Program Manager: Critical Infrastructure Renewal Program
Sydney, hybrid (2-3 days in the office)
12-month initial contract, with strong potential for extension
Lead a large-scale infrastructure renewal program through the move from planning to delivery.
A well-established organisation that provides essential services is renewing a significant portfolio of ageing infrastructure. The groundwork has been done, and they now need an experienced Program Manager to turn it into delivery.
This is a program of significant scale and real public impact. It covers the renewal of a broad portfolio of critical infrastructure, across both technology and physical assets, delivered while services stay live. You will lead a team of program managers and business analysts, working closely with internal stakeholders and customer organisations.
This role suits someone who wants to make a visible, lasting difference to how a program is run, not only deliver it.
Responsibilities include:
Mobilising the program: establishing governance, a credible delivery baseline and an integrated plan, and moving it into the delivery phase
Leading a team of program managers and BAs across multiple parallel workstreams
Owning program reporting and governance,



including the inputs that feed executive briefings and program updates
Engaging with assurance bodies and meeting their requirements
Building robust working relationships with customers, vendors, engineering and operations teams
Prioritising renewal work based on condition, criticality, risk and supportability
Planning delivery around live operational constraints so cutovers, migrations and decommissioning are safe and well tested
Identifying gaps in current processes and systems and driving practical organisational change and uplift
Experience needed:
10+ years of program management experience, with a track record of leading large, high-value programs (well in excess of $100M)
Significant background in telecommunications or infrastructure delivery
Experience leading technology refresh, asset lifecycle or infrastructure renewal programs in a live environment
Demonstrated success establishing governance and moving a program from set-up into delivery
Confident communication with senior executives, including preparing clear, concise briefings
Experience leading and developing a team of program managers
Public sector experience is beneficial but not mandatory
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

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