Senior Project Officer

The Senior Project Officer will work alongside a Senior Technical Project Manager/ Project Lead / within the IT Front Door to support, co-ordinate and enable project activities in the end-to-end delivery of projects. The Senior Project Officer will have experience working on the delivery of technical projects for complex systems and solutions with complex dependencies. In addition, the role will include process management establishment and process improvement.

Key duties & responsibility:

• Co-ordination of activities in detailed integrated project plans to plan and track project delivery through design, build, testing and implementation and transition to operational teams. Co-ordination and management of project control registers for dependencies, risks and issues, change control, actions etc.
• Liaising and co-ordination of stakeholders internally and externally in a multi-vendor environment.
• Working within the Agencies governance and project delivery process for large scale projects, following standards, frameworks, policies and guidelines in both waterfall and agile methodologies.

Key skills & experience:

• Project co-ordination across various ICT projects, such as software and systems development, infrastructure and operations.
• Working in a complex, technical, multi-vendor environment with experience of coordinating project activities across all parties and tracking and reporting on multiple dependencies, risks and issues, project changes, actions etc.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and co-ordination.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Front door / Project Management and governance process establishment and business improvement.
• Understanding and experience in supporting projects following the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Strong governance focus with understanding & application of project management framework and competencies including scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, cost, risk, procurement and integration.
• Understanding of complexity of delivery in cloud and multi cloud environments for example Azure, OCI, AWS etc.

Essential Criteria:

• 5 years' experience as an ICT Project Officer in a Federal Government environment
• Demonstrated experience in project coordination and support, from initiation to completion, in a complex multi-vendor ICT environment.
• Advanced proficiency in project management software (e.g. MS Project, Planner, Clarity) and knowledge of agile methodologies and their application in ICT environments
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to engage effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders including vendors, team members and internal business and ICT teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and deliver high quality output in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Criteria:

• Relevant degree or diploma in project management or a related field
• Demonstrated experience with project delivery in cloud and multi cloud environments (for example Azure, OCI, AWS etc)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Sofia Moran on 03 8628 2104 for a confidential discussion.