Address- Join our PMO team within our Infrastructure and Assets division
- Make a significant impact on the organisations Project Management capabilities
- Strong focus on Councils capital works program
Hume City Council is one of Australia's fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.
The Coordinator, Project Management Services will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organisations Project Management capabilities and contribute to its overall success. You will be responsible for the development, monitoring, and reporting of Council's capital works program, leading a team tasked with the development and implementation of our Project Management Framework.
What you'll be doing:
- Driving the implementation and continuous improvement of the Project Management Framework, providing specialist Project Management support to the broader project community.
- Managing the development, monitoring, refinement, and reporting of Councils capital works program.
- Leading a team tasked with the roll out and ongoing provision of project and program management services to the Project Management Offices internal customers.
- Improving Council's confidence and annual performance of its Capital Delivery Program.
- Transitioning the Project Management Frameworks tools, processes, and capability programs to support the realisation of an enterprise-wide Project Management Office.
- Leading the continuous improvement and application of Council's Project Management Framework, Project Management standards, methodologies, tools, procedures, governance, and know-how to enhance decision making, consistency and efficiency in portfolio delivery and project execution.
- Leading the adaptation and application of the Project Management Framework to a whole of enterprise approach, working collaboratively with internal stakeholders to incorporate enterprise approaches to benefits management, stakeholder, and community engagement.
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, facilitating the assessment of the PMOs performance to identify areas for improvement.
- Overseeing Council's capital and project portfolio, ensuring alignment with Councils strategic priorities, community needs and resources.
- Monitoring the delivery and performance of portfolio and project delivery, assessing initiative status, risks, issues, and dependencies.
- In consultation with internal stakeholders, develop and monitor Council's 10 year and annual Capital program, supporting the development, and monitoring of broader organisational and financial plans.
- Evaluating and prioritising project requests based on strategic fit, benefits, feasibility and return on investment for consideration by respective decision authorities.
The skills and experience you'll bring to the role:
- Extensive knowledge of project and program management methodologies, change management practices, and process optimisation techniques.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and/or refining Project Management frameworks and enabling policies, tools and capability building programs together with their application to a project, program of works, or broader organisational context.
- Demonstrated experience in managing the delivery of infrastructure projects, and/or complex projects and programs.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate, develop and coach teams to achieve positive outcomes.
- Sound knowledge of operational and financial analysis methods and techniques.
- Expertise and knowledge of State and Local Government projects and policies relevant to this position, and/or the ability to seek out or establish links with current relevant projects and an excellent understanding of legal requirements, Acts and Regulations associated with services/functions managed by Council.
- Excellent analytical and conceptual skills with outstanding communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and/or refining capital delivery programs requiring the application of stakeholder management and effective benefit and risk management practices.
Why Hume City Council?
A leader in local government, we're committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
We're better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.
We're in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.
We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.
All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.
We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.
