Associate Project Manager
Coles Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Hawthorn East • Australia
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About the role
- Assist with end-to-end project deliverables, including those related to planning, scheduling, documentation, and progress reporting.
- Support quality assurance activities including readiness checks, testing coordination, standards enforcement, and risk identification.
- Work closely with technology practitioners, internal teams, vendors, and store operations to ensure smooth deployment and transition into operations.
- Track and escalate issues, maintain deployment documentation, and help ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards (e.g., PCI DSS).
- Support continuous improvement activities, post-implementation reviews, and governance requirements across the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Experience coordinating networking, POS, security systems, cloud services, or hardware rollouts across multiple stores/sites.
- Understanding of store IT environments, including internet connectivity, wireless networks, and peripheral devices.
- Familiarity with QA processes for IT infrastructure, including site readiness checks, testing, and documentation reviews.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS compliance, cybersecurity standards, and IT governance in retail environments.
- Experience working in project-based environments supporting multiple site rollouts.
- Coordination stakeholders, including vendors, field engineers, and store managers during technology deployments.
- Managing / delivering project documentation, checklists, and compliance tracking.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (IT, operations, security, vendors, and store staff).
- Coordinating service providers for equipment installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Experience identifying and mitigating deployment risks, such as site readiness, hardware failures, and network issues.
- Participation in post-implementation reviews to improve deployment processes.
- Certifications (strongly regarded , but not required): ITIL Foundation (for IT service management best practices) PMP, CAPM, or PRINCE2 (for project coordination skills) Network+ or CCNA (for understanding network deployments).
Benefits
- Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
- Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
- Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
- Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
- Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
- Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
- Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project coordinationquality assurancenetworkingPOS systemssecurity systemscloud servicesIT governancerisk identificationtesting coordinationdocumentation reviews
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingorganizational skillscontinuous improvementteamworkattention to detailadaptabilityleadership
Certifications
ITIL FoundationPMPCAPMPRINCE2Network+CCNA