Senior IT Project Manager

Job Type: Contract
Posted: about 3 years ago
Contact: Jan Hundleby
Discipline:
Reference: 211318_1616989665

Our Client is a large Educational Institution who require a Senior IT Project Manager for complex projects with significant business, political/ high-profile impacts, and high-risk dependencies.

They wish to mature their technology to perform Satellite and space junk tracking capabilities using Neuromorphic vision sensors with Robotic telescopes.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the definition, documentation and successful completion of complex projects with significant business, political, or high-profile impacts, and high-risk dependencies
  • Adopt and adapt PM methods and tools following adaptive (iterative and agile) approaches.
  • Ensure that effective project control, change control, risk management and testing processes are maintained.
  • Monitor and control resources, revenue and capital costs against the project budget and manage expectations of all project stakeholders
  • Lead the development of comprehensive stakeholder management strategies and plans.
  • Plan and drive scoping, requirements definition and prioritisation activities for large, complex initiatives.
  • Identify specific measures and mechanisms by which benefits can be measured
  • Manage suppliers to meet key performance indicators and agreed targets.
  • Analyse and design business processes and identify alternative solutions to exploit new technologies and automation.


Skills and experience:

  • Tertiary (preferably post graduate) qualifications or progress towards post graduate qualifications and/or extensive relevant experience in Project Management. Prince2 or PMP certified
  • Significant leadership and Management in IT services in large, complex organisations (e.g. performance management, management of relevant administrative processes including team/project budgets and procurement processes).
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication (oral, written, listening and presentation), teamwork and customer service/stakeholder skills.
  • A passion for technology.
  • Experience in the Defence industry ideal



For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Jan Hundleby on 02 8267 2469 quoting reference 211318
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