Introduction
This guide walks through the application task for the Principal Project Manager role with Department of Communities and Justice in Sydney City. The panel also wants evidence of influence where stakeholders held divergent views and you had limited direct authority.
Use a complex digital or technology-enabled project to show governance, scope, schedule, budget, vendors, dependencies and transition into operation.
View the official job ad and check the application form before submitting.
Principal Project Manager role snapshot
| Organisation | Department of Communities and Justice |
| Location | Sydney City |
| Employment | Full-Time |
| Salary or remuneration | 154231 – 178369 Annually |
| Job ID | 606926 |
| Closing date | 9 November 2026 |
Application requirements
- 3 page cover letter
- targeted question(s) – within cover letter
Essential role requirements
- criminal record check
- tertiary qualification
Targeted question 1
Describe a complex digital, technology-enabled or business transformation project that you led from planning through implementation and transition. What made it complex, how did you establish governance and control scope, schedule, budget, risk, vendors and interdependencies, and what measurable outcomes or benefits were achieved?
Use one focused example and make your decisions, actions and result easy to verify within the stated limit.
Targeted question 2
Provide an example of a sensitive or contested initiative where stakeholders held divergent views and you had limited direct authority. How did you communicate complex information, incorporate different perspectives, influence agreement and maintain commitment through delivery?
Use one focused example and make your decisions, actions and result easy to verify within the stated limit.
Candidate evidence
Use a complex digital or technology-enabled project to show governance, scope, schedule, budget, vendors, dependencies and transition into operation.
Choose recent examples that show your own actions, the constraints you managed and the result. Quantify the scale, risk, service outcome or improvement where that makes the evidence stronger.
Example application structure
| Opening | State the role and your strongest relevant fit. |
| Evidence | Use concise context, action and result examples for the main duties and capabilities. |
| Requirements | Confirm qualifications, licences, work rights, location and work-pattern conditions accurately. |
| Close | Reinforce the contribution you can make and complete every requested attachment or online response. |
Before you submit
Check filenames, page or word limits, referee details, qualification evidence and every field in the online form. Submit before the verified deadline and keep a copy of the final documents.
Return to the official vacancy for the final check.
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