Job Responsibilities

- Project planning and execution

· Lead end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale SD-WAN and network infrastructure rollout programs across multiple sites and locations

· Develop and maintain detailed, integrated project plans covering schedules, milestones, resources, deployment sequencing, dependencies and critical paths

· Manage day-to-day delivery activities, schedules, milestones, resources, site readiness, deployment sequencing and dependencies

· Develop detailed site-by-site rollout plans, securing agreement with business and operational stakeholders on site availability, access requirements, deployment windows and planned downtime.

· Coordinate rollout schedules around hospital operations, clinical activities and critical business services to minimise disruption to patient care and service delivery

· Establish clear site readiness criteria, stakeholder sign-offs, contingency arrangements and escalation protocols before each deployment

· Lead regular stand-ups, delivery meetings and working sessions to maintain momentum and accountability

- Technology and infrastructure delivery

· Mange delivery of SD-WAN, network modernisation and associated infrastructure deployment activities

· Coordinate network design readiness, procurement, site assessments, connectivity provisioning, configuration, testing, migration and cutover activities

· Manage rollout risks, operational impacts, service continuity, outages, change windows and implementation constraints

· Coordinate planned outages, network cutovers and migration activities with hospital operations, clinical teams, service owners and technology stakeholders

· Drive project governance forums, vendor forums, technical working groups and manage stakeholder updates

· Establish transparent go/no-go criteria and ensure deployments are executed within approved maintenance windows

· Coordinate post-implementation validation, service acceptance and transition to operational support

· Ensure successful deployment, service acceptance, operational handover and closure across all locations

- Stakeholder, vendor and team management

· Act as the primary point of contact for network vendors, service providers, network architects, infrastructure teams and business stakeholders to manage dependencies and implementation readiness





· Lead and coordinate geographically distributed, cross-functional and offshore delivery teams

· Build effective relationships with hospital and aged care operational stakeholders, site representatives, project sponsors and technology leaders

· Proactively manage expectations, resolve conflicts and drive timely decisions

- Financial and commercial management

· Own project financial management, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, resource costs and financial reporting

· Track vendor expenditure, purchase orders, invoices, commercial commitments and budget variances

· Coordinate procurement, statements of work, change requests and vendor commercial matters

· Identify financial and resource risks and implement appropriate corrective actions

· Ensure delivery remains within approved budgets and resource allocations

- Governance, reporting and PMO management

· Maintain project governance in accordance with established PMO frameworks, methodologies and reporting requirements

· Own project budgets, forecasts, vendor commitments, purchase orders and financial reporting

· Maintain project governance, RAID registers, schedules and status reporting through PMO365

· Prepare executive updates, milestone reports and governance packs

· Escalate material risks, delays, operational impacts and decisions requiring sponsor or SteerCo intervention

· Ensure appropriate approvals and governance checkpoints are completed throughout the project lifecycle

- Risk, quality and delivery assurance

· Proactively identify, assess and manage delivery risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies and constraints

· Manage risks associated to site readiness, connectivity, planned outages, operational disruption and service continuity

· Ensure appropriate contingency, rollback and business continuity arrangements are established for critical deployment activities

· Monitor project quality, deliverables,



acceptance criteria and adherence to agreed standards

· Coordinate testing, deployment readiness, implementation approvals and operational handover

· Drive project closure, lessons learned and continuous improvement to effectively improve the subsequent stages of rollout and future deployments

Key deliverables

· Project documents, delivery plans, schedules and charters

· Detailed site-by-site rollout schedules and sequencing

· Site readiness assessments, downtime agreements and implementation approvals

· Vendor delivery plans and performance tracking

· Project budgets, forecasts and financial variance reports

· RAID logs, dependency registers and change control documentation

· PMO365 updates, governance reports and SteerCo packs

· Network migration, cutover, contingency and rollout plans

· Testing, service acceptance and operational handover documentation

· Project closure reports and lessons learned

Skills and experience

· 8-10+ years of hands-on project management experience delivering large-scale infrastructure and network programs

· Demonstrated experience in SD-WAN, LAN/WAN, network modernisation, telecommunications or multi-site infrastructure deployments

· Strong understanding of network implementation lifecycles, connectivity, infrastructure dependencies, testing and cutover

· Proven experience managing multiple vendors, geographically distributed teams and complex deployment schedules

· Strong financial, commercial, risk and delivery governance capabilities

· In-depth knowledge on Project Management Lifecycle and Methodologies

· Excellent understanding of drafting SoW and PCR documents and project reports

· Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, communication and escalation skills

· Experience in healthcare, hospitals, aged care or similarly complex, multi-site and regulated environments will be highly regarded

· Understanding of operational sensitivities of hospital environments, particularly clinical service continuity and impact of technology outages will be an advantage

· Ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with PMO365 or similar project portfolio management tools, Jira, SharePoint, Confluence and Microsoft 365

· PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification desirable

📌 Network Project Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Wipro
📍 Brisbane