Senior Project Manager

Your new role

Knox City Council is currently recruiting for Senior Project Manager to join our IT Project Delivery team on a fixed term basis for a 1-year contract.

We are looking for someone who has experience in managing a variety of application and technical projects, collaborating with business stakeholders and system vendors, to deliver high quality solutions for the organisation.

We are a team of passionate IT project delivery professionals who care about delivering technical solutions for a wide range of business opportunities and we would love you to join us. We have been running a successful IT delivery program, establishing trust with our governance bodies and helping to introduce a step change in Council’s delivery of improved customer and staff experience. 

You will be part of a great team culture where we support each other to succeed. We know how to work hard and have fun, such as the Friday afternoon quizzes.  We provide development support on the job, training opportunities in line with your development plan and opportunities to network and develop through the Local Govt Association.

This is a temporary full time role based at our Civic Centre, however we can offer a range of flexible and hybrid work options for the right candidate.

This is a Band 8 classified role, remuneration will $122,052.72 - $137,037.50 (depending on experience) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

What you will need to thrive

The key selection criteria for this role are:

• Demonstrated senior experience in project management across multi-functional business units.
• Exceptional verbal and report writing skills, including procedures documentation and presentation experience.
• Demonstrated experience within a modernised IT environment with proven ability to motivate and influence an environment that fosters the exploitation of technological advancement and business demand.
• Proven ability to lead a project team by building and motivating team members to deliver a united approach to service development and project delivery.
• Demonstrated ability in driving customer focused excellence by working in collaboration with clients and taking responsibility to meet client’s needs.
• Demonstrated experience with creative and hypothesis driven problem solving, resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities.
• Demonstrated experience influencing and gaining buy-in from executives, sponsors, team members, stakeholders and peers with a successful track record of developing business relationships.
• Demonstrated experience of financial and strategic planning.

How to apply

Please provide a resume and brief cover letter addressing the ‘what you need to thrive’ section from the position description to outline how your experience and skills relate to the role.

Review the full position description now via our Knox City Council Careers Page.

For further information on this role please contact at Alison Frowd on 9298 8595 or ************@knox.vic.gov.au 

Apply by: 10/03/2024 at 11:45pm

Please note: Candidates will be shortlisted as applications are received and this role may close earlier than the anticipated closing date.

Why Us

At Knox, making a difference to others and our community is at the heart of everything we do. We are inspired by empowering our community inside and out to thrive and prosper through living our values. We support hybrid and flexible working and embrace diverse and inclusive environments. We succeed by recruiting for excellence through investing in our people, encouraging their unique talents and supporting them to bring their whole selves to work.

We believe in our people and provide a supportive, driven and inclusive culture we are proud of, that focuses on wellbeing.

Beyond that, we also offer:

• growth and learning opportunities;
• career development;
• reward and recognition programs; and,
• a supportive Employee Assistance Program.

As an employee (in accordance with Knox City Council's Covid-19 Vaccination Policy) you may be required to provide evidence that you are compliant with the vaccination requirements prior to commencement. It is highly recommended that all Council staff are vaccinated.

To view the inherent requirements for this position please see attachment below.

 Office Based role(s) - Inherent Requirements Table .DOCX

Knox Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer ensuring a Child Safe environment that is committed to providing a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are committed to a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse.

Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.