Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Occupation not specified
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 7989
About Us
The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.
We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians. Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria’s transport, planning and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.
About the Group
Transport Services delivers safe, reliable and accessible transport infrastructure and services to keep Victoria moving, connecting people to what matters most in their lives.
About the Role
The Senior Project Manager – Registration & Licensing (R&L) leads the end-to-end delivery of digital and technology transformation projects across the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) and the VicRoads Joint Venture. Managing multiple concurrent projects, the role bridges policy, operations, and technology teams to translate strategic and regulatory intent into executable, high-impact solutions.
The position provides strong leadership across all project phases — from discovery and requirements definition through to implementation and benefits realisation — ensuring alignment with DTP’s strategy, governance standards, and service outcomes. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and delivery partners, the Senior Project Manager ensures operational needs, technical design, and policy changes are fully integrated to achieve project objectives.
The role drives collaboration across teams and stakeholders, fostering alignment, accountability, and confidence in delivering initiatives that support the department’s strategic road safety outcomes.
Position accountabilities
· Provide leadership to enable the successful delivery of registration and licencing related projects to agreed scope, time, quality and budget whilst ensuring project outcomes achieved align with the DTP Strategy.
· High quality project governance and operating in compliance with a whole of project life cycle process with appropriate stage gates and peer reviews that deliver the highest quality R&L projects.
· Management of a high performing project management teams.
· Highly satisfied clients and stakeholders who trust the Manager - R&L Projects for accurate, high-quality advice relating to the project's delivery and innovative solutions to complex issues as they arise.
· Effective collaboration management of multiple stakeholders, and stakeholder cooperation and involvement at senior level to ensure high quality project delivery.
· Successful representation of DTP and the Division in a range of internal and external forums.
· Provide timely advice to third party external works applications, ministerial enquiries and e-briefings.
To provide greater insight into the role the position description can be found here.
Qualifications and role specific requirements
Desirable
· A relevant tertiary degree would be well regarded.
· Experience in project and program delivery.
Pre-employment checks and employment conditions
All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.
Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.
Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.
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Applications close at 11.59pm on 30th October 2025