About our client:
Our client is a leader in professional services and consulting, providing a wide range of services including strategy, consulting, technology and systems integration, and operations to a range of clients across Government, Financial Services, Utilities and more.
About the Role:
This high-profile role is instrumental in leading and managing technology testing environment delivery across the program to support a high-profile, time-critical program focused on deploying and uplifting testing environments and integrating multiple application layers across a complex technology landscape.
As the Project Manager, you are the key point of contact for managing and coordinating environment delivery. You will work closely with Program Managers and senior stakeholders to maintain delivery stability while enabling agility in a fast-paced environment and ensuring rigorous governance, coordination, and impact assessment of all delivery requests.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the day-to-day management of technical project streams within a complex program, with a focus on test environment uplift
- Own and drive project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and execution in coordination with key stakeholders
- Manage cross-functional teams, including internal SMEs, external vendors, business analysts and solution engineers
- Ensure scope, timelines, and delivery risks are proactively identified, communicated, and mitigate
- Work collaboratively with program managers, project managers, solution architects, infrastructure leads, QA/test teams, and vendors to identify requirements, assess impacts and align delivery objectives
- Provide structured high-quality reporting to Program Managers on project health, risks, and outcomes
- Identify and track dependencies across multiple streams of work as well as external dependencies raised for the project/program
- Adapt project/program delivery to accommodate shifting priorities and business needs in a high-pressure environment
The successful candidate:
Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following skills:
- Lead the day-to-day management of technical project streams within a complex program, with a focus on test environment uplift
- Own and drive project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and execution in coordination with key stakeholders
- Manage cross-functional teams, including internal SMEs, external vendors, business analysts and solution engineers
- Ensure scope, timelines, and delivery risks are proactively identified, communicated, and mitigated
- Work collaboratively with program managers, project managers, solution architects, infrastructure leads, QA/test teams, and vendors to identify requirements, assess impacts and align delivery objectives
- Provide structured high-quality reporting to Program Managers on project health, risks, and outcomes
- Identify and track dependencies across multiple streams of work as well as external dependencies raised for the project/program
- Adapt project/program delivery to accommodate shifting priorities and business needs in a high-pressure environment
What's on offer?
This contract is available for an initial 6-month term with likely extension on a long-term project.
Located in Sydney, this role offers a hybrid working arrangement.
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 Katrina Gabriel on 0489 923 756 or email katrinag@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.
