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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | AUSTRALIAN GENERAL INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 2008 |
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IT Project Manager - $6+ million |
| Position Code: | 7150 | | Career Level: | 6 |
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Responsible for
Managing the end-to-end delivery of large Information Technology projects, encompassing both Applications and Infrastructure, that require a high level of project integration. Combined value of more than $6 million. |
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Reports To
Project Director/Program Manager. |
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Supervises
Project Team Leaders, project employees. |
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Main Activities
Establishing and managing effective project operations to deliver quality outcomes.
Managing a team(s) of project employees operating on complex/large IT projects, typically in a complex, multi-platform technical environment.
Controlling project design and planning activities associated with large, complex applications and infrastructure development projects.
Defining, sourcing and managing necessary project resources.
Controlling project schedules to ensure that necessary modules and programs are completed according to the project plan.
Preparing project budgets, attaining necessary approvals in a timely manner and monitoring project financials while monitoring and tracking project financials and the realisation of defined project benefits.
Effectively controlling and managing the issues, risks, dependencies and changes in scope associated with large, complex IT projects.
Establishing, managing and reporting on project budget(s), analysing budget variances and recommending appropriate action.
Exceeding stakeholder expectations through the application of stakeholder management disciplines.
Developing and managing vendor contracts/agreements associated with projects under management.
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Key Skills
Strong understanding and application of Project Management competencies including scope, time, costs, quality, HR, communications, risk, procurement, and integration.
Strong understanding and application of change management competencies.
Effective leadership, coordination, motivational, Negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
Strong understanding of business requirements and technical limitations as determined by the organisation’s enterprise architecture.
Ability to apply analytical skill and conceptual thinking to operations and system planning across a range of technologies.
Negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
Financial literacy to forecast and manage project budgets.
Ability to manage the competing demands of multiple, simultaneous projects.
Strong skills with Microsoft Office tools particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project.
Ability to influence and build productive relationships with industry providers and stakeholders.
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Internal Contacts
IT Executive, Line Management, User Groups, Finance and Administration, Human Resources, IT Infrastructure. |
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External Contacts
Consultants, Contractors, Hardware and Software Vendors. |
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Typical Experience
At least 10 years of experience in Information Technology, with at least 5 years of IT Project Management, coupled with tertiary level qualifications in Computer Science, Business or an associated discipline. May have formal project management qualifications. |
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Other Comments
Project Managers matched to this role must be 'generalists', managing projects that encompass all facets of IT (i.e. - Applications and Infrastructure). |
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