Project Manager

We offer real work life balance and benefits that count. Depending on your role, you may have access to a 4 day compressed week or 9 day fortnight, generous leave provisions including Wellness Leave and up to 3 days of end of year shutdown leave, and discounts through Fitness Passport, Solstice Energy, MyState Bank, Launceston Aquatic Centre and the QVMAG Gift Shop, plus a free EAP, discounted health insurance through St Luke's Health and BUPA, and more.

Shape How Projects Get Delivered Across Launceston

The City of Launceston is establishing a Project Management Office that will help transform how projects are delivered across the organisation. As a Project Manager, you'll have the opportunity to do more than deliver projects. You'll help shape project management practices, influence organisational change, and contribute to strategic initiatives that deliver real value for the Launceston community.

Working alongside a skilled and supportive team, you'll lead complex projects from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation. Your portfolio could include externally facing projects of strategic importance or internal change initiatives that improve our services, systems and ways of working. This is an exciting opportunity for a project professional who enjoys both delivering outcomes and helping organisations grow and improve.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Leading the planning and delivery of allocated projects from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Developing and managing project plans, scope, schedules, budgets, risks and resources in line with organisational frameworks.
• Preparing accurate and timely project reporting for leaders and governance groups.
• Building productive relationships with stakeholders, and managing consultants, contractors and delivery partners.
• Applying change management approaches to support adoption of project outcomes and sustainable benefits.
• Contributing to project management frameworks, tools and capability uplift across Council.

About You

We are looking for someone who demonstrates, through behaviour, an alignment and an understanding of Our Values and has the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects from initiation to implementation.
• Strong project management, governance, risk, and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and engage a wide range of stakeholders and build productive working relationships.
• Experience applying change management approaches to support adoption and benefits realisation.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in project management or a related field (or equivalent experience). Formal certifications such as PRINCE2, PMBOK, Agile or Prosci, and experience in local government or the public sector, are desirable.

About the City of Launceston

The City of Launceston is Tasmania's largest council and an award-winning Employer of Choice. Launceston is deeply connected to our history and natural beauty, and will thrive as Northern Tasmania’s economic, cultural, and culinary heart. With a commitment to diverse housing, sustainability, economic growth and innovation, we’re building a city where people feel connected, businesses succeed, and the environment flourishes. Launceston is a place to live, work, play, visit and belong. Be part of a city shaping its future.

At the City of Launceston, diversity isn’t just something we celebrate — it’s key to our success. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, flexible and supportive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to something bigger — our community.

City of Launceston adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people.

How to Apply:

If you are interested, for further information and instructions on how to apply please visit the careers page of our website at Careers - City of Launceston and download the Employment Information Pack for this position.

For further information specific to this role, please contact Anna Feldman, Action Team Leader Project Management Office, on 03 6323 3708, or [email protected]

Your application should include a Cover Letter, your current Resume and a statement (maximum two pages) addressing the highlighted Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description section of the Employment Information Pack. You must address the Selection Criteria to be eligible for interview.

Applications closing, Monday, 27 July 2026