Senior Project Manager

Lead enterprise transformation projects in a supportive culture | 2-year fixed-term role

Your new company

A large and well-regarded public sector organisation is embarking on a significant portfolio of digital transformation initiatives designed to modernise technology platforms, improve operational efficiency and enhance services across the organisation.
As part of an established Technology function, a 2-year fixed-term opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of multiple strategic technology programmes.
This organisation offers a collaborative, outcome-focused culture, flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through enterprise-wide transformation.

Your new role

Reporting to the Digital Transformation leadership team, you will be responsible for leading multiple concurrent technology and business transformation initiatives from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation.
Working across business and technology teams, you will provide end-to-end project leadership, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and aligned to business objectives.
The current portfolio includes a range of strategic initiatives such as:
  • Enterprise HR and workforce technology transformation programmes
  • Corporate and financial systems modernisation projects
  • Customer and community-facing digital platform implementations
  • Workflow automation and business process improvement initiatives
  • SaaS platform implementations and integrations
  • Data migration, business readiness, and organisational change programmes
Key responsibilities include:
  • Leading project planning, governance, and delivery activities
  • Managing budgets, schedules, risks, issues, and dependencies
  • Driving stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams
  • Managing procurement activities, vendors, and implementation partners
  • Overseeing workshops, requirements gathering, and solution delivery
  • Leading testing, training, cutover planning, and go-live activities
  • Preparing executive reports, steering committee updates, and project documentation
  • Driving organisational change, adoption, and benefits realisation

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:-

  • Proven experience delivering complex digital and technology transformation projects within large and complex organisations
  • Strong end-to-end project management capability across scope, schedule, budget, risk, and governance
  • Experience delivering enterprise platforms such as ERP, HRIS, finance, corporate, or customer-facing systems
  • Strong vendor, procurement, and implementation partner management experience
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities
  • Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience influencing executive-level stakeholders
  • Strong business transformation, organisational change, and business readiness experience
  • Experience working within the public sector, government, utilities, education, healthcare, or similarly complex environments will be highly regarded.
  • Relevant Project Management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent

What you'll get in return

  • Opportunity to lead a diverse portfolio of high-profile transformation initiatives
  • Exposure to executive stakeholders and organisation-wide programmes
  • Flexible hybrid working arrangements
  • Collaborative and supportive project environment
  • Long-term transformation roadmap with meaningful project ownership
  • Competitive remuneration package

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact Charul Budhiraja at [email protected] for a confidential discussion about your career.



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Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Government & Public Services
Location
VIC - Southern Melbourne
Specialism
Projects & Change Management
Ref:
3005542
Closing date
17 Jul 2026

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Charul Budhiraja, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Melbourne
1 Melbourne Quarter, Level 9/699 Collins St, Docklands,

Telephone: 0396049576

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