Company:

Mercer

Description:

We have an exciting opportunity available for an experienced Senior Business Project Manager with a well-established and proven competence in Superannuation project delivery to join our Mercer Super team at Mercer. This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Senior Project Manager

Reporting to the Mercer Super Portfolio Leader, you will apply your strong project and stakeholder management skills to effectively control and manage the changes, issues, and risks associated with projects, and coordinate both technical and project resources to ensure quality delivery in accordance with project management best practice.

We will count on you to:

Develop processes for establishing and monitoring project plans, including the setting of milestones and deadlines, in consultation with business users.
Develop project budgets and manage all project funds according to established accounting policies and procedures.
Allocate duties and responsibilities of the project team, closely monitoring and driving the progression of the project teams for on-time and on-budget implementation.
Lead decision-making processes required to move projects along to completion and makes steady and agreed upon progress on assigned programs/projects.
Lead cross-business unit projects and program work streams and works closely with the business leader and applies appropriate project management methodology.
Present feedback and trend analyses to senior management, as well as early warning indicators regarding exposure possibilities.

What you need to have:

Demonstrated project management experience within the superannuation sector.
Proven stakeholder engagement and management skills.
A successful track record in delivering projects to scope, time and budget.
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite, particularly MS Project.
Formal project management qualifications such as Prince2 or PMBOK preferred, but not essential.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Please apply using the link below, applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencement of employment.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.