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ICT Project Manager - Digital and Data

Location: Canberra, ACT
Contract: Labour-hire contract, 12 months, with possible extension options available for the right candidate
Pay: $130 - $160 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full-time
Work arrangement: Onsite, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis
Clearance: Australian citizenship required. Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above

About the Role
This is a senior ICT Project Manager role with our Federal Government client, delivering complex digital and technology projects in a highly governed environment.

You will plan, execute and track approved ICT projects, products and initiatives. You will work with business and technical teams to manage outcomes, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies and stakeholder agreements.

This role suits a clear, confident project manager who can bring structure to complex delivery. You will prepare the core project artefacts, keep reporting accurate, brief stakeholders when decisions are needed, and keep delivery aligned to governance, commercial, architecture and compliance requirements.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead planning, execution and tracking for approved ICT projects, products and initiatives
• Build project plans with stakeholders, deliverables, milestones, delivery approach and dependencies
• Establish integrated project teams with directors, technical leads and service areas
• Manage scope, cost, schedule, benefits, risks and issues
• Deliver monthly reports covering financials, milestones, achievements, risks and issues
• Prepare project artefacts such as plans, requirements agreements, schedules, status reports and closure reports
• Engage governance forums and prepare briefings for decisions and escalations
• Manage stakeholder agreements that confirm business requirements and scope
• Coordinate change management resources and activities

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've delivered IT projects for at least 5 years across different sizes, complexity and delivery approaches
• You've worked in complex ICT environments with business and technical stakeholders
• You can manage scope, cost, schedule, benefits, risks and issues without losing governance discipline
• You write clear plans, reports, briefs and project documentation
• You've used PRINCE2, PMBOK or equivalent project management discipline
• You can communicate clearly and influence senior stakeholders
• You're an Australian citizen
• You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• You've worked in complex global ICT environments
• You've delivered secure government systems
• You understand Commonwealth controls, including PSPF, ISM, Essential 8, privacy, procurement and records obligations
• You bring related experience in business analysis, organisational change management, testing, applications, infrastructure or ICT support

Roles like this move fast - apply now for a lucrative Federal Government contract, free payroll, and the chance to keep more of your rate.

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