Portfolio Program Manager

About Us – The Company

AEMO Services Limited (ASL) is an independent subsidiary of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). We provide best in class energy and advisory services to member governments and their partners, supporting them to reshape our energy systems.  

In our foundational role as the New South Wales (NSW) Consumer Trustee, an independent body appointed by the NSW Government, we are a key partner in the implementation of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.  

We carry out coordinated planning of long-term investment in network, generation and storage infrastructure, competitive tenders to facilitate this investment, authorisation of Renewable Energy Zone transmission infrastructure, and provide financial risk management and advice on financial incentive schemes to achieve built energy infrastructure. We act independently and in the long-term financial interests of NSW electricity consumers by supporting an energy transition that delivers quality energy, when it’s needed, and in a way that secures consumer value. 

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play a leading role in transforming the NSW electricity system into one that is cheap, clean and reliable – with a key focus on ensuring that NSW electricity consumers are the key beneficiaries of this transformation.  

Our people are leaders in their respective fields, covering energy policy, market modelling and economic analysis, commercial and financial service delivery and stakeholder management.  As a subsidiary of AEMO, we have access to its national footprint of people and expertise in the energy sector.  In joining ASL, you’ll tackle the big issues, learn, grow and develop professionally and be a part of history.

Role Responsibilities:

Within AEMO Services, initiatives (projects) are managed in individual teams with responsibility for the delivery of concurrent bodies of work including the tendering for the built clean energy infrastructure (generation, storage and long duration storage) to rapidly transform the NSW energy landscape. This is a once in a generation opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the future for NSW electricity consumers.

The Portfolio and Program Manager for AEMO Services is a critical role that is responsible for providing oversight, guidance and coordination of multiple initiatives (projects) across the organisation. Specifically, the role is responsible for:

• Developing and implementing project portfolio management processes to ensure that it runs effectively and smoothly and indirectly responsible for the portfolio performance
• Collaborating with other Program Managers of the NSW Roadmap partners for the maintenance of a Roadmap-wide milestone schedule
• Providing leadership and support for the management of multiple initiatives within AEMO Services including the identification and management of risks and issues so that initiatives are delivered effectively
• Identifying project dependencies and working with relevant departments to ensure plans can be carried out effectively and dependencies are resolved
• Provision of technical project management support to improve these skills across AEMO Services
• Working with ASL’s Executive Team to build key reporting dashboards for the Board, AEMO parent company, and AEMO Services’ executive and management teams
• Managing portfolio and program forecasts and budgets associated with initiatives to ensure financial success
• Levelling of resources across projects with the objective of maximizing the economic use of resources within a portfolio
• Educating and coaching staff on how to effectively manage the portfolio

Critical Capabilities:

• Comprehensive portfolio and program management capabilities
• Ability to deliver large portfolio and programs of initiatives in high pressure environments and tight timeframes
• Experience in managing a team of project managers and business analysts remotely. These workers will not be direct reports, but this role will be required to lead the function. Technology is the primary means of communication
• Has a strong analytic skill set to be able to analyse project and portfolio data
• Extensive experience in managing, forecasting, and tracking program delivery budgets
• Demonstrates strong communication soft skills and executive presence to be able to communicate up to executive leadership and across the organisation
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills to work collaboratively across teams
• Identify dependencies/roadblocks and provide solutions and recommend project re-evaluation if required.
• Business degree and project/program management qualifications or equivalent industry experience
• Experience in delivering portfolio / program and project management within the energy sector, regulatory or legislative areas is desirable, but not mandatory

Experience:

• Several years of previous experience in managing portfolios / programs of initiatives (projects) at a management level