Senior Manager. Flexible work arrangements are available: No

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1 Position title: Project Manager Reporting to: Portfolio Manager Division: IT Evaluated level of the position: Senior Manager Band 1 Stratum level of role: Position number: Hours worked: Level 1 - Operator - 1 day - 3 months TBA Senior Manager Flexible work arrangements are available: No Initial location: Requirement for vehicle: Head Office Is the employee required to drive a vehicle as part of the role? No Does the employee have to provide a car for work purposes (Budgeted in their TRP)? No Section 1: Purpose Manage and deliver IT projects and or programs with combined budgets up to $5 million Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 1 of 6

2 Section 2: Key accountabilities and outcomes/tasks Technical accountabilities * Manage projects ensuring: - preparation of business cases attaining necessary approvals in a timely manner - management of project financials (budgets and forecasting) - effective planning and integration - delivery to scope, schedule and budget - project / project deliverable compliance to quality requirements - effective management of team resources, including vendor resources - effective management of communication and stakeholder relationships - effective management of issues and risks - compliance to project methodology including adoption of agile practices where possible - delivery of simple, usable systems to the Divisions * Undertake the role of Scrum Master (Scrum process coach) when assigned. * Build and maintain strong relationships with all customers, stakeholders and vendors. * Manage stakeholder expectations through the application of stakeholder management disciplines. Programming accountabilities Plan and manage project schedules, budgets and resources. Key behaviours All staff are accountable for demonstrating Sydney Water s key behaviours of: Honesty We display professionalism and integrity in everything we do We keep our word, and do what we say we will We work within policies, systems and procedures and refer to our manager when appropriate We speak to others with an open mind Teamwork We actively participate in work meetings and activities We treat people in an honest, courteous and respectful manner We work cooperatively with one another to solve problems and share information We maintain a strong, two-way, trusting relationship with our manager to achieve goals We ask for help from our manager when we need it Achievement-driven With our manager, we look for ways to improve tasks, systems and processes We are flexible and can adapt to change We will overcome barriers to success We actively participate in people management processes such as setting goals and development Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 2 of 6

3 Personal responsibility We take responsibility for our mistakes and learn from them We use our skills, experience and discretion to achieve the best results We are reliable and deliver what we say we will We quickly raise any issues with our work with our manager Additional duties Sydney Water expects all staff to do other projects and perform additional duties as required. Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 3 of 6

4 Section 3: Role relationships Direct and indirect reports Title and number of direct reports. None Indirect reports include project members from IT teams, agency hires, business teams and external vendors. Indirect reports Across the organisation Title and Task Initiating Role Relationships (TIRR) authorities. Service Giver to Portfolio Managers Project VARI authority relating to project team members External Contact and nature of relationship. External vendors engaged on a project Section 4: Capability Knowledge, skills and experience Basic knowledge Formal education required. Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology Project Management Skills Specific skills, software packages or licences required to perform the position and at what level. * Project and change management capabilities * 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 manage the competing demands of multiple projects in a timely manner. * Ability to influence and build productive relationships with industry providers, vendors and stakeholders. Experience Experience needed for the position. Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 4 of 6

5 * 3 to 5 years as an IT Project Manager with demonstrated experience managing and successfully delivering individual projects and programs budgeted up to $5 million * Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in different project delivery approaches, including waterfall, SCRUM, Iterative/Incremental. * Current best practice in the delivery of IT solutions, project management methodologies and their application to IT projects. * Organisational change management principles. * Resourcing and communication for projects, including team management and stakeholder relationship management * Risk and issue management including risk management planning, risk identification, risk analysis and risk response planning procurement management including planning of purchases and acquisitions, contract administration, tendering and vendor selection * Integration and scope management, including project planning, change control, scope definition, work breakdown structures and scope control Additional knowledge and skills Desirable knowledge, skills or experience needed for the position. Experience in Primavera for project scheduling. Professional certification - PMP or similar Knowledge of ITIL v3 SCRUM master certification Physical requirements Office Based Description: Works in an office and does no field work. Recommendation I recommend that the position description be authorised. Prepared by: Debbie Holmes, Project Management Manager Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 5 of 6

6 Approved by: Lachlan McEwan, IT Capability Partner Policy owner: Manager, Recruitment & Retention Page 6 of 6