Infrastructure Portfolio Management Officer
About the role
The Infrastructure Portfolio Management Officer – Capability will join the Portfolio Management Office and support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of project and portfolio management practices.
This is a hands-on project capability and improvement role focused on translating recognised project management principles into practical, fit-for-purpose frameworks, tools and ways of working.
Working closely with project managers, delivery teams and senior stakeholders, you will help improve organisational maturity, strengthen governance and embed consistent project delivery practices across the division.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement project and portfolio management frameworks, methodologies, templates and guidance materials
- Support the ongoing maturity uplift of infrastructure project delivery practices
- Review existing processes and identify improvements across governance, assurance and project management
- Analyse portfolio performance trends and develop evidence-based recommendations
- Coordinate and facilitate lessons learned activities across infrastructure projects and programs
- Develop and maintain knowledge repositories, standards and best-practice resources
- Design and deliver training materials, workshops, communities of practice and coaching resources
- Provide specialist advice to project managers and delivery teams
- Support improved planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement and benefits realisation
- Facilitate workshops and help stakeholders adopt new frameworks and ways of working
- Contribute to portfolio health checks, maturity assessments and assurance reviews
- Monitor alignment with project management standards, governance requirements and organisational policies
- Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary infrastructure and corporate teams
What’s in it for you?
- Contribute to the transformation of a major infrastructure delivery environment
- Work across a portfolio managing approximately $2 billion in annual investment
- Influence project governance, assurance and delivery practices at a divisional level
- Develop practical solutions that will be adopted across multiple project teams
- Work closely with senior stakeholders and experienced infrastructure professionals
- Make a measurable contribution to organisational maturity and portfolio performance
Requirements
- Significant project or portfolio management experience within infrastructure, capital works or another asset-intensive environment
- Proven experience supporting a capability uplift, improvement, transformation or project enablement function
- Strong knowledge of project and portfolio methodologies such as PMBOK, PRINCE2, MSP or P3M3
- Experience developing and implementing project delivery frameworks, methodologies and governance practices
- Demonstrated ability to design and deliver workshops, training, coaching or capability development initiatives
- Experience leading change and embedding new ways of working
- Strong analytical, facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to translate project management best practice into practical solutions for delivery teams
- Experience working with senior stakeholders in a complex organisation
Highly regarded
- Experience within government, transport, utilities, health or a similarly complex delivery environment
- Qualifications in project management, business, engineering or a related discipline
- Certifications such as PRINCE2, MSP, P3O or Lean Six Sigma
- Experience using Power BI, SharePoint, Microsoft Project or Excel for portfolio management and reporting
How to apply
If you have a strong infrastructure project delivery background and experience improving project management capability, governance and ways of working, please apply with an updated CV.
Due to the anticipated volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.