Project Manager - IT

Hydro Tasmania is seeking a full-time Project Manager - IT in Hobart, Australia. The role involves leading high-impact IT projects, managing scope, budget, and risks to ensure successful delivery aligned with business strategy. Candidates should have experience in change management, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and procurement management. The position offers annual salary reviews and supports workplace flexibility while fostering an inclusive environment.
Job no: 497670
Work type: Permanent Full time
Location: Hobart
Categories: Project Management, Information Technology

Lead high-impact IT projects, by managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with business strategy while fostering change management and continuous improvement.
• Work to deliver high-impact projects to the business.
• Join a supportive team of professionals who support flexibility.
• Annual salary reviews to foster growth & recognising achievements.

Salary range $135,459 – $157,027 plus super

With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We’re fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us!

We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers

About the role:

To put it simply… you will lead the execution of IT and enterprise-wide projects at Hydro Tasmania. You’ll manage project development, ensuring timely delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and aligned with business strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of energy infrastructure through the successful delivery of high-impact projects.

As a Project Manager, you will.

✓ Lead IT projects from planning to successful delivery, ensuring alignment with business strategy.

✓ Ensure smooth integration of project outcomes, by managing project scope, schedule, budget, and risk.

✓ Drive change management and foster continuous improvement across teams.

✓ Guide project managers, business analysts, and teams in executing complex IT programs.

✓ Develop and maintain project management plans to guarantee project success and integration into business operations

More information can be found on the attached Position Description: PD - FIN -Project Manager - HT5- March 2023.pdf

Who are you?

With experience in managing change across key stakeholder groups and overseeing the planning and execution of IT programs, you will be responsible for delivering multiple projects through a team of business analysts and other specialists. Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies is highly beneficial.

You bring a solid background in procurement management, including expertise in managing tenders, negotiating contracts, and overseeing performance assessments as needed. This role also requires effective management of people, technical, and scheduling responsibilities, as well as identifying continuous improvement opportunities and Lean initiatives within the team and across the business.

A relevant degree or equivalent industry experience, along with a project management qualification (e.g., RegPM, PMP, PRINCE2, or a Diploma in Project Management), or progress toward one, is essential for success in this position.

Haven’t convinced you yet?

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, this role offers a range of employee perks, including generous parental leave, electricity discounts, and many other benefits designed to suit different needs. We highly value flexibility and understand that it means different things to different people, so we are open to discussing what this looks like for you. You’ll be working alongside a supportive team of industry experts, fostering both collaboration and continuous professional development.

As an endorsed employer for women, Hydro Tasmania is ranked in Work180's Top 101 Employers for Women, recognising employers who are leading the way in areas like representative leadership, flexible work, and pay equity.

You can explore our commitment to diversity and inclusion on our Work180 page here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania

Let’s get applying!

Please attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role. We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon as we have reviewed their application.

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

Advertised: 29 Apr 2025 Tasmania Standard Time
Applications close: