Project Manager Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Project Manager
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Digital Canberra is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of ICT projects within the Initiative Delivery team. This role drives digital transformation across the ACT Government and manages small to mid size projects concurrently, ensuring alignment with delivery frameworks and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, executing, and monitoring ICT projects from initiation to close.
• Co ordinating cross disciplinary teams of technologists, policy experts, and designers.
• Engaging stakeholders, communicating progress, and managing risks.
• Ensuring projects meet quality, time, and budget targets.

Qualifications:

• Relevant qualifications or certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, AgilePM, ScrumMaster, or equivalent).
• Proven experience in COTS implementation, ICT infrastructure, software development, or business improvement.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication, and analytical skills.

Eligibility/Other requirements: Tertiary level qualifications and/or certification in Project Management are highly desirable: Diploma of Project Management, PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2 Agile Foundation, Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Foundation, Certified ScrumMaster.

Benefits: The role offers hybrid and flexible working arrangements, a collaborative and inclusive workplace culture, opportunities to influence technology investment decisions, and the chance to make a direct impact on Canberra community services.

The position is temporary, starting July 2026 for up to 24 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency, based at a workplace designed for activity based working at Gungahlin (Winyu House). Minimum of two days per week in the Gungahlin office is required.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.