About the Role
This role is responsible for delivering successful projects on behalf of Coal Mines Insurance (CMI) and the broader Coal Services transformation portfolio, meeting schedule, budget, and quality requirements. The position will deliver complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment to business goals and strategic priorities. The Project Manager operates with autonomy, managing multiple workstreams concurrently while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project plans, including milestones, resource requirements, budgets, schedules, and risk profiles.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to agreed quality standards.
- Adhere to the Coal Services project management framework and governance requirements.
- Prepare project reports, maintain project registers, and support PMO reporting cycles and governance forums.
- Build strong relationships and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders.
- Coordinate internal and external resources, manage multiple workstreams, and collaborate with stakeholders to successfully deliver project outcomes and business benefits.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies across the program, advising Project Sponsors and the Project Management Office of any potential issues or risks.
Requirements
- A track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time, within budget, and aligned to business objectives.
- Experience managing project risks, issues, and dependencies while maintaining delivery momentum.
- Experience supporting business change and driving successful project outcomes.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications.
- Experience managing multiple project managers, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong background in governance, financial management, and program reporting.
- Minimum 5–8 years' experience delivering complex, multi-workstream projects.
- Demonstrated experience working within complex, matrix or enterprise environments.
- Experience delivering transformation, process improvement, digital or system change projects.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors.
- Insurance industry experience is essential.
- Workers Compensation or broader financial services experience will be highly regarded.
- Strong project planning, financial management, and governance experience.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation.
- Strong commercial acumen, problem-solving, and decision-making capability.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams.
- Self-motivated, resilient, and committed to delivering tangible business outcomes.
- Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and references) prior to commencement of employment.
Skills
- Project Planning
- Financial Management
- Governance
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Communication
- Influencing
- Collaboration
- Commercial Acumen
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-Making
- Organisation
- Managing Competing Priorities
- Managing Multiple Workstreams
- Risk Management
- Issue Management
- Dependency Management
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full Time
- Fixed Term
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5-8 years
Education Level
- Relevant tertiary qualifications
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive remuneration based on experience
Benefits
- 5 weeks annual leave
- 15 days personal leave
- Additional company holidays at Easter and Christmas
- Professional Development days
- Reward and Recognition program
About the Company
- Coal Services is a Specialised Health and Safety Scheme that provides an integrated suite of services to help identify, assess, monitor, and control many risks inherent in the NSW coal mining industry.
- Our preventative and responsive services in the areas of workplace health and safety, workers compensation, emergency response and training help to deliver on our purpose, 'to protect'.
- Our purpose, vision and values are aligned to focus on the safety and health of our industry and its workers.
- To learn more about Coal Services, visit us at https://www.coalservices.com.au/
Equal Opportunity
- Permanent roles are open only to Australian and New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens. Visa holders with unlimited right to work in Australia will be considered for Fixed Term Contracts.
- We take our responsibility to protect the industry that we work in very seriously. Our People, Customers and Community safety and well-being are priorities for us.
