Project Manager | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 06 July 2026

Classification: Senior Information Technology Officer Grade C

Salary: $127,597 - $136,873 plus superannuation

Position No: 44639

Directorate: Digital Canberra

Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 June 2026

Contact Officer: Sarah Carpenter on Sarah.Carpenter@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 6266

Details: Join Digital Canberra and build a career that makes a real difference in the community. Whether you're shaping strategic technology investments to create a truly connected Canberra, or working hands-on with technology to support our hospitals, schools, and government services - your work will have a direct and positive impact. At Digital Canberra, your contribution matters. Be part of something meaningful.

At Digital Canberra, you’ll work with passionate technologists, policy experts, and designers to build and sustain services that matter. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity, and we’re committed to helping you grow. Digital Canberra is seeking motivated and experienced project managers who can make a contribution to the digital transformational changes underway in our health system. As a Division we are committed to delivering quality solutions for our clinical colleagues in the wider ACT Health Directorate and Canberra Health Services.

Under the broad direction of the Senior Director Delivery, the Project Manager is responsible for the provision of project management advice and the delivery of successful projects in line with the Digital Health Delivery Frameworks and processes.

To be successful, the Project Manager must have experience:

leading and motivating a project team;

effectively communicating with diverse stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction;

cost estimating and developing detailed budgets;

accurate resource planning to develop detailed schedules and timelines;

analysing and managing project risks and issues and

monitoring reporting project progress.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply

Eligibility/Other requirements: This role requires an Australian Government Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) Security Clearance, which will be sponsored by the Digital Health Group. In order to be eligible for NV1 Security Clearance, you must be an Australian citizen. If you are not successful in obtaining a security clearance, your employment will be terminated or not commenced.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for 12 months, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: Please submit a written application of no more than three pages, responding to the required Selection Criteria in the Position Description, a current curriculum vitae, and contact details of at least two referees.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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This is a temporary position available for 12 months, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.