AddressAbout the Role
Come and join our growing Project Team to help deliver Victoria's largest ever health infrastructure project!
We are seeking an experienced technical ICT Project Manager to join our project team.
This senior position is responsible for leading the ICT project work for Western Health (WH) and the transition of ICT services from the old Footscray Hospital to the new Footscray Hospital (NFH). Works include the transition and relocation of critical enterprise health systems currently hosted from the server room (production and pre-production systems).
Role objectives include:
- Provide project management and coordination skills in digital technology and ICT infrastructure domains for WH and the NFH Project.
- Engage and build rapport with staff across WH to gain quality input into the NFH Project and the relocation of ICT services.
- Use good judgement and a consultative approach to advise the Technology Lead, New Footscray Hospital Project and other WH teams on the transition of ICT services.
- Collaborate extensively with Western Health’s Digital Technology Services (DTS) and Digital Health (DH) business units to chart a path toward occupation of the NFH.
- Work in partnership with external NFH Project stakeholders including the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) and the Plenary Health consortium.
Unique Career Benefits
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment on the next generation of critical health infrastruture projects
- Flexible work policy
- Opportunities to develop your skills and career in project delivery
- On-the-job Health Project Design learning
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Values based positive company culture, with a caring and energetic team
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in Information Systems, Project Management, IT, Computer Science, Business or Management.
- Relevant business analysis experience with 7 or more years as a tehcnical ICT Project Manager
- AgileBA Practitioner, PMI-PBA or CBAP certification in line with IIBA BABoK guidance.
- Demonstrated skills leading requirements elicitation and stakeholder management.
- Ability to work as part of a cohesive team and develop positive, constructive working relationships with diverse stakeholder groups across all levels of an organization.
- Demonstrated capability to support complex technology projects and a sound conceptual understanding of a wide range of contemporary business challenges relating to digital technology.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated capability to be adaptive and able to work under pressure, manage and prioritise multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability for big-picture thinking and vision to resolve unique problems.
- Strong attention to detail, focus on quality and delivery to high standards.
- A strong team player with the ability to work flexibly and autonomously to deliver outcomes.
Key responsibilities for the role include
- Use structured project management methodologies to drive, track and communicate project progress.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of WH systems and services hosted from the server rooms at both Footscray Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, its infrastructure, operating environments, and system portfolio.
- Lead the gathering of input for the development of the transition plan from old to new Footscray Hospital.
- Drive the impact assessment and develop a scope of works for the works to be conducted for the NFH design, build, test and transition.
- Conduct risk assessment to ensure appropriate risk mitigation strategies are incorporated in the transition plan.
- Coordinate with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure the systems are transitioned with minimal downtime to critical health services.
- Provide advice to the NFH Technology Lead and members of the NFH project, State ICT Consultants, DTS and Digital Health teams on a range of project issues, and emerging risks.
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships across WH through participation in various DTS, Digital Health and NFH project workshops and forums.
- Ensure compliance with internal change management, Change Advisory Board (CAB) and WH technology policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with internal governance and approval processes at WH, as well as with broader NFH Project governance.
About Western Health
The Victorian Government has announced an investment of $1.495 billion to build a new Footscray Hospital. The new Footscray Hospital will provide up to 599 points of care, allow almost 17,000 additional patients to be treated each year, as well as almost 20,000 additional emergency department admissions and include a major expansion of mental health care services.
As a part of Western Health’s NFH Project Team, the Project Officer will work collaboratively with hospital, government and consortium stakeholders to deliver a world class facility.
Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
