AddressProject Controls Manager
About ARTC
Keeping Australia moving and growing our network for the future brings immense opportunities.
At ARTC (Australian Rail Track Corporation), we are one of the largest rail network owners in Australia. With more than 1,800 employees across 39 locations, we all work towards our common goal to link the nation and keep Australia moving.
As the rail industry undergoes significant transformation, we’ve invested billions of dollars to build, expand and modernise our network to get freight off the road and onto rail, and we’re not stopping.
That’s good for our customers, motorists, the environment, and communities.
About the Team
Safety & Systems enables our business to achieve its goals and objectives by providing targeted support, governance and advisory services across our organisation. We aim to provide a standardised, simplified and integrated approach to the way we do business.
Our core value comes from how our teams collaborate and partner with the business to deliver our support services. Success in our roles is achieved by influencing and innovating as well as listening and responding to the needs of the operating business units.
About the Opportunity
Lead the application of all planning, scheduling, Earned Value Management (EVM), risk management, document management, quality management functions within the Rail Systems organisation. This includes managing the development of the project scope, project control structures, monthly status reporting cycle, coordinating the production and delivery of progress reporting, monitoring of Project Controls, enabling effective risk, document control and quality management and, establishing and maintaining related toolsets and systems.
The role is also responsible for promoting and advising project and program team members on applicable procedures and reporting standards.
Manage and lead application of project planning and scheduling principles across the Rail Systems organisation to ensure the agreed project scope and deliverables are captured within the EVM system
Manage and lead application of EVM across the Rail Systems organisation ensuring weekly and monthly earned value reporting is adhered to in accordance with the program drumbeat
Development and ongoing maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (Level 0 and Level 1), critical path analysis and float path analysis reviews with Control Account Mangers across Rail Systems
Setup, configuration and development of the Project Controls System for Rail Systems including core structures (e.g. Work Breakdown Structure, Organisational Breakdown Structure Resource Breakdown Structure), mandated toolsets such as Primavera P6 and associated processes and procedures
Maintain key interfaces between the Project Controls System and Finance System ensuring data integrity and consistency is maintained for the project EVM data
Maintain and apply configuration control to key project documentation, artefacts and evidence required for the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
About You
To ensure success in this position, applicants will be able to demonstrate:
Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Engineering, Rail Operations, or related discipline
Strong Primavera P6 skills for scheduling, forecasting and reporting to provide insights into project metrics and performance
Experience in working in Project Controls, Project Planning or within an EVM framework in a complex project environment
Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
Demonstrated experience in identifying, documenting and performing the resolution of complex system issues in multi-stakeholder environments including demonstration of initiative, flexibility and innovative thinking
Experience and knowledge in system engineering and requirements traceability
What we offer
You will have access to a variety of benefits working with us, including but not limited to:
- Work on leading major projects as part of a long-term program of work
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexible working options available
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for all employees and their direct family members
- Numerous financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits Including salary sacrifice option of novated leasing, discounts and support programs
Our Organisation and Culture
We foster an inclusive, values led culture and embrace diversity in all forms. Together, our people build a respectful, fair, and flexible workplace and we thrive on creating an environment where your hard work and achievements are recognised.
We have an uncompromising commitment to your physical and mental health and safety. We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with ongoing development opportunities is important to us. We rely on the diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented employees regardless of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or cultural background.
At ARTC, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making a real difference for Australia’s first peoples and encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. Come and join us at ARTC and experience belonging.
Apply Now
If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today. As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. ARTC is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.
Applications close: Monday, 25th March 2024.
ARTC reserve the right to progress applications prior to the closing date.
