Manager - IT Standards

Across the Monadelphous workforce, you will find stories of people who took an opportunity to make a difference with us and built a career and lifetime friendships as a result. We employ over 6,000 highly skilled people who contribute positively to our operations and the communities in which we operate. Ours is a culture built over 50 years, and it’s the reason for our continued success.

We are an ASX listed company that provides construction, maintenance and industrial services to some of the world’s leading resource producers. Operating in seven countries, we are headquartered in Perth, WA. Working across our three business divisions, you will work with teams directly contributing to the success of our business every day.

The Manager – IT Standards role sits within our group IT function and will see you working at our Head Office in Victoria Park, Perth WA on a permanent full-time basis. It is a newly created position which will drive the levels of consistency in which technology change initiatives are delivered across the Group. It is a unique opportunity to play a key role on a number of exciting digital transformation projects modernising our operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the development and operationalisation of minimum IT Standards across the business to achieve consistency in which technology is adopted, changed and maintained.

• Liaise between senior management, technical staff and business stakeholders, playing a key role in managing the relationship between enterprise-wide technology teams.

• Engage with stakeholders tasked with technology change responsibilities to understand the drivers, technical dependency and architectural considerations, and resource needs to support their projects and initiatives.

• Influence technology decisions to improve the consistency in which IT Standards are applied across the Group.

• Keep up to date with technology best practices and trends to assess their relevance to Monadelphous. Where appropriate, initiate and influence updates to IT Standards to adopt any suitable changes.

• Communicate and manage IT demand with management such that technology projects and resources can be allocated and managed in line with strategic priorities.

What you will bring:

• Prior Management experience in an IT setting, including a minimum of 3-years’ experience in a similar IT collaboration and interface role. Experience in the resource or mining industry would be advantageous.

• Good business acumen to understand broader strategic business objectives and appreciate the business benefits and requirements related to technical solutions.

• Strong communication skills to navigate discussions with the “bigger picture” in mind and provide advice accordingly.

• Experience in negotiating outcomes which are in the best interest of the Company and influencing technology decision making.

• Demonstrated experience in developing strong relationships at various levels across a business and the ability to influence at each level.

• A good understanding of modern technologies, systems, IT processes and architectures.

• Experience in applying principles, guidelines and standards across a broad technology landscape.

• Commitment to staying updated with industry trends and best practices.

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Business or Project Management would be highly desirable.

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