Project Manager
Summary
Project Manager at Gentrack in Melbourne who plans, resources, and leads implementation projects for the company's energy and water utility software, owning scope, quality, budget, and timelines while managing client relationships and reporting on budgets and progress. Requires proven project management experience and knowledge of Agile software development practices.
The Company
We are entering a new era, with utilities worldwide transforming to meet business and sustainability targets. For over 35 years Gentrack has been partnering with the world’s leading utilities, and more than 60 energy and water companies rely on us. Gentrack, with our partners Salesforce and AWS, are leading today’s transformation with g2.0, an end-to-end product-to-profit solution.
Our Values and Culture
Colleagues at Gentrack are one big team, working together to drive efficiency in two of the planet’s most precious resources, energy, and water. We are passionate people who want to drive change through technology and believe in making a difference. Our values drive decisions and how we interact and communicate with customers, partners, shareholders, and each other. Our core values are:
Ø Respect for the planet
Ø Respect for our customers and
Ø Respect for each other
Gentrackers are a group of smart thinkers and dedicated doers. We are a diverse team who love our work and the people we work with and who collaborate and inspire each other to deliver creative solutions that make our customers successful. We are a team that shares knowledge, asks questions, raises the bar, and are expert advisers. At Gentrack we care about doing honest business that is good for not just customers but families, communities, and ultimately the planet. Gentrackers continuously look for a better way and drive quality into everything they do.
As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing, designing and facilitating the implementation of solutions in an efficient and cost-effective manner. You will also be responsible for the overall objectives of project delivery attaining of scope, quality, budget and timeline.
In addition, you will;
· Support the Global Sustainability Task Force (GSTF) for your respective region. Enable your people to engage and partake in events.
· Encourage awareness of and behaviours aligned to our Sustainability Charter.
· Utilise our sustainability platform (Giki) by taking part in challenges and improving behaviours to be more sustainable. Driving competition and supporting your teams to engage.
The Specifics
Responsible for the overall accomplishment of assigned projects including:
In addition, you will;
· Support the Global Sustainability Task Force (GSTF) for your respective region. Enable your people to engage and partake in events.
· Encourage awareness of and behaviours aligned to our Sustainability Charter.
· Utilise our sustainability platform (Giki) by taking part in challenges and improving behaviours to be more sustainable. Driving competition and supporting your teams to engage.
The Specifics
Responsible for the overall accomplishment of assigned projects including:
- Planning and scheduling project activities
- Establishing and resourcing project roles and responsibilities
- Defining tasks required for the successful delivery to project milestones
- Monitoring and reporting on quality and progress
- Develops, implements and maintains sound project management and operational practices
- Evaluates and reviews project methodologies and offerings for continuous improvement.
- Leading the client and project team throughout the project lifecycle.
- Building and maintaining project team spirit and motivation.
- Setting standards and expectations of team member performance.
- Developing work methods to craft team function and cohesiveness.
- Responsible for championing, developing and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement amongst the Service Delivery Department.
- Reporting on budgets and forecasting figures including revenue margins, staff utilisation and project status.
- Supports the sales team in responding to bids/tenders
- Ensuring that improvements made in projects make it back to the pre-sale process to ensure we are efficiently leveraging of our learnings from ongoing projects
- Grows and develop long term, ethical, transparent, value based, and outcome focussed delivery partnerships with customers.
- Ensures that project delivery is customer focussed protecting the interests of both the customer and Gentrack.
- To abide to the Compliance Policies and Procedures of the Company.
- Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s Health & Safety in the workplace.
- Report all incidents and hazards in your work or in your work environment that may be putting your or anyone else’s Health & Safety at risk promptly.
- In addition to this you are required to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by your direct line leader.
What we're looking for (you don’t need to be a guru at all, we’re looking forward to coaching and collaborating with you):
- Proven experience in a similar role
- Good knowledge of best practice software development methodologies, including Agile practices
- Good knowledge and experience in relation to project management practices, tools and methodologies
- An optimistic outlook on life, common sense and a sense of humour are essential A passion for excellence and a commitment to be the best.
- High levels of energy, sound judgement and determination to achieve with a sense of urgency.
- High attention to detail.
- Relationship management and interpersonal skills.
- An open minded consultative approach.
- Ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback.
- Ability to creatively solve problems.
- Competitive salary
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Employee assistant programme
- Life assurance
- One-off wellness subsidy
- Enhanced parental leave
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Regular office social activities
- A wide variety of learning and development programmes and opportunities
Interested?
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please click on the “Apply” button to submit your application.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please click on the “Apply” button to submit your application.
To discover more about Gentrack and how we’re transforming energy and water utilities with innovative solutions, please visit our website and LinkedIn.
