Principal Project Officer

Take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity within Queensland Health!

What you'll do

As the Principal Project Officer, you will lead the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of patient safety tools, education resources, and digital solutions that support improved healthcare outcomes across Queensland Health. Working within established project and change management frameworks, you will oversee project planning, monitoring, reporting, risk management, and benefits realisation to ensure successful delivery of key initiatives. You will build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, provide expert advice and strategic guidance to senior leaders, and prepare high-quality briefings, reports, and project documentation. You will also identify emerging trends and opportunities for innovation, driving continuous improvement and ensuring projects remain aligned with organisational priorities, while upholding Queensland Health's values, safety standards, and commitment to excellence in service delivery.

About you

We are searching for someone who has:

• Proven experience in the management of large-scale complex projects through all phases of the project life cycle in a clinical environment applying project management and change management methodologies.
• Experience in stakeholder relationship management to support effective business change, including the ability to initiate relationships and influence key stakeholders.
• Proven effective written communication skills including the ability to prepare timely, accurate, responsive and well organised briefings and reports.
• Demonstrated high level analytical, planning and evaluation skills including the ability to effectively integrate related activities to achieve project deliverables and outcomes.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

• 12.75% superannuation
• 17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

• Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
• Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

• Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!
• Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.
• Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion 

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions. 

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.