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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | AUSTRALIAN IT SPECIALISTS NOVEMBER 2008 |
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Project Team Leader - Applications |
| Position Code: | 13 | | Career Level: | 4 |
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Responsible for
Planning, organising and technically leading and controlling the completion of a key component of a development project. |
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Reports To
Project Manager. |
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Supervises
A team of applications development employees assigned to respective project(s). |
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Main Activities
Coordinating documentation, design, development and testing of enhancements and new development projects.
Controlling project schedules/modules and ensuring that applications programs are delivered within given timeframes, meet user requirements, and are easily maintainable.
Estimating, scheduling and planning resources for the allocated component of a development project.
Ensuring maximum levels of productivity are achieved and maintained by individuals within project team.
Reporting on the progress of development modules against project timeframes, milestones and budget.
Mentoring development team and providing 'hands-on' technical leadership as required.
Providing support and consultative advice to the Project Manager.
Ensuring all employees within the team obtain the necessary level of training.
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Key Skills
In depth knowledge of documentation, coding and testing across several different development languages.
Proven project leadership and technical leadership skills.
Developing Project management ability.
Ability to translate user needs into a technical solution.
Good experience in people management and mentoring of development employees.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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Internal Contacts
User Groups, Finance & Administration, Project Office, IT Services. |
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External Contacts
Contractors, Consultants, Vendors of Hardware and Software. |
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Typical Experience
At least 5-7 years of experience in commercial IT, with at least 1-3 years in a team leadership capacity, coupled with tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or a related discipline. |
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Other Comments
Alternative Title: Team Leader, Project Lead/Leader. |
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