Senior Project Manager
- Lead end-to-end delivery of a greenfield national digital health initiative and a growing portfolio of related projects.
- Manage project governance, budgets, risks, dependencies and delivery across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid approaches.
- Build alignment across government, partner and internal stakeholders, and report confidently to steering committees and senior leaders.
About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead delivery on a nationally significant digital health program. You’ll take ownership of a greenfield component of national digital health architecture, along with the stream of projects expected to follow as the portfolio grows. This role calls for a calm and outcome-focused Senior Project Manager who brings structure and confidence to a demanding multi-stakeholder environment. You’ll manage several projects at once and work across teams, senior leaders, and delivery models, with shifting priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of a greenfield digital health initiative and the follow-on projects
- Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing scope, schedule, budget and quality
- Bring structure and clear governance to a complex, fast-moving environment
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies and decisions proactively, escalating early and with a recommendation
- Prepare and present updates to Steering Committees and senior leadership
- Oversee project financials, reviewing project information to spot errors, gaps and inconsistencies
- Build strong relationships with government, partner and internal stakeholders, and help them reach a shared position
- Lead and support project teams across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery models
- Monitor team capacity and delivery risk, and raise concerns before delivery is affected
Essential Skills & Experience
- Around 10 years’ experience in project delivery, with significant time as a Project Manager on complex technology programs
- Experience in the healthcare sector
- Proven experience across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery approaches
- Strong risk, issue, and stakeholder management capability
- Solid financial acumen, with the ability to interrogate project budgets and reporting
- Confidence presenting to Steering Committees and executive stakeholders
- A calm, pragmatic leadership style. You’re a peacekeeper who creates clarity rather than complexity
- Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain Baseline security clearance (NV1 may be required in future)
Desirable Experience
- Government health experience (highly regarded)
- Earlier career experience in business analysis or project coordination
- Experience delivering greenfield programs or national-scale infrastructure
- Existing security clearance
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