Project Delivery Lead – Federal Court of Australia
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769870
- Agency: Federal Court of Australia
- Job Title: Project Delivery Lead
- Position Number: 0355-05-26
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT,
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $140,675 – $159,607
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Flexibility will be provided regarding balance between)
About Federal Court of Australia
The Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Federal Court, together with officers and staff identified under the Federal
Court of Australia Act 1976, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 and the Native Title Act 1993, constitute a
single Statutory Agency for the purposes of the Public Service Act 1999. Employees are engaged to work in support of the
following courts or tribunal: • Federal Court of Australia, • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and • National Native Title
Tribunal. Employees are covered by the Federal Court of Australia Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027. The Federal Court and the
Federal Circuit and Family Court each maintain a distinct statutory identity, with separate functions and judicial independence.
Duties
- Position Duties
- Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and mentor a team of project managers and project coordinators
- Promote a high-performance culture focussed on delivery excellence, collaboration, and
- continuous improvement.
- Project Delivery Oversight
- Oversee the management of list of identified projects
- Facilitate the process of reviewing new projects, and contributing to the prioritisation of
- projects with the IT Leadership team
- Monitor project delivery performance, provide dashboards or other tools to ensure IT
- Leadership and Court & Tribunal stakeholders remain informed
- Manage team resources, assist in identifying of resourcing constraints and facilitating
- agreement with relevant managers on agreeing on allocation
- Project Delivery (Management)
- Manage key IT projects from initiation to completion. Ensuring all phases and aspects are
- effectively managed.
- Lead and support the development and continual improvement of project management
- practices and tool
- Governance & Compliance
- Ensure all projects adhere to IT governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
- Champion standardisation of project management practices across the IT division, whilst
- allowing for flexibility to meet specific project requirements
- Identify and report on project risks, liaising with stakeholders to ensure all risks and issues
- are identified, recorded, and managed.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders including senior leadership across the
- courts and tribunal
- Manage escalations and ensure timely resolution of issues
- Engage with vendors\partners, ensuring effective collaboration to deliver on projects
- Facilitate effective communication and decision making across project teams, and
- governance groups
Eligibility / Notes
- Selection criteria
- Proven ability to effectively lead and manage a team of Project Managers & Project
- Coordinators.
- Extensive experience in managing complex IT projects in a large enterprise environment.
- Deep understanding of the implementation and use of IT project delivery methodologies
- (such as Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and contemporary Project Management tools.
- 4.
- 5.
- Strong communication (oral and written) and liaison skills, including the ability to
- communicate with people at all levels in a dispersed setting (e.g., working remotely with
- business and technical teams).
- Demonstrated ability to work both under broad direction and independently to achieve
- agreed goals and quality outcomes of IT project delivery.
- Other Requirements (Desirable)
- Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or Agile (Scrum Master, SAFe).
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in IT, Project Management, or Business.
- Understanding of court operations, either Commonwealth or State
How to Apply
Position Contact Sinead Reilly, (02) 8099 8555
Agency Recruitment Site https://fcajobs.nga.net.au/?jati=BD258754-48C4-D958-7B03-ED0AAF9CE4AF
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