Project Manager
At Bupa, purpose meets possible. Join us and help shape a future where healthcare is more connected, more personal and more human.
We’re a global healthcare leader trusted by millions and committed to helping people to live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. Healthcare is changing, and so are we.
We’re investing in more clinics, better systems and smarter, more connected ways to help our customers. As we continue to expand our services and invest in innovation, you’ll help create a healthcare system that meets people where they are, responds to what they need and leaves them better than before.
Here, your work has purpose, your voice matters and your future is full of possibility.
Just imagine the impact you could make.
The purpose of this job is…..
As we navigate a major organisational transition, we’re strengthening our team to support our future direction. This role offers an opportunity to play an important part in shaping the next phase of our business.
In this 6 month Fixed Term contract Role -the Project Manager is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects. The role coordinates business, technical, operational and change resources to ensure project outcomes are planned, controlled and delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
The role requires an experienced delivery professional able to translate program objectives, contract obligations and stakeholder requirements into executable project plans; manage scope, schedule, budget, resources, dependencies, risks and quality; and provide clear reporting, recommendations and escalations while protecting service continuity, contractual readiness and stakeholder confidence
Responsibilities include:
- Accountable for the end-to-end delivery of assigned projects and initiatives
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans covering scope, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, resources, budgets, acceptance criteria and readiness activities.
- Coordinate cross-functional contributors across operations, workforce, technology, operating model, health services, commercial, change, communications and subcontractor workstreams.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary resources involved in projects, including business analysts, change analysts, communications resources, SMEs and functional contributors.
- Establish clear project accountabilities, delivery rhythms, working practices and escalation pathways aligned with the program control framework.
- Provide day-to-day direction, support and constructive challenge to project team members to
- Prepare clear, accurate and timely project reporting for your leader, sponsors and governance forums, highlighting progress, risks, decisions, dependencies and recovery actions.
- Use readiness measures and feedback loops to identify adoption risks, service continuity concerns and barriers to implementation, escalating material matters through program governance.
What you’ll need to make it possible
- Tertiary qualifications in business administration, project management, change management, health management, technology, operations or a related discipline are desirable.
- Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent is highly regarded. Change management and Agile delivery certifications are desirable.
- Ongoing professional development in project delivery, stakeholder management, governance, risk management and change delivery is expected.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects from initiation through implementation and closure, preferably in large, regulated or government service environments.
- Experience delivering projects that combine technical, operational, workforce and business change elements.
- Strong planning and control capability across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, dependencies, governance and benefits.
- Experience supporting time-critical mobilisation, transition, transformation or implementation initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and contractual obligations.
- Experience in Defence, health services, government contracting, outsourced service delivery, clinical operations or consortium environments is highly desirable.
Why you’ll love it?
We support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves.
Here at Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are committed to building diverse teams that are reflective of the communities we serve and fostering a fair and inclusive workplace free from discrimination, bullying and harassment. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants and are dedicated to removing barriers to participation.
We are dedicated to removing barriers to participation. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or if you’d like to discuss how this role can be flexible for you, please let us know so we can support your participation on an equitable basis.
If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s shape the future of healthcare, together.