IT Project Manager

About the role

The University of Queensland's Information Technology Services is looking for an IT Project Manager for a full-time, fixed-term position of up to 12 months, based at the St Lucia campus. The role supports the delivery of a portfolio of university-wide initiatives covering digital accessibility, cyber security uplift, service improvement and organisational change, bringing together business and technical stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of multiple concurrent cyber security, accessibility, digital transformation and service improvement initiatives, coordinating technical, governance, operational and change workstreams.
• Manage project performance, including plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and deliverables, and coordinate resources, vendors, consultants and stakeholders.
• Support cyber security uplift through application security improvement, risk remediation, compliance activities, security assessments, governance forums and executive reporting on risks, controls, progress and capability.
• Facilitate workshops and consultations, and deliver governance reporting, stakeholder engagement, communications, change management and business readiness to support adoption.

Required profile

• Significant experience delivering technology, cyber security, digital transformation or organisational change initiatives in a large, complex organisation.
• Demonstrated understanding of project governance, risk management and organisational change, with experience managing multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.
• Ability to coordinate stakeholders across business and technical domains and build relationships across diverse groups.
• Experience monitoring scope, schedule, budget, quality and benefits, and maintaining risks, issues, actions, decisions, assumptions and dependencies.
• Experience in higher education or another large, complex environment is highly regarded.

Required skills

• Strong written communication, including executive reports, governance papers, project documentation, business cases and implementation plans.
• Experience supporting cyber security programs, application security, technology risk management or compliance is highly regarded.
• Knowledge of digital accessibility, inclusive design, user experience or digital governance is advantageous.

What we offer

• Base salary of $120,317 - $134,893 plus 17% superannuation (HEW Level 8).
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental and primary care leave, 17.5% leave loading and flexible and hybrid working options.
• Health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted staff study program, on-campus childcare, affordable parking and salary packaging.

Applications close 27 October 2026. Candidates must upload a resume and cover letter; pre-employment checks may include right to work, qualification and criminal history checks, and unrestricted Australian work rights are required.