Technical Delivery Manager

Technical Delivery Manager

Local Peoples is seeking enthusiastic and talented Technical Delivery Manager in the ACT, QLD, SA, VIC to join our team as embedded members with our prestigious Government client.

The Technology Delivery Managers will work in product-focused teams to deliver end-to-end services and to support them in production.
As a Technical Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of technical projects and services including overseeing the technical execution, managing technical teams and ensuring the timely delivery of the project in alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Identify key business objectives and provide solution recommendations while performing business processes and management consulting analysis.
  
• Manage scope of projects from inception to closure.
  
• Define, develop and manage implementation schedules and project budgets.
  
• Coordinate resources, prepare project teams for kick-off and ensure effective completion of project milestones, control project scope and mitigate risks.
  
• Ensure project consultants are delivering to configuration, development, and methodology standards.
  
• Ensure delivery processes are efficient and cost effective.
  
• Provide technical direction and leadership.
  
• Ensure technical teams adhere to industry best practices, standards and methodologies.
  
• Lead and manage technical teams including developers, engineers and other technical professionals.
  
• Identify and manage risks related to the technical delivery.
  
• Provide technical expertise and support teams to solve complex technical challenges.
  

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 3 + years experience in the following areas
• Experience and knowledge in delivering Cyber Security and assurance projects, including managing project scope, schedule, budget constraints and providing support to clear issues blocking delivery.
  
• Significant knowledge and experience implementing the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Essential Eight and the applicable Information Security Manual controls to achieve Maturity Level One in a complex ICT Environment.
  
• And/or Significant knowledge and experience implementing the Microsoft 365 product suite or similar digital transformation projects in a complex ICT Environment.
  
• Experience working with and influencing internal and external stakeholders and partners to minimise the organisation change impact in order to successfully implement CyberSecurity mitigations.
  
• Proven track record in leading technical teams and managing cross-disciplinary technical programs, from project definition to product delivery/demonstration.
  
• Experience in the management of Microsoft Windows Desktop and Server Operating Systems environments.
  

Residency and Clearance

• Must have NV1 Clearance
• Australian Citizen
• This role is open to ACT, QLD, SA, VIC

Who are Local Peoples?

Local Peoples is a strategic research and design studio based in Melbourne and Canberra.
Our mission is to design healthy, resilient and resourceful communities.
We are proud to be a certified B-Corporation with a strong focus on our social, environmental and economic impact.

We work across brand and digital design, place and experience design, content and community engagement.
Our key partners include state and local government, social enterprises, universities and large commercial organisations.
All are experiencing complex challenges right now and we believe that design research, thinking and delivery can help to solve these challenges and make positive change for people and the planet.

We produce , a publication and community of 100K+, which focuses on design-led social innovation and impact.

Benefits of working with Local Peoples:

• We are experts in team design and augmentation - supporting with the right skills and experience at the right time.
  
• We are leaders in the human centred design space with diverse design skills across brand design, service design, User interface (UI) and User experience (UX) design, design research, communications and place design.
  
• We are a certified B-Corporation and prioritise the social, environmental and economic impact of our work.
  
• Our people always have the full support of the studio to call upon for design thinking, tools and tips, so you are not just getting access to one bright mind, but a collective of many with diverse and deep experiences.
  
• We are top tier talent who are experienced and incredibly passionate about supporting the impact of your agency and the public sector.
  

Local Peoples proudly supports the LGBTQ+ community, neurodiverse individuals, and First Nations people.
We are committed to creating inclusive spaces where everyone, regardless of their identity, feels valued and respected.
Together, we strive for equality and a positive future for all.

Local Peoples works, creates, and plays on the lands of the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, and Wathaurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, land which has never been ceded.
We thank them for caring for this land for over 40,000 years and recognize and pay our deepest respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.