Senior Project Manager

About the Company
An industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
About the role
As the Senior Project Manager within the program, you will lead the planning and delivery of capability activities, bringing together schedules, stakeholders, benefits and delivery priorities to support clearly defined capability outcome.
Role Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated delivery schedules, milestones, dependencies and critical paths, providing a clear and coordinated view of delivery across the program.
• Coordinate customer, operational, technical and program stakeholders to align activities, manage interdependencies and support effective delivery decisions.

Essential Criteria

• Experience in project management within complex Defence or technology environments.
• Ability to articulate complex capability outcomes, dependencies, risks and benefits for leadership, customer, technical and delivery audiences.
• Experience producing structured plans, frameworks, governance artefacts, briefings and delivery reports.

What is on offer

• Permanent Opportunity.
• Competitive salary.

Security Requirements:
Due to the nature of the work environment, our client requires candidates to hold an active TSPV Security Clearance, however candidates who have held a TSPV in the previous 12-month period (which has since been downgraded) may be considered. The successful candidate will need to undergo an additional security assessment before commencing in the role.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume to apply. Please provide a supporting statement highlighting your skills, experience, and capability against the position description to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Submission closes by COB, Tuesday 27th of October 2026.
Please call Kandice Halls on for any further information. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client-requested checks.
Why partner with Whizdom?
We're Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:

• We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
• We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We've been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
• We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.

Our team of talented people are passionate about your experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on your long-term career goals. We even give you a best in industry merch pack! Even if this role isn't the exact fit for you, we would love a chat, contact us to find out more!