Canberra, ACT, Australia

Project Manager

 Job Description:

Please respond to the job if you are an Australian Citizen and residing in Australia.

  • Contract start 01 April 2023 To 24 months.
  • Australian Citizen, Top Secret Positive Vetting with ability to gain/maintain an Organisational Suitability Assessment, Canberra role.

Send your responses to jobs@softtestpays.com

The Project Manager is responsible for contributing to the planning and implementation of projects, including defining the scope and requirements, developing plans and schedules, managing the projects budget, overseeing and planning resource allocation and work packages, managing risks and issues and communicating formally and informally on the projects progress.

ASD seeks a Project Manager to oversee projects under limited direction. The Project Manager will be highly organised, dynamic, outcome orientated individual with excellent communication skills who can think critically and utilise their excellent problem solving skills, as well as undertake negotiations, delegate effectively, and make timely decisions.

Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission

Essential Criteria

  • Manage Project budget, project delivery and sustainment matters.
  • Engage with stakeholders and conduct requirements definition and scoping activities to clarify and define the scope of the project.
  • Contribute to activities for planning, requirements analysis, system design/development, testing, implementation and transition to operations.
  • Undertake project risk management to identify, analysis, evaluate, treat and review risks and issues.
  • Co-ordinate project resourcing according to project priorities.
  • Conduct project stage review and reporting, financial management, risk and issue management.
  • Develop and contribute to project documentation including but not limited to Project Plan/Proposal, Stage Plans, Developing procedures, Exception Reports, Completion Reports and Management of project risks and issues.

Desirable Criteria

  • Demonstrated project management competencies.
  • Procurement experience (preferably in a Defence context).
  Required Skills:

Project Delivery Analysis Requirements Analysis Problem Solving Risk Management Procurement Documentation Testing Project Management Planning Design Communication Management