IT Project Manager

Reporting into senior technology leadership, the IT Project Manager will take ownership of a diverse portfolio of technology and business change initiatives.

The role will suit a commercially minded Project Manager who enjoys working across multiple projects and can bring structure, accountability and momentum to an evolving project environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Manage multiple technology projects simultaneously from initiation through to successful delivery
• Take end-to-end ownership of project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, dependencies and outcomes
• Establish and continually improve project governance, adapting the level of governance to suit the size, complexity and risk of individual projects
• Develop clear project plans, milestones and reporting frameworks
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to establish priorities and ensure projects remain aligned with broader business objectives
• Identify risks, blockers and dependencies early and drive appropriate resolutionLead technology implementations and upgrades across enterprise and operational systems
• Manage projects involving CRM, business applications, operational platforms and digital transformation
• Coordinate internal technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors and implementation partners
• Support process redesign alongside technology implementation
• Drive change management, stakeholder engagement and user adoption throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure projects deliver practical and measurable improvements rather than simply completing technical implementation
• Provide clear and concise project reporting to senior leadership
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation's broader project and technology delivery capability
• The project portfolio includes a combination of enterprise application implementations, system upgrades, operational technology initiatives and wider digital transformation projects.

The successful candidate will be an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong track record of taking ownership of complex projects and driving them through to completion.

You will ideally bring:

• Demonstrated experience delivering multiple IT projects concurrently
• Strong end-to- end project management capability
• Excellent project governance, planning and reporting skills
• The ability to introduce structure and governance without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• A proactive, delivery-focused approach with the confidence to challenge stakeholders and drive decisions when required
• Experience managing enterprise application implementations, upgrades or digital transformation initiatives
• Strong vendor and third-party management experience
• Experience delivering projects involving significant business process change
• An understanding of change management, user adoption and organisational readiness
• The ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced and operationally complex environment

Experience within transport, logistics, supply chain, distribution, manufacturing or another operationally intensive industry would be highly regarded but is not essential.

• More importantly, you will be someone who can bring people together, create clarity and accountability, and ensure projects actually get delivered.

Our client is a well-established Australian organisation operating within a fast-paced and highly operational environment.

With a significant technology transformation agenda underway, the business is investing in modernising its systems, improving operational visibility and strengthening the way technology projects are governed and delivered.

Technology plays a critical role in supporting day-to-day operations, and this role will work closely with senior leaders, operational teams, technology specialists and external partners to deliver projects that create measurable business value.

• $150,000 + superannuation
• Permanent, senior IT Project Manager opportunity
• Ownership of a broad and highly visible technology project portfolio
• Significant pipeline of transformation and technology investment
• Opportunity to influence and improve project governance across the organisation
• Exposure to senior business and technology stakeholders
• Mix of technology implementation, operational improvement and business transformation projects
• Opportunity to join an organisation where technology is becoming increasingly important to its future strategy
• Potential longer‑term career opportunities as the organisation continues to mature its project and transformation capability

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