Project Managers

Location: QLD ACT VIC (Onsite) Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Positive Vetting. Citizenship Requirement: Must be an Australian Citizen Role Overview Operating under broad direction Project Managers will lead multi-disciplinary project teams applying established project management methodologies and practices to ensure successful delivery of strategic outcomes. The role requires strong leadership stakeholder engagement and expertise in managing projects with significant scope risk and complexity. Key Duties and Responsibilities Leadership & Team Management Lead and manage multi-disciplined project teams providing clear direction delegation and guidance. Set and maintain performance and behavioural standards, monitor team performance and develop staff capabilities. Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture. Project Delivery & Governance Manage project scope schedule risks budgets and resources to ensure alignment with the company s strategic objectives. Prepare high-quality briefings submissions reports and project documentation. Support strategic planning governance functions and human resource management activities. Methodologies & Compliance Apply established project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2 SaFE) and organisational practices. Ensure compliance with legislative frameworks government decision-making processes and policy requirements. Risk & Opportunity Management Identify assess and manage project risks and opportunities. Integrate risk management into planning decision-making and delivery processes. Stakeholder Engagement Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across Defence and government. Communicate with influence negotiate effectively and manage stakeholder expectations. Represent the company at briefings meetings and inter-agency forums as required. Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement Analyse and interpret project performance against agreed metrics. Develop and evaluate strategies to achieve project outcomes. Contribute to continuous improvement of project management practices within the company. Technical Skills & Qualifications Formal certification in project management (e.g. PRINCE2 PMBOK Agile SaFE or equivalent). Minimum 4 years demonstrated experience in a project management role. Strong proficiency in project management methodologies and tools. Proven ability to manage projects with complex technical operational or strategic dimensions. Requirements Criteria You must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters. Essential criteria 1. Financial management : Level 4 (SFIA) Monitors and maintains financial records to agreed requirements for compliance and audit. Assists with identifying and calculating process service project and component costs for financial planning and budgeting. Collates required financial data and reports for analysis and to facilitate decision-making. 2. Project management : Level 5 (SFIA) Takes full responsibility for the definition approach facilitation and satisfactory completion of medium-scale projects. Provides effective leadership to the project team. Adopts appropriate project management methods and tools. Manages the change control process and assesses and manages risks. Ensures that realistic project plans are maintained and delivers regular and accurate communication to stakeholders. Ensures project and product quality reviews occur on schedule and according to procedure. Ensures that project deliverables are completed within agreed cost timescale and resource budgets and are formally accepted by appropriate stakeholders. Monitors costs times quality and resources used and takes action where performance deviates from agreed tolerances. 3. Requirements definition and management : Level 4 (SFIA) Defines and manages scoping requirements definition and prioritisation activities for initiatives of medium size and complexity. Contributes to selecting the requirements approach. Facilitates input from stakeholders provides constructive challenge and enables effective prioritisation of requirements. Establishes requirements base-lines obtains formal agreement to requirements and ensures traceability to source. 4. Stakeholder relationship management : Level 5 (SFIA) Identifies the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups. Translates communications / stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables. Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders. Acts as a single point of contact by developing maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding. Facilitates business decision-making processes. Captures and disseminates technical and business information. Key Requirements Mandatory TSPV Security Clearance (candidates must hold clearance prior to applying; sponsorship to upgrade is not available). Australian Citizenship. Willingness to undergo ASD s Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA), including psychological testing and interview. Technical Competencies Strong knowledge of data engineering principles, including pipelines, models, metadata management, and interoperability. Experience with data storage, transformation, integration, and analytics solutions. Understanding of Defence data architecture and security frameworks. Familiarity with relevant programming languages, tools, and platforms (e.g., Python, SQL, Spark, cloud-based data platforms). Behavioural Competencies Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively within teams and across organisational boundaries. Commitment to ethical use of data and compliance with policy frameworks. Additional Notes on OSA Before applying, candidates should be prepared for questions covering : Personal relationships and living circumstances. Personal values and behaviours. Financial situation and history. Physical and mental health history (including substance use). Civil and / or military records. Criteria The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters. Essential criteria intelligence : Level 3 (SFIA) Sources and prepares data for analysis and performs standard business intelligence analysis activities. Creates and delivers standard reports in accordance with stakeholder needs and conforming to agreed standards. Investigates the need for new or revised business intelligence analysis. Contributes to the recommendation of improvements. Engages with stakeholders under direction. engineering : Level 5 (SFIA) Plans and drives the development of data engineering solutions ensuring that solutions balance functional and non-functional requirements. Monitors application of data standards and architectures including security and compliance. Contributes to organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for data engineering. management : Level 5 (SFIA) Devises and implements master data management processes. Derives data management structures and metadata to support consistency of information retrieval, combination, analysis, pattern recognition and interpretation, throughout the organisation. Plans effective data storage, sharing and publishing within the organisation. Independently validates external information from multiple sources. Assesses issues that might prevent the organisation from making maximum use of its information assets. Provides expert advice and guidance to enable the organisation to get maximum value from its data assets. modelling and design : Level 4 (SFIA) Investigates enterprise data requirements where there is some complexity and ambiguity. Plans own data modelling and design activities, selecting appropriate techniques and the correct level of detail for meeting assigned objectives. Provides advice and guidance to others using the data structures and associated components. : Level 4 (SFIA) Identifies and prioritises appropriate measures, scales, and targets. Supports projects, functions or teams in the development of measurement methods. Specifies base and derived measures which support agreed information needs. Specifies how to collect and store the data for each required measure. Provides guidance on collection of data. Designs reports and reporting formats. assurance : Level 4 (SFIA) Plans, organises and conducts assessment activity and determines whether appropriate quality control has been applied. Conducts formal assessments or reviews for given domain areas, suppliers, or parts of the supply chain. Collates, collects and examines records, analyses the evidence and drafts all or part of formal compliance reports. Determines the risks associated with findings and non-compliance and proposes corrective actions. Provides advice and guidance in the use of organisational standards. Contract The buyer has chosen to use the simple contract for this procurement. Key Skills Restaurant Experience Customer Service Employee Evaluation Management Experience Math Employment & Labor Law Sanitation Leadership Experience P&L Management Mentoring Supervising Experience Restaurant Management Employment Type: Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr