Principal Project Manager

The role:

The Principal Project Manager will assist the Project Director in overseeing the detailed planning, design and delivery of digital scope for the New Toowoomba Hospital. A key part of the role will involve initiating, influencing and maintaining productive professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, focussing on the management of expectations and effective communication. Additionally, the role may lead a small multi-disciplinary team, ensuring utilisation to the best of their potential and mentoring them to develop and build upon skills and improve overall delivery.

Other key responsibilities include:

Lead multiple concurrent digital delivery streams within a major hospital build ensuring alignment with construction sequencing, and operational readiness to ensure quality project outcomes are delivered.

Provide advice and strategic input to project deliverables, to ensure they meet quality standards and comply with Queensland Health strategies and architecture.

Guide, lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team.

Managing project resources, expenses and capital costs against forecasts.

Are you right for this role?

To be successful in this role, you will have extensive experience in the leadership, design and delivery of large scale, complex/ high risk projects. You will possess a high level of expertise and knowledge of appropriate project management methodologies, preferably PRINCE2, and the ability to provide expert advice on the use of appropriate project management techniques, methodologies and tools.

Demonstrated experience in the implementation, integration and migration of ICT infrastructure and telecommunications services (e.g. WAN, LAN, Data Centre, Unified Communications etc.), in association with building construction, will be highly regarded. Proven experience in the configuration, testing and deployment of applications and system integration in health care facilities is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will possess a high level of negotiation and consultation skills as well as effective written and oral communication skills. This will enhance your proven stakeholder management skills to support effective business change, including the ability to initiate, influence and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders. Additionally, you will have proven analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills as well as experience in leading, managing and mentoring an effective multi-disciplinary team.

About the Digital Capital Program - eHealth Queensland:

Queensland Health is currently undertaking one of the largest health infrastructure programs ever seen in Australia. The largest of these, the Hospital Rescue Plan (HRP) is a visionary program designed to bring service and capabilities to more Queenslanders than ever before. The Hospital Rescue Plan will deliver 3 new hospitals, a new Queensland Cancer Centre, and the expansion of 11 existing hospitals resulting in 2,600 additional beds across Queensland.

This program represents an opportunity for you to make your mark on the future of healthcare and help to shape the future of health centres across Queensland, for Queenslanders for generations to come.

Do you want to be a part of a dynamic, fast paced and agile project team? Do you want to make a real difference in laying the foundations; and building clinical care capability that will provide digital healthcare solutions in the home and at the bedside now and in the future? To apply for this exciting opportunity, submit your resume and a one-page cover letter online today.

Benefits of working with eHealth Queensland:

By joining eHealth Queensland, you will work within a fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment where every employee plays a critical role in our ongoing success.

You will enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading

Flexible working arrangements

Diverse work culture

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