices and project management methodologies.
• Identify risks and opportunities and take account of these in planning, decision making and priority setting.
• Build and sustain stakeholder engagement, including the ability to communicate with influence and negotiate effectively.
• Influence and motivate team members and actively lead group activities.
• Analyse and interpret project performance against agreed plans and develop and evaluate strategies to achieve project outcomes.
• Takes the initiative to resolve issues by identifying and developing ideas through analysis of alternative courses of action and their implications.
• Accountable to manage a range of project activities and coordinate project inputs in accordance with organisational practices, methods and standards appropriate to the complexity of the project.
• Prepare correspondence, briefs and reports as required including submissions and documents for higher delegate and committee consideration.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks.
• Conduct other project-related tasks within the scope of the stated APS level, as required by the assigned work area.
  The Project Managers will exercise a considerable degree of independence and perform a leadership role. They will exercise sound decision-making and judgement to provide expert policy advice. They will have in-depth knowledge of the project management function and are responsible for the development, implementation, compliance and review of policies and procedures relevant to their work within that function. They will engage in complex to very complex problem solving and issues management and may coordinate and perform detailed or sensitive projects that impact on strategic, political or operational outcomes for the Australian Signals Directorate. They will be responsible for actively managing key stakeholder relationships and will be required to identify relevant stakeholders’ expectations and concerns to develop and communicate methodologies and practices to achieve outcomes. They will be accountable to contribute towards ongoing improvement and professional development of their work area.

Our ideal candidates will bring the following attributes to an EL1 equivalent Project Manager role:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Desire to be accountable for their actions;
• Strong stakeholder management skills;
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours;
• Willing to challenge the traditional ways of doing business;
• Thrive in dynamic environments and comfortable with ambiguity;
• Outcome-focused mindset;
• Adaptability, resilience, flexibility and teamwork, including regionally dispersed teams