It Project Manager / Technical Project Manager

At Specsavers, we know that to be your best and reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture. Which is why we’ve been accredited as a Great Place to Work for the last three years running, and listed as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for 2023. 

Here’s a taste of just some of our perks: 

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year 
• On-site free parking
• Birthday leave, Volunteer leave and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs 
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their staff and customers - we think you’d look good at Specsavers. 
 

The role & team
Our dynamic and energetic Project Managers facilitate the delivery of technology solutions for a wide ranging portfolio of exciting local and global projects. Operating within a Product Team, you will deliver application-based projects to an agreed scope, cost, time, and quality standard.

In your role as an IT Project Manager, you will partner with business stakeholders including our retail department to understand business needs, apply known methodologies, and draw on prior experiences to ensure the successful delivery of project initiatives.

We believe in adopting a hybrid approach to support our people and the future of work. When not working from an alternate location, this role will be based at our support office in Port Melbourne. 
 

The skills we are looking for

• Considerable IT project management experience in delivering multiple cross-functional projects across the full project life cycle including developing project plans, briefs, managing stakeholder engagement, developing framework and model, managing budgetary and resourcing constraints
• Exposure to managing application-based projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 
• Demonstrated experience in vendor management, managing a team of both onshore and offshore developers and commercial aspects
• Experience driving change and the ability to set direction
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologies & best practice and have worked in agile delivery methods
• Formal project management qualifications (Prince2 and Agile are desirable)
• Experience working within the Retail Industry is highly desirable

About Us
Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/    
 
Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.