• Lead NPD projects from concept through development and commercialisation• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, budgets and resources• Coordinate multidisciplinary and cross-functional project teams• Identify project risks, dependencies and potential roadblocks• Develop mitigation strategies and drive projects towards key milestones• Manage project dashboards, KPIs and reporting• Lead project meetings and cross-functional reviews• Present project progress, risks and recommendations to senior leadership• Drive accountability across teams in a matrixed environment• Support continuous improvement of project management processes and toolsDevelop integrated implementation schedules, transition plans, mobilisation roadmaps and delivery timelines for major ICT bids.
• Translate customer and contractual requirements into practical, achievable delivery plans.
• Plan activities covering transition-in, service commencement, technology implementation, workforce onboarding, transformation and transition-out.
• Build workforce mobilisation plans, including resource demand, skills, security-clearance requirements and staffing ramp-up profiles.
• Identify milestones, dependencies, assumptions, constraints, risks and critical-path activities.
• Conduct schedule analysis and scenario planning to validate proposed timelines.
• Challenge unrealistic delivery dates, staffing assumptions and transition approaches.
• Contribute Gantt charts, resource profiles, governance frameworks and implementation plans to proposal responses.
• Participate in solution workshops, bid reviews, customer presentations and clarification sessions.
• Manage planning activities across multiple concurrent pursuits.

What you’ll bring

• At least seven years’ experience in project management, program scheduling, implementation planning or PMO roles.
• Proven experience developing integrated schedules and implementation plans for large ICT, Defence or government programs.
• Experience supporting bids, tenders, proposals or capture activities.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling methods and tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 or an equivalent scheduling platform.
• Experience developing workforce mobilisation and resource plans.
• Strong capability in analysing complex dependencies, risks, assumptions and constraints.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, writing and presentation skills.
• The confidence to present delivery approaches and schedule insights to senior executives and governance boards.