About our client:
This distinguished Australian public research institution is in Brisbane, Queensland, and is widely renowned "for the real world" due to its deep-seated connections with industry and its strong emphasis on practical, career-focused education and high-impact research. Operating across major campuses, including one within the city's central business district, they are committed to fostering innovation and making a positive societal impact through transformative education.
About the role:
This role leads the delivery of two strategic initiatives: Modernise Reporting & Analytics (MRA) and the International Student Admissions (ISA). The Project Manager owns end‑to‑end delivery management:
- Defining objectives, scope, and roles
- Building and maintaining an integrated plan and schedule
- Producing governance artefacts aligned to project lifecycle (e.g., business cases, approval submissions, status reports, risk/issue registers, and IT assessments)
- Manage internal resources and vendor engagements
- Oversee budgeting/forecasting and cost tracking, and drive delivery to scope, time, and budget
The Project Manager will report to the Manager, Digital Portfolio & Associate Directors.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Extensive Project Management experience with a proven track record leading and managing IT projects to successful completion.
- Proven ability to deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget, with strong financial management skills including cost tracking and forecasting.
- Experience delivering Power BI and Business Intelligence solutions, including dashboard development, data modelling, and actionable insights for decision-making.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, leveraging agile and iterative delivery methodologies to ensure flexibility and responsiveness to changing requirements.
- Strong governance and documentation skills, with experience producing project artifacts (e.g., PID, RAID logs, stage plans) ideally within a PRINCE2 framework or similar structured methodology.
- Highly developed stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging executive leadership and operational teams, including mixes of full-time and contractor-based resources.
- Exposure to complex technological environments with multiple integration points, customisations, and technological dependencies.
- Experience working with large and multifaceted corporate systems and overseeing cross-skilled teams with a mix of business and technical members.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present at approval boards and steering committees.
- Highly organised, with proven ability to balance competing priorities and demands while maintaining delivery quality.
- Strong risk and issue management capabilities, with proactive mitigation strategies.
- Proficiency in agile project management tools such as JIRA.
Skills and Experience
Highly Desirable
- Higher Education sector or Government experience
Located in Kelvin Grove, QLD with a Hybrid working arrangement.
12 Month initial contract.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. We will be in touch with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Please note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role.
Call George Wright on 0480 011 549 or email georgew@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
