We currently have an exciting opportunity for an individual who is seeking a new challenge and who can bring their own breadth of skill to complement our current team and clients.
Datacom's software services in Sydney is growing rapidly and providing the opportunity to work on large and complex software transformation programs. This group has sole responsibility for delivering all engagements on time and within budget to the highest standards of professionalism with the right balance of technical expertise and project management.
This role will be rewarding in that you'll get to utilise your people skills to manage and inspire a team, as well as cultivate and nurture client relationships. You will have been exposed to waterfall and agile software delivery.
Purpose of the role
The role of the Project Manager is to manage all aspect of the management of a customer project including but not limited to following:
- Financial Management
- Project Delivery
- Line Management of matrixed project staff
- Business and Quality assurance of delivery of projects
The Project Manager will liaise with various groups involved with the customer, including the project delivery teams, customer representatives and third parties and ensures that all contracted services are delivered to the highest quality standard
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assist in the overall management of profitability and budget accountability for the business unit
- Assist in development of strategic direction and ensuring professional teams are in line with market and industry change
- Effective delivery leadership skills in a matrix organisational environment
- Ability to build support for initiatives and transformation programs
- A proven track record in effective customer relationship building and management skills
- Experience in managing people, sound negotiating skills and ability to develop new solutions to existing challenges
- Consulting advice to the customer as required, assists them in the identification of solutions for its business requirements as requested
- Responsible for the timely and quality delivery of assigned projects
- Manages the creation and delivery of project reports to the customer
- Ensures the quality and responsiveness of the professional service delivered through the maintenance of effective working relationships across all Datacom support groups
- Timely and quality delivery of assigned projects
- Ensures the quality and responsiveness of the professional service delivered
- Maintains effective working relationships across all groups
Skills and Qualifications:
- Broad and deep understanding of software development projects
- Able to demonstrate a sound understanding and implementation of Project Management disciplines Prince2 or PMI, and Agile
- Well-developed knowledge of SDLC practices and integration into software release strategies
- Strong financial management practices with a clear understanding of the relationship between costs, utilisation and project revenue
- Proven negotiating skills with the aptitude to ensure win/win situations for all parties
- Proven analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent customer relationship building and management skills
- Strong influencing and persuasive ability
- Strong business acumen
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation skills
This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a successful growing company with career potential and a professional environment that will engage and inspire you. All applications will be handled in strictest confidence, if this sounds like you please APPLY now.