Project Advisor, Governance & Assurance

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
You will provide strategic advice, mentorship, and coordination regarding risk, assurance and governance, to ensure the effective delivery of initiatives in alignment with organisational goals. You will contribute to the delivery of Seqwater's short and long-term portfolio of capital delivery projects and collaborate with our project risk subject matter expert and other organisational subject matter experts to manage the assurance program.
This role is responsible for:

• Leading the Governance and Assurance process and the Program Management Office's internal audit function using an intelligence-based approach to support improvement and risk management in regulatory and best practice activities.
• Developing and implementing a robust project assurance strategy and program that aligns with organisational goals and the projects risk profile.
• Planning and conducting assurance reviews at various stages of project lifecycles, ensuring adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Recommend and implement risk mitigation strategies, working closely with project managers and stakeholders.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant regulations, industry standards, and organizational policies.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Relevant Bachelor degree in Business, Engineering or Project Management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in project assurance, quality management or related field.
• Experience in working with multiple projects involving several stakeholders.
• Experience in written and oral communication with a range of stakeholders including Executives, Board and Government
• Experience in leading, mentoring, developing staff and motivating project support teams

This position has a salary starting at $108,587 - $118,141 dependant on experience plus 12.75% superannuation and is initially offered on a 2 year fixed Term contract
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 -
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 resume via the Apply button.
Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday March 24th 2024
For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@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