Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Principal Project Manager - Talent Pool Creation

• Location - Parramatta
• Grade - Clerk Grade 11/12
• Salary - $145,378 pa - $168,130 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Exciting Career Opportunities at the Department

We are actively building a talent pool of qualified candidates for upcoming opportunities within the Department over the next 18 months

Your role

As a Principal Project Manager, you'll lead the delivery of ICT projects—managing risk, quality, and timelines to ensure successful outcomes that meet organisational goals and standards.

What you'll do

• Lead and manage the planning and delivery of multiple concurrent, critical, and complex projects
• Manage permanent and ad hoc teams to ensure project outcomes are achieved
• Communicate regularly with key stakeholders to keep projects on track
• Oversee project resources to ensure they are used effectively
• Develop and implement project plans to guide successful delivery

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualifications and hands-on experience with project management methodologies
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all organisational levels
• Proven ability to manage time and priorities in fast-paced, complex environments
• Team-oriented with experience in managing people and resources effectively

Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now' button.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Describe a complex project where you needed to communicate important information to a range of stakeholders. How did you tailor your message to ensure clarity and engagement?
• Describe a time you had to negotiate with a vendor to resolve a major issue affecting your project. What strategies did you use, and what was the outcome?

Applications close Tuesday, 1 July 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Nathalee Tiufino via email at [email protected]

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Poppy Sgro on 02 976 53929 or via email at [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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