Aspirante is seeking an experienced Principal Project Manager to join eHealth Queensland’s Delivery Services Branch and lead the delivery of the Equitable Access Electronic Referral Platform Project.

This significant digital health initiative will establish a Practice Management Software-agnostic platform for managing electronic referrals and requests for advice from healthcare services external to Queensland Health. The platform will extend digital referral capabilities to practices currently relying on legacy processes and help support more equitable access to care across Queensland.

The opportunity

Working within the Digitally Enabled Business Solutions team, you will provide expert leadership across the planning, execution and delivery of this complex project.

You will operate within a large and highly regulated environment encompassing the Department of Health and Queensland’s 16 Hospital and Health Services. The role requires strong project governance, stakeholder engagement and vendor management capabilities, together with an understanding of digital health integration, interoperability, data governance, privacy and cybersecurity.

Key responsibilities

- Lead the end-to-end planning, execution and delivery of the project.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success measures.
- Manage project schedules, resources, budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
- Establish effective governance, assurance, decision-making and reporting arrangements.
- Ensure project deliverables comply with Queensland Health strategies, architecture, policies and standards.




- Engage and influence project boards, senior leaders, Hospital and Health Services, clinical stakeholders, technical teams and vendors.
- Lead statewide engagement and adapt the delivery approach to achieve agreed outcomes.
- Coordinate digital health integration and interoperability activities.
- Lead, manage and mentor a multidisciplinary project team.
- Prepare high-quality executive briefings, project reports, recommendations and decision papers.

About you

- Extensive experience delivering large-scale, complex IM/ICT programs or projects, preferably within healthcare.
- Strong stakeholder relationship management skills, including the ability to influence senior executives and support complex business change.
- Expertise in recognised project management methodologies, preferably PRINCE2.
- Experience establishing and operating robust project governance and assurance frameworks.
- Excellent negotiation, consultation, facilitation and communication skills.
- Proven experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving capabilities.
- Knowledge of digital health integration and interoperability, data governance, privacy and cybersecurity.
- An understanding of Queensland Health governance frameworks and policies, or comparable experience within a large, regulated public-sector setting.
- A relevant tertiary or professional qualification will be well regarded but is not mandatory. Previous health-sector experience is highly desirable.

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📌 Principal Project Manager (Brisbane City)
🏢 Aspirante
📍 Brisbane City