Job Description
Our client is an Australian technology and systems integration organisation delivering complex solutions across critical, highly operational environments.
With a focus on secure ICT, integrated systems and mission-critical technology, they partner with government, infrastructure and enterprise clients where reliability, integration and operational performance are essential.
The business is currently supporting a major technology implementation and is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to strengthen delivery leadership across the programme.
Senior Project Manager
Part-time contract | 3 days per week
Hybrid working
6-month contract
About the Company
Our client is an Australian technology and systems integration organisation delivering complex solutions across critical, highly operational environments.
With a focus on secure ICT, integrated systems and mission-critical technology, they partner with government, infrastructure and enterprise clients where reliability, integration and operational performance are essential.
The business is currently supporting a major technology implementation and is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to strengthen delivery leadership across the programme.
About the Role
This is a hands-on Senior Project Manager role supporting a complex technology implementation already underway.
Working closely with senior project leadership, client stakeholders, technology partners and delivery teams, you will drive day-to-day delivery, strengthen project governance and maintain momentum through key implementation and go-live milestones.
This role would suit a senior PM who can step into an established delivery environment, quickly understand the landscape, and bring structure, accountability and visibility across a broad stakeholder group.
This is not a purely administrative PMO position.
You will actively lead delivery, manage stakeholders, identify issues early and drive them through to resolution.
Key Responsibilities




Lead day to day project delivery across multiple teams, stakeholders and delivery partners
Coordinate internal teams, client stakeholders and external technology vendors
Maintain alignment across scope, schedule, deliverables, milestones and dependencies
Drive accountability for actions, commitments and key delivery outcomes
Identify, manage and elevate project risks, issues and potential delivery impacts
Lead project meetings and establish an effective delivery cadence
Prepare clear project updates, status reports and executive-level reporting
Support governance forums and senior stakeholder meetings
Maintain RAID, action, decision, dependency and deliverables registers
Track critical-path activities and ensure delivery milestones remain on track
Facilitate stakeholder engagement, decision-making and issue resolutionSupport planning and coordination for testing, UAT, operational readiness and go-live
Work closely with senior project leadership to maintain delivery confidence and programme momentum
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
10+ years' project management experience, ideally within complex technology, ICT or systems integration environments
Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale technology implementations from planning through to go-live
Robust stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across senior executives, client teams, technical specialists and delivery partners
Experience managing multiple vendors, external partners and internal delivery teams
A practical understanding of project governance, delivery controls, schedules, dependencies and reporting
Proven experience managing RAID registers, actions, decisions and delivery risks
Strong written communication skills and the ability to produce clear, concise executive reporting
The ability to bring structure to an active delivery environment, identify issues early and keep momentum moving
A proactive, commercially minded approach, with the confidence to influence outcomes without direct authority

📌 Project Manager - 3 X Days Per Week (Melbourne)
🏢 The Network
📍 Melbourne