Address About Seqwater
Seqwater is the Queensland Government Bulk Water Supply Authority, responsible for delivering safe, secure and cost-effective bulk water supply for over 3 million people across Southeast Queensland.
Seqwater is one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city water authority. Our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges.
We commit to delivering a high standard of customer service aligned to our strategic vision. We value working collaboratively with our internal & external customers to improve service delivery.
About Your Opportunity
As the Principal Program Controls you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and optimising the program performance process. You will be responsible for implementing program control strategies, monitoring project performance, and ensuring compliance with established guidelines. You will collaborate closely with cross functional teams, providing valuable insights and recommendations to enhance overall program efficiency and success.
This role is responsible for:
Working closely with project management teams to establish realistic project schedules, track progress and implement adjustments to meet deadlines.
Leading and coordinating forecasting activities including direct and indirect costs covering labour, materials, equipment, and contractors and provide in-depth cost analysis, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints.
Undertaking regular reviews of project performance metrics identifying areas for improvement and present strategies and options to mitigate program risks.
Leading and coordinating the reporting of program and project performance to stakeholders, providing regular updates on program costs, schedule, interdependencies, risks, and mitigation plans through tracking, analysis and performance feedback.
Working collaboratively with other Project Management Office and corporate functions, and the Portfolio Office, to implement comprehensive program control strategies to optimise project planning, scheduling and execution.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
Essentials
Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline such as finance, project management or commercial management.
Demonstrated experience in a similar role.
High level of demonstrated experience in strategic and innovative project and program cost controls.
Desirables
Qualification in Project Management
Demonstrated experience in combining best practices, industry trends, methodology knowledge, and experience to achieve the best approach and solution.
Experience in water infrastructure projects.
This position will be offered as an individual TFR package with an attractive salary and is a permanent full time position
Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.
For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/(link is external)
If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!
To apply
Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday March 24th 2024
For further information please email enquiries to ***********@seqwater.com.au
Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.
Advertised: 06 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 24 Mar 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
