Technical Project Manager

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

Join Optus’ Network Deployment team and help shape the future of connectivity.

We’re seeking a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to join our Project Support Services team, playing a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of over 2,700 RAN and Transmission sites as part of an annual capex program. This is a high-impact role that supports strategic growth, resilience, and operational efficiency across our network.

What You’Ll Be Doing:

Project & Financial Governance

• Manage Capex/Opex tracking, variation management, and vendor claims.
• Produce financial reports and dashboards for executive and governance forums.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls and Capex classification.

Change & Risk Management

• Lead change integration across technical and delivery teams.
• Maintain risk registers and apply the Access Risk Framework to safeguard outcomes.

Budget & Performance Optimisation

• Align unit costs with AOP targets and support ROIC strategies.
• Drive cost efficiencies and forecast accuracy across programs.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners including PPMO, DES, and Service Assurance.
• Facilitate steering committees and project meetings.

What You Bring

• 10+ years in mobile/telco engineering project delivery.
• PMI, Prince II, or PMBOK certification.
• Strong financial acumen and strategic planning capabilities.
• Deep understanding of project lifecycle and methodologies.
• Confident communicator across technical and business levels.

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications.
• PowerBI and Microsoft Suite proficiency.
• Technical knowledge of RAN, CORE, and Transmission infrastructure.

 What’s in it for you?

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity

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