Employment Type Permanent

Closing Date 30 May 2024 11:59pm

Job Title Senior Technical Project Specialist

Job Summary Focus of the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Project Specialist to join the team that leads our most critical initaitives across the Network Infrastructure Engineering organisation.

As one of our most senior delivery agents, you will thrive in bringing clarity and structure to solving our biggest technical challenges, exhibiting infinite patience as you galvanise your delivery teams towards delivering on the expected business outcomes.

You understand that initiative success is not just defined by the business outcomes delivered, but also the ongoing uplift of the team members throughout the journey. The technical teams that work with you will be better equipped with tackling future problems as a result of the legacy of shared success that you build with them through your engagement on the initiative.

Our chapter type supports all of the Network Infrastructure Engineering organisation and therefore we work across a broad and diverse range of teams, technologies and platforms and therefore you will always have the opportunity to be working on the most complex and leading edge programs of work we have to offer.

Generic Role Purpose

As a Senior Technical Project Specialist, you play a critical role in championing the development and implementation of complex technical integration projects and programs, ensuring they are delivered on time, on quality, within budget and scope.

Generic Responsibilities

You thrive on using your inspirational leadership skills to motivate others and your excellent project and stakeholder management and analysis skills and deep technical knowledge to help drive project success.
You are leader in the Technical Delivery Chapter. You set the benchmark in demonstrating Telstra behaviours and deep expertise in delivery that is recognised by your peers across Telstra. You are a leader in translating technology and business strategy into delivery. You provide mentoring and guidance to support the growth of your peers and support the uplift of their skills.

By providing strategic guidance on Telstra\'s projects, leading stakeholder engagement and formulating and managing projects through to operational hand-over, you help support and realise the strategic direction of Telstra.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Technical Project Specialist, you leverage your deep technical knowledge of and expertise in project management, including proven stakeholder management skills, and apply agile practices to deliver the following responsibilities:

• Significantly contributes to setting strategic priorities and objectives within

their domain, by leading the development and implementation of Telstra\xe2\x80\x99s
technical projects, applying analytical thinking and diverse sources of
information to evaluate complex situations to anticipate and resolve issues.

• Empowers and supports others to execute on priorities and achieve

outstanding results by setting realistic deadlines, consistently
communicating expectations, and developing clear, straightforward plans
that motivate the team to reach their full potential.

• Authentically engages with a complex, diverse, and multi-stakeholder

landscape to help develop, maintain, distribute (as appropriate), project
management deliverables for the successful launch of new products and
services, including: implementation plan, communication plan, project
schedule, project budget and variances, issues and action items log, risks
assessment and contingencies.

• Leads innovation, continuous improvement and competitive advantage

across project teams, based on deep knowledge of best practices, industry
standards and applying a disciplined approach with analytical thinking to
identify improvement initiatives and to anticipate and resolve issues to
minimise business impacts and influence desired project outcomes.

• Directly shapes project and team outcomes by leading the planning and

development of processes and procedures, leveraging strong inter-personal
skills to clarify and communicate the project objectives and mission and
show how projects align with and enhance Telstra\xe2\x80\x99s overall success.

• Applies deep expertise in project management (including Agile and

Waterfall methodologies) and technical knowledge of ICT infrastructure,
networks and Telstra products to plan, monitor and control delivery for high
quality outcomes for projects, to meet project objectives and contractual
requirements.

Key Skills

• Analytical Mindset with 10-15 years of experience
• Should have a background in telecommunications or network engineering.
• Should possess knowledge of how telecom/network projects operate,

along with a fair understanding of telecommunications and network
engineering concepts.

• Analytical Mindset
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Commercial Acumen
• Communicating with Influence
• Confluence
• Consulting
• Customer Engagement
• Data Analysis
• Decision Making
• Improving Processes
• Influencing Change
• Leadership
• Planning
• Problem Solving
• Project Implementation
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Teamwork
• Telstra Delivery Policies
• Telstra Delivery Standards
• Telstra Financial Management for Project / Capital Management

About Us:
At Telstra, we have a clear purpose: to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We believe it\xe2\x80\x99s our people who give purpose to our technology. So, we are committed to staying close to our customers and providing them the best experience and delivering the best technology.
This is where YOU come in. Based in our Innovation and Capability Centre at the Embassy Tech Village, you\xe2\x80\x99ll play your part in helping our customers connect: faster, better and smarter.
Here, you can join a community of people who are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. We don\xe2\x80\x99t want you to join just to \xe2\x80\x9cfit in\xe2\x80\x9d, we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for individuals and differences that can help us stand out. Here with us, you can thrive, your way.

Why Telstra?
Telstra is a well-known Australian company that has been around for over 100 years. We are the leading telecommunications and technology company in Australia and have been operating internationally for over 70 years. We have a strong presence in over 20 countries. In India, we have offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi, as well as an Innovation and Capability Centre in Bangalore. We are focused on using innovation, automation, and technology to solve major technological challenges in areas such as IoT, 5G, AI, and machine learning. Joining Telstra gives you the chance to make a difference in the lives of millions of people and have a rewarding career with flexibility.

Focus of the Role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Project Specialist to join the team that leads our most critical initiatives across the Network Infrastructure Engineering organisation.
As one of our most senior delivery agents, you will thrive in bringing clarity and structure to solving our biggest technical challenges, exhibiting infinite patience as you galvanise your delivery teams towards delivering on the expected business outcomes.
You understand that initiative success is not just defined by the business outcomes delivered, but also the ongoing uplift of the team members throughout the journey. The technical teams that work with you will be better equipped with tackling future problems as a result of the legacy of shared success that you build with them through your engagement on the initiative.
Our chapter type supports all of the Network Infrastructure Engineering organisation and therefore we work across a broad and diverse range of teams, technologies and platforms and therefore you will always have the opportunity to be working on the most complex and leading edge programs of work we have to offer.

About the role:
As a Senior Technical Project Specialist, you play a critical role in championing the development and implementation of complex technical integration projects and programs, ensuring they are delivered on time, on quality, within budget and scope.
You thrive on using your inspirational leadership skills to motivate others and your excellent project and stakeholder management and analysis skills and deep technical knowledge to help drive project success.
You are leader in the Technical Delivery Chapter. You set the benchmark in demonstrating Telstra behaviours and deep expertise in delivery that is recognised by your peers across Telstra. You are a leader in translating technology and business strategy into delivery. You provide mentoring and guidance to support the growth of your peers and support the uplift of their skills.

You must be Bangalore based, or willing to relocate.

About you:
By providing strategic guidance on Telstra\'s projects, leading stakeholder engagement and formulating and managing projects through to operational hand-over, you help support and realise the strategic direction of Telstra.

Responsibilities:
As a Senior Technical Project Specialist, you leverage your deep technical knowledge of and expertise in project management, including proven stakeholder management skills, and apply agile practices to deliver the following responsibilities:

• 
  Significantly contributes to setting strategic priorities and objectives within their domain, by leading the development and implementation of Telstra\xe2\x80\x99s technical projects, applying analytical thinking and diverse sources of information to evaluate complex situations to anticipate and resolve issues.
• 
  Empowers and supports others to execute on priorities and achieve outstanding results by setting realistic deadlines, consistently communicating expectations, and developing clear, straightforward plans that motivate the team to reach their full potential.
• 
  Authentically engages with a complex, diverse, and multi-stakeholder landscape to help develop, maintain, distribute (as appropriate), project management deliverables for the successful launch of new products and services, including: implementation plan, communication plan, project schedule, project budget and variances, issues and action items log, risks assessment and contingencies.
• 
  Leads innovation, continuous improvement and competitive advantage across project teams, based on deep knowledge of best practices, industry standards and applying a disciplined approach with analytical thinking to identify improvement initiatives and to anticipate and resolve issues to minimise business impacts and influence desired project outcomes.
• 
  Directly shapes project and team outcomes by leading the planning and development of processes and procedures, leveraging strong inter-personal skills to clarify and communicate the project objectives and mission and show how projects align with and enhance Telstra\xe2\x80\x99s overall success.
• 
  Applies deep expertise in project management (including Agile and Waterfall methodologies) and technical knowledge of ICT infrastructure, networks and Telstra products to plan, monitor and control delivery for high quality outcomes for projects, to meet project objectives and contractual requirements.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Must have

• 
  Analytical Mindset with 10-15 years of experience
• 
  Should have a background in telecommunications or network engineering.
• 
  Should possess knowledge of how telecom/network projects operate, along with a fair understanding of telecommunications and network engineering concepts.
• 
  Attention to detail
• 
  Collaboration
• 
  Commercial Acumen
• 
  Communicating with Influence
• 
  Confluence
• 
  Consulting
• 
  Customer Engagement
• 
  Data Analysis
• 
  Decision Making
• 
  Improving Processes
• 
  Influencing Change
• 
  Leadership
• 
  Planning
• 
  Problem Solving
• 
  Project Implementation
• 
  Project Management
• 
  Stakeholder Management
• 
  Strategic Thinking
• 
  Teamwork
• 
  Telstra Delivery Policies
• 
  Telstra Delivery Standards
• 
  Telstra Financial Management for Project / Capital Management

What can we offer you?
At Telstra, you can thrive, your way. We foster new ideas, we embrace different ways of working and thinking, and we believe an inclusive and diverse team will lead us to innovate for the future.
We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. To enable everyone to participate, we\xe2\x80\x99ve developed an \xe2\x80\x98All Roles Flex\xe2\x80\x99 policy to consider flexible ways of working for every role. To learn more, visit our Telstra Careers Website:
http://tel.st/allrolesflex