Location:
Brisbane CBD
Contract duration:
Through to September 2026
Flexibility:
Hybrid working model
Our Client:
A major Queensland Government department driving a large-scale service and digital modernisation program.
The role:
The Project Manager leads complex service modernisation and transformation projects that support strategic program objectives. The role oversees end-to-end project delivery, ensures alignment to government digital and ICT frameworks, manages multi-disciplinary teams, and applies user-centred design to deliver improved service outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Lead service modernisation and transformation projects, ensuring delivery on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
- Drive planning, risk, change, quality, and resource management while ensuring consistent application of project methodologies.
- Build and manage stakeholder relationships, identifying collaboration opportunities and cross-government synergies.
- Conduct assurance activities, monitor benefits, schedules, dependencies, financials, and report transparently on status.
- Manage budgets, vendor engagements, and contracts while providing expert advice to project and program boards.
- Foster collaboration and resilience across multi-functional teams, applying user-centred design and supporting alignment to ICT frameworks.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience delivering multi-channel service transformation projects using technology, systems, and processes.
- Expertise in PRINCE2 and Agile methodology, applying both effectively in complex program environments.
- Experience delivering digitisation and transformation projects based on human-centred design principles.
- Highly developed communication, negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
- Strong strategic thinking and planning capability with experience managing budgets, teams, and multiple projects.
- Knowledge of Queensland Government digital and ICT frameworks and the ability to manage uncertainty and change across diverse teams.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience working in Queensland Government or similar public-sector environments.
- Familiarity with large-scale transformation programs and human-centred design.
- Experience managing vendors and contracts in complex environments.
Benefits:
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- Opportunity to influence major digital transformation initiatives.
- Collaborative, innovative project environment.
How to apply:
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). Rachel.Matthias@davidsonwp.com, reference JN -112025-41881. We are experiencing a large number of applications currently, please apply directly to the job advert, emails may be missed or not receive a reply.
