Our client is seeking a Project Manager to join them on a 12 month contract located in the Brisbane CBD. The Project Manager will be required to implement a powerful and robust cost and contracts management solution to assist in the delivery of an internal programme.

Key Points:

• Demonstrates an understanding of the procurement and contract administration process, i.e. contract establishment, contract variations, payment certificates, etc;
• Does not have to have worked on an infrastructure project - however any project delivery sector would be good, i.e. resources, oil and gas, mining, etc;

This Solution will:

• Become the core project control solution for the Programme;
• Be configured to the specific governance, management and reporting arrangements of the Programme;
• Integrate with the corporate Enterprise Resource Planning tool (ERP) (Technology One Ci Financials) and existing project controls tools (Oracle Primavera P6 and Expert Estimation Genesis); and
• Include Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence reporting functionality.

Responsibilities:

• Collect and define the business requirements;
• Stakeholder interviews and ongoing liaison with affected business areas;
• Definition of the system architecture;
• Development and ownership of Request for Proposals (RFP) for select software vendors;
• Administration of tenders, co-ordination of the evaluation teams and finalisation of recommendations in the form of a report;
• Formation and management of the project team and control of the authorised budget;
• Management of contracts issued under the project;
• Drafting of internal procedures for the use of the selected tools;
• Development of robust business continuity, change management ,testing, and cut-over plans; and
• Validation of successful project completion and close-out.

Selection Criteria:

The ideal candidate would have major project experience and previously successfully deployed and integrated a project cost management tool (such as PRISM) with a corporate ERP.

Essential Requirements:

• Relevant qualifications in Information Technology, Project Management or a related discipline;
• Demonstrable and proven experience in the management and delivery of similar IT projects;
• Demonstrable and proven experience in system architecture;
• Strong stakeholder management and change management skills;
• A strong understanding of project governance, controls systems and terminology; and
• Experience with data warehouse solutions and SQL databases.

For more information please email Renee Clayton (renee.clayton@uandu.com) or call Riley Osborne at u&u on 07 3232 9146, quoting reference number 18449. Alternatively, to submit an application, please click below.

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