Our client, a leading NSW Government Department are looking for a Project Manager to join their team on a 6 month contract with potential for extension. The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery and management of multiple large scale and complex deployments of electronic ticketing hardware and gates across the Government Department. This includes the end to end management of the defined deliverables including, reporting, scheduling, risk and issues management, stakeholders management and communication. Key accountabilities
Develop and manage project plans, budgets and risk management plans consistent with business objectives
Determine project schedule and activities throughout the project lifecycle, and manage implementation of project plan to meet scope, time, cost, quality and safety requirements
Develop detailed project budget and forecast cash flows from approved budget, review and recommend for approval for project costs and variations, monitor and control project costs and report on expenditure and address any slippage
Contribute to procurement requirements, tender assessments and evaluation, manage the administration of the contract, approved proposed variations and manage resolution of contractual disputes
Facilitate development and approval of project specific quality, safety and environmental requirement, ensuring the compliance with all relevant safety and quality standards
Ensure that Issues and Risks are managed according to the defined processes and corrective action is executed as required, including handling Exceptions for both Projects and the Program as required.
Essential requirements
Demonstrated experience in project management in complex environments
Excellent commercial management skills and experience managing vendors
Prince2/PMP/AIPM accreditation or relevant experience
For further information on this role or to confidentially apply, please contact Lauren Atkinson on 02 8227 9200 or apply directly via the Apply for this job button. Only WORD FORMAT resumes will be accepted.