Business Consultant – Project Manager Terra Firma is a highly respected Australian business and technology consulting firm with a 25 year history of successfully delivering client outcomes. We offer leading business and technology consulting services covering the entire lifecycle of a program. With an average tenure of 8 years across the business, it’s safe to say that our people love what they do and are here for the long haul, whether they are at the beginning of their career journey or a seasoned professional. Our people are masters of their craft but what sets us apart is our support and willingness to help each other to deliver high quality outcomes for our clients. We offer you exposure to diverse clients across various industries including all levels of Government, local Councils, Financial services, Education, Not for Profit, Telco’s, Technology and Utilities. Not only are you able to work across various industries, you will also learn and upskill from working on new projects and with new technologies. The diverse backgrounds and varying walks of life enable our company culture to grow stronger, and this is what makes it such a great place to work. Terra Firma is committed to ensuring all applicants are considered for positions in the organisation regardless of ethnicity, gender or physical disability. If you share our values and culture, you will find a home at Terra Firma. The Opportunity We are seeking a consultant-minded Project Manager to bring their local government or energy/ utilities expertise into our consulting practice with a customer first focus. If you have other industry experience (Ideally a cross section of industry experience) we also welcome your application. As a Terra Firma Business Consultant, you will benefit from working with a variety of our valued clients across a broad range of industry sectors. You will work on long and short-term projects where your project management and stakeholder engagement skills will be showcased. Reporting to the Consulting Capability Executive, you will be provided with ongoing leadership and support. A typical assignment with one of our clients may include: Developing and managing project and program business cases including gathering and defining high level requirements, plans, timelines, budgets Conducting project initiation/kick off/PI planning sessions Identifying, appointing and managing/reporting to project and program steering committees Managing stakeholder relationships across business, IT and vendors ensuring projects are moving forward Managing and reporting on project/product deliverables using client appropriate approach/methodology such as SAFe, SCRUM, Prince2, PMBoK or others as necessary Reporting and managing project and program risks, issues, mitigation and communications plans Developing detailed project, program plans including timelines, resourcing, budgets, forecasts, status reports etc Overseeing and ensuring project resources are delivering, and any issues are sorted and/or resolved Conduct project closure and handover to business/support Providing advice and recommendations to client stakeholders and senior management as required. The Ideal Candidate As a Project Manager with a variety of industry experience under your belt, ideally within local government or energy/ utilities . You will have a mix of project approaches and methodologies including Agile and Waterfall and relevant certifications such as SAFe, SCRUM, Prince2, PMBoK. You will be flexible to travel to client sites in the Melbourne. We look for candidates with a consulting mindset who can display the following skills: Communication Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Relationship Building Stakeholder Management Conflict Resolution Why Work for Us? Our success as a leading business consulting firm relies on the calibre of our people. When you work with us, we know you by your name and appreciate the unique skills, qualities, and experience that you bring. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we are proud to say that we only employ the best people. Here are some of the many benefits that we offer to our people: Work across varied client industries and diverse IT projects to complex transformation programs Join a highly experienced, collaborative consulting team Long-term career opportunities with mentoring, shared learning, and skill development Make a real impact on client outcomes and business success Ready to apply? If you’re a Project Manager who enjoys delivering real outcomes and working as part of a collaborative consulting team, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply through the links
