Program Scheduling and Dependencies Manager - Newcastle, Australia - NSW Government -TAFE NSW

NSW Government -TAFE NSW

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Newcastle, Australia

1 week ago

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Program Scheduling and Dependencies Manager

TAFE Manager Level 2

Join a progressive and driven team to make a real difference in the life of students, lifelong learners and the community
Work in a supportive and collaborative team
Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
1 x fulltime temporary position available until June 2024 with the flexibility to work from a TAFE NSW campus across the NSW

TAFE NSW is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of the NSW economy and workforce, offering world class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Grow your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value and proudly play a meaningful role in delivering quality training to the people of NSW.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Program Scheduling and Dependencies Manager is responsible for leading, overseeing and maintaining the master and sub projects scheduling across a significant, complex and high value program of systems-based projects, essential to supporting key core business operations and delivery.

The role analyses progress, dependencies and constraints across the full program and works collaboratively with program teams and stakeholders, to ensure issues affecting successful execution and achievement of outcomes are addressed.

This role is responsible for managing integrated schedule and enterprise demand dependencies.

In this temporary full-time position, you will enjoy a 38-hour working week and access to multiple benefits such as flexible work arrangements, free health checks, fitness passport, employee wellbeing and assistance programs.

ABOUT YOU

You are an experienced and professional program scheduler with the ability to manage a program wide schedule with enterprise interdependencies.

In this role, you will develop and implement optimised scheduling strategies, collaborating with Project Managers, Systems Group Delivery team, and other key stakeholders to gather project requirements, deadlines, and priorities, ensuring alignment with enterprise program management standards, organisational objectives and strategic plans.

Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
Prince 2 certification or other relevant qualification or equivalent experience.
Sound knowledge of project management disciplines and methodology
Significant experience providing master scheduling for large scale systems related transformation programs or similar.
Demonstrated strong, communication and influencing skills with ability to engage stakeholders in complex schedule planning and issues resolutions.
Demonstrated welldeveloped analytical and reporting skills to report on status and progress of projects across the program.

For further information regarding the role please review the Position Description and Information Package.

HOW TO APPLY

Attach an updated resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role
Please ensure all attachments are in PDF format where possible

Applications close:
Monday 4 September 2023 at 11:59PM

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child
- related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For most Temporary jobs, you need a visa that gives you permission to work in Australia.

An eligibility list may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently become vacant may be filled using this eligibility list.

Key Application Responses:

Targeted Question:

In this role you'll be responsible for coordinating updates to a Master Schedule which will require transparency and inputs from various project team members.

What tools and techniques would you use to ensure the schedule remains current and all staff are consciously updating their tasks on time, especially when they are likely to be time poor? (300 word limit)