Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Federal Government client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to plan, schedule and manage the delivery of complex, large‑scale projects. The role involves strategic leadership, stakeholder engagement and the development of integrated schedules that align with program outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to develop and maintain quality integrated schedules for multi‑stream projects, ensuring realistic milestones and target dates.
• Advise senior executives on risks, issues and resourcing, delivering recommendations to support successful project outcomes.
• Drive collaboration across a broad range of stakeholders, negotiate complex scheduling matters and manage change control to baseline schedules.
• Oversee progress against program milestones, perform impact analysis, and apply risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead continuous improvement of scheduling processes, methodologies and reporting.

Required profile

• Senior‑level experience equivalent to EL2 (Australian Public Service) with proven strategic project scheduling expertise.
• Ability to work independently under senior guidance, make balanced decisions with ambiguous information and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills to assess critical paths, dependencies and risk mitigation.
• Australian citizenship with ability to obtain Baseline Security Clearance.

Required skills

• Expert use of automated scheduling and reporting tools.
• Proficiency with project management software and related methodologies.
• Knowledge of financial management and reporting tools for project budgeting.
• Understanding of schedule performance and evaluation metrics.