Jobs/Senior Project Manager
Agency / Department
Experience Level
Senior
Employment Type
Contract
Expected Rate (inc. Super)
$135 per hour***
Location
Australian Capital Territory
Overview
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to delivery AMSA’s search and rescue / incident response solution. Reporting to the ITS CIO, IT Program Manager and Executive Project Board, this role will oversee the implementation of a number of technical IT sub-projects, including coordinating vendor COTS solutions. They will be responsible for successful delivery of the Integrated Response IT project.
This is a multi-year scope of work and candidates should only be submitted if they can commit to the full term (including extensions).
Applicants must have an understanding of AMSA's business and our mission especially as relates to incident response and search and rescue.
Responsibilities
The project will be made up of a number of small IT Project teams. These are small resource groups working closely with business teams under a larger business program of work, so ability to perform cohesively in this space is essential.
Essential Criteria
- Must have current baseline clearance
- Minimum 7-10 years managing large scale IT Application projects in federal government
- Proven successful delivery from initiation to deployment/closure of large scale IT projects
- Ability to manage multi-vendor relationships
- Demonstrated experience delivering solutions with COTS and bespoke applications, including integration with cloud and on premise infrastructure
- Demonstrated experience managing and reporting to senior project stakeholders, including steering committees and executive
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and tasking multiple teams of IT project resources
- Demonstrated experience in guiding business stakeholders through large process change
- Experience in developing, managing and delivering to detailed schedule
- Experience in developing and managing mitigation strategies in response to project change
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Project Management certification/s (industry standards)
Desired Criteria
- Experience in project management of incident response or similar projects
Security Clearance
Extension
**Please refer to our Terms and Conditions for more information regarding the expected rate