GHA Senior Project Manager

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Senior Project Manager role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Gippsland Health Alliance Team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Gippsland Health Alliance is looking for Senior Project Manager to join our growing team on a full time (1.0EFT) ongoing basis.

The Senior Project Manager plays a critical leadership role in overseeing the planning, execution and successful delivery of complex projects across the Gippsland Health Alliance (GHA) network. Operating within the Project Management Office (PMO) lifecycle, the role ensures adherence to best-practice project management methodologies while providing strategic advice and oversight to project teams and stakeholders. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for mentoring project staff, managing stakeholder relationships across multi-site healthcare environment, and ensuring continuity of operations.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Senior Project Manager is to:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of complex GHA projects in line with the PMO lifecycle, ensuring scope, schedule, budget and quality objectives are achieved.
• Provide expert project management advice, guidance and mentorship to Project Managers, Junior Project Managers and Project Officers to support consistent, best-practice delivery.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including business cases, project plans, workflow assessments, RAID registers, status reports and statutory reporting.
• Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders including GHA member health services, vendors, community partners and governance groups to ensure agreed outcomes are delivered.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, issues and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies and leading timely resolution and escalation where required.
• Provide leadership across governance, resource coordination and vendor management.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• Formal project management qualifications (PRINCE2 or PMBOK) and 5-7 years’ experience in senior project management roles.
• Advanced capability in applying structured delivery frameworks, managing complex schedules, budgets and resources, and leading teams to meet defined milestones.
• Strong understanding of change management and business analysis concepts, with the ability to assess and design future-state workflows.
• Experience in delivering projects within the health sector or across multi-site networks, supported by strong Microsoft Office and digital tool capability (desirable).

Gippsland Health Alliance offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Owen Gwynne, Program Manager email on Owen.Gwynne@gha.net.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Gippsland Health Alliance (GHA) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

Gippsland Health Alliance is a consortium of all publicly funded health services in the Gippsland region. Our overarching objective is to provide timely information to health professionals and administrators whenever needed. At GHA, we are dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes across the Gippsland region. Our goals including providing exceptional service which positively impacts our community, driving value for money solutions and enhancing the quality and efficiency of patient care by establishing a system to promote collaborative and coordinated services.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 27 April 2026

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.