Hybrid Project Manager – Fixed Term Opportunity Until June 2028

at Transport for NSW

• Job title: Project Manager – Fixed Term Opportunity Until June 2028
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: A$158,393 - A$177,399 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Macquarie Park, Australia

About the role

• Project Manager leading Systems Technology initiatives for the Opal Next Generation program at Transport for NSW. Responsible for project delivery and stakeholder management through effective project methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for leading project management, providing expertise and support to the Opal Next Generation (ONG) program
• You will help to drive program initiatives, end-to-end delivery of your assigned projects, in line with project management methodologies
• This will include all the key aspects of project management, such as scope, budget, schedule, vendors, risks and issues, stakeholders, and resources
• You will develop and maintain high quality project plans, schedules, and registers for one or more projects within the ONG program
• You will also be responsible for developing and managing the project planning and initiation processes, including working with the finance and product teams, gaining necessary funding approval and performing ongoing spend and forecast tracking
• A critical part of this role will be facilitating effective stakeholder management, ensuring internal and external stakeholder requirements are identified and managed
• You will provide accurate and timely PM reporting, managing risks, adhere to strict governance guidelines, and ensuring satisfactory cost measure management strategies

Requirements

• Experienced Systems Technology Project Manager, who has at least 2-3 years’ experience implementing systems projects
• Solid understanding of the systems delivery lifecycle, standard project management activities and typical pitfalls to look out for
• Exceptional communicator, an innate ability to manage key external stakeholder relationships, and ability to negotiate agreed positions and solutions from conflicting and/or competing agendas
• You are pro-active, switched on, great attention to detail, have integrity, are perceptive, have good leadership qualities, are a self-starter, problem solver, and most of all have pride and passion in exceptional delivery
• Preferred, but not essential: Relevant tertiary qualification, and/or a PM certification (e.g. PMP, CSM, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma)
• Background within the transport sector would be an advantage

Benefits

• Flexible work options may be available
• Health insurance