Project manager

One of our cultural mindsets is authentic dialogue and authenticity; Bring your authentic self to work at Engineers Australia! We offer meaningful, purpose-driven work. Our people work to support the engineering profession that shapes the very world we live in. With more than 116,000 members, Engineers Australia is the voice of the profession, and we need you to help us drive mutual value for our members and industry partners. About The Role As a Project Manager within the Future Now Program you will be responsible for managing and delivering key projects that deliver improvements and scalable impact to our members and volunteers. The focus of these projects is to facilitate and manage the delivery of projects through stakeholder engagement from across the business, adhering to budgets, and aligning a project management approach, that is fit for purpose and that achieves the projects desired outcomes. Location: Flexible with a preference for this role to be in Brisbane or Sydney or Melbourne. In This Role You Will

• Provide full lifecycle services for the effective and efficient delivery of projects and change to agreed business objectives, in line with agreed frameworks, processes and governance expectations
• Identify, define, engage and collaborate with stakeholders to gather information, requirements, solution options, manage expectations and communicate outcomes
• Lead discovery, business case and scoping activities for assigned projects, acting in an advisory role to stakeholders to ensure the requirements and solutions are aligned with strategic and project goals
• Manage risk and issues on projects and take responsibility for facilitating resolution of obstacles that would prevent successful project delivery
• Construct, communicate and deliver integrated Project plans aligned to business strategy, needs and emerging requirements; that consider sequencing and dependencies across the organisation to deliver the desired outcome
• Use innovative methods to lead project teams, encouraging a collaborative and results orientated approach to deliver business objectives
• Manage selection, proposal management and delivery of external vendors required to participate in project delivery to cost, time and quality expectations
• Drive quality through standard practices to ensure the overall efficiency, functionality and user acceptance of solution and delivery outcomes
• Develop training materials to transfer business knowledge from Subject Matter Experts to support teams and build knowledge repository for developing Business Acumen
• Deliver continuous improvement through analysis, actively seeking feedback and review of delivered solutions
• Manage project budgets accurately to incorporate funding approvals, invoices from vendors and forecasts
• Lead and facilitate workshops with stakeholders within the business to extract business process information and understand current ways of working
• Identify opportunities to improve existing ways of working with tenacity and whole of team focus

Here’s What We’re Looking For

• Can demonstrate project management skills through your experience delivering projects of change to agreed business objectives, that are in line with agreed frameworks, processes and governance expectations
• Customer centricity and outcomes focus;
• Strong planning and organisational skills, able to set priorities, meet deadlines and manage a wide range of responsibilities
• A proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude with the ability to multi-task and produce accurate work across multiple and competing deadlines; utilising creative methods and leveraging the skills of multi-discipline teams
• Demonstrated ability to meet project deadlines, managing competing priorities in a calm, efficient and effective way;
• Exposure to negotiations and management of conflict across multiple stakeholders at all levels of management
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision (orally, written and presentational) with proven facilitation, influencing, negotiation and strong analytical, problem-solving skills and business acumen
• Conversant using contemporary project management tools and techniques to perform schedule quality checks, and critical pathway analysis
• Genuine desire to build and foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to forge and maintain productive working relationships, with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internally and external, including the ability to use influence to support collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, deal with ambiguity and make clear and decisive decisions to effect successful outcomes
• Understands the importance and demonstrates active Risk Management practice
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently, and collaboratively, in a team environment;

People Are At The Heart Of What We Do And Why We Do It. Here’s How We Look After Our People

• Enjoy competitive remuneration and salary packaging that recognises your expertise and contributions
• Generous paid leave options including 15 days of Personal Leave and 3 days of Life Leave
• Achieve a healthy work-life balance with hybrid working and a 35-hour week, ensuring your personal well-being complements your professional fulfillment
• Unlock career growth prospects, as we invest in you and provide avenues for advancement in EA.
• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive team culture that supports you to lead and achieve.

Ready to apply? Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your cover letter and resume by COB 24th April 2024. Please note that this position is subject to both a National Police Check and Reference Check. Successful candidates will be required to undergo these checks as part of the recruitment process. The outcomes will be considered in accordance with the requirements of the position, and Engineers Australia' s policies. Diversity, Inclusion And Your Privacy Engineers Australia embraces diversity, inclusion and belonging and are committed to building a team that represents the communities that we live in and creating a safe inclusive environment for our people. We are a flexible workplace, please talk to us about your flexible working needs during our recruitment process. Our commitment to inclusivity means that we will work with you to ensure that your experience with us is accessible and welcoming. If you need any reasonable accommodation to fully participate in the job application, interview process, or to perform essential functions of the role, please know that we are here to support you. Please feel free to reach out to our People Team at , our dedicated point of contact for all accommodation-related matters. We welcome applications from everyone, including people with disabilities, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTI+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other culturally diverse backgrounds. At Engineers Australia, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential for our success. We look forward to welcoming candidates from all backgrounds and providing necessary support where needed to ensure a level playing field for all applicants. Please visit Engineers Australia’s website to view our Privacy Policy in relation to the collection of candidate information: Thank you for considering a career with us.