Senior IS Project Manager

• Lead the end to end delivery of complex IS projects, from initiation through to closure, ensuring outcomes are delivered within agreed scope, schedule, budget, and risk tolerance.
• Establish and maintain fit for purpose delivery plans, governance, and controls aligned with GHD standards and enterprise expectations.
• Proactively manage dependencies, risks, issues, and assumptions, escalating where required with clear options and recommendations.
• Ensure delivery integrates effectively with platform, security, architecture, change, and business operations.

• Act as the primary point of accountability for senior business and IS stakeholders, building trust through clear communication and reliable delivery.
• Prepare and present executive ready reporting, decision briefs, and recommendations, as required.
• Translate business objectives into delivery plans and clearly articulate trade offs, impacts, and delivery implications.

• Manage approved project budgets and forecasts, ensuring accurate financial tracking and early identification of variances.
• Support business case or charter development, funding approvals, and vendor engagement, where required.
• Ensure third party delivery partners are effectively managed against contracted scope, outcomes, and performance expectations.

• Apply appropriate project governance, assurance, and compliance controls commensurate with project size, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure projects meet information security, risk, compliance, and audit obligations, particularly in regulated or high risk environments.
• Drive disciplined delivery practices while remaining pragmatic and outcome focused.

• Coach and support Project Managers and delivery team members, contributing to uplift in delivery maturity and capability.
• Model GHD values and foster a collaborative, accountable, and delivery focused culture.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of IS Project Management Methodology, delivery practices, standards, and templates.

• Advanced project management expertise across complex, multi stakeholder initiatives
• Strong executive level communication, influence, and decision framing
• High judgment and autonomy in navigating ambiguity and competing priorities
• Strong financial, risk, and dependency management capability
• Ability to connect delivery outcomes to enterprise strategy and business value

• 8-10+ years of demonstrated experience delivering complex, enterprise scale IS or technology projects in a global or matrixed environment.
• Proven capability engaging with senior leaders and executives.
• Project management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, or equivalent) desirable.
• Experience working across applications, platforms, infrastructure, data, or digital transformation initiatives.

Interested? Apply by 15-May
Contact Pebles Bautista 

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

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