Principal Project Manager - SSL Reporting Project

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to June 2027)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 4
Remuneration: $147,653- $175,917 plus Superannuation
Location: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards NSW
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ650899
Closing Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026 (11:59PM)

Join our Workplace Relations Branch at Ministry of Health for an exciting temporary employment opportunity and be part of the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.  

The Ministry of Health is dedicated to delivering high-quality services and improving the health outcomes of the people in New South Wales. We value collaboration, innovation, and excellence, as we strive to create an environment where employees can thrive and make a real difference.

Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are more than just words – they're the guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work.

About the role
With your skills and experience, you can contribute to the millions of ways we’re enhancing health and wellness while developing your career as part of the largest health organisation in Australia.

You'll be joining the largest public health system in Australia and contribute to a world-class health system in NSW.

As the Principal Project Manager – SSL Reporting Project you will work in dynamic environment with a highly experienced team, including the Principal Nursing Workload and Staffing Advisor and Associate Director Strategic Projects and Analytics. You will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of the statewide reporting solution for Safe Staffing Levels (SSL). You will be required to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure the project is realistically designed, planned, developed, implemented and evaluated, managing the risk, quality and progress to ensure delivery is on time, on budget, to required quality and organisational standards, and within agreed scope.

Health Manager Level 4, starting salary from $147,653- $175,917 plus Super, with a 38-hour work week.

What you’ll be doing

• Prepare and seek approval of project baseline documents, in conjunction with the Business Owner, project team, and key stakeholders. Documents include but are not limited to: Concept Brief, Project Initiation Document, Business Case, Benefits Review Plan, Project Procedures, Schedule and Work Packages.
• Prepare, maintain and communicate relevant project documentation, including Project Status Reports, Steering Committee Reports, Issues and Risk registers, Post Implementation Reports, Lessons Learnt report, Closure Report and other documents agreed upon with the project governing body and/or PPMO Director.
• Manage the production of the required project outputs and outcomes, taking responsibility for overall progress, use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
• Develop and seek acceptance of work packages, ensuring responsibility for the project team completing the work packages and securing acceptance and approval of deliverables from the business owner, clinical lead and delivery stakeholders.
• Control and monitor the 'triple constraints' - project scope, time and cost (and quality) in managing competing project requirements and actively resolving and removing roadblocks, making sure the project is delivered within budget, schedule and scope tolerances.
• Develop and seek approval of Change Requests to re-baseline variances in any of the 'triple constraint' dimensions.
• Establish, collect and manage the project metrics data (such as baseline, actual values for costs, schedule, work in progress, and work completed) & report on project progress and other project specific information to stakeholders. 
• Proactively identify and manage competing project resourcing priorities, escalating with relevant stakeholders to deconflict.

About you
We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent knowledge and/or experience and training.
• Extensive experience in managing medium to large and/or complex projects in a large and complex service industry.  This includes demonstrated experience with ensuring projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope.
• Demonstrated experience managing and overseeing major aspects of projects management and implementation, including developing and monitoring project plans, coordinating resources, reporting, issue and risk management and managing budgets.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and interpret complex information from numerous sources, prepare and present analysis and reports, deal with challenges creatively and achieve business focused solutions. Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Project and Visio or equivalent.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills with demonstrated experience engaging, collaborating, and influencing key stakeholders and customers to influence and achieve optimal business outcomes.
• Previous experience working in a health-related environment or demonstrated familiarity with health-related operations and processes is desirable.

How to apply
At The Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and cover letter (1-2 pages) AND demonstrate your ability by responding to the following target question below.
 

1. Describe a complex eHealth or digital health project you have managed within a healthcare setting. In your response, outline the project scope, key stakeholders (e.g. clinicians, ICT, vendors, executives), your approach to governance and risk management, and how you ensured the solution was delivered safely, on time, and aligned with clinical and organisational needs. (max 400 words).

Closing Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026 (11:59PM)

Need more information?

Click here for the Position Description

For role related queries or questions contact Terence Johnson on Terence.Johnson@health.nsw.gov.au or 0410480150 and quote REQ650899

If you do require any adjustments to the recruitment process during the recruitment process, please contact Frankie De Luca on frankie.deluca@health.nsw.gov.au (Recruiter)

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At the Ministry of Health, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia.

Additional information

• This is a temporary role and there may be opportunities for ongoing employment at grade.
• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.  
• Please note the selection process will include a range of merit-based techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For more information about working at the NSW Health, please visit our career portal.

Applications Close: Wednesday 29 April 2026 (11:59PM)