Project Management Office Lead (Business Transformation)

Lower Murray Water (LMW) is a water corporation providing services to around 80,000 urban and rural customers along the Murray River. Our service region lies within the traditional lands of First Nations Peoples, starting from Barapa Barapa (Koondrook), travelling downstream along the Murray River through Latji Latji (Mildura) and flowing to Ngintait at the South Australian border. With over 200 staff located in and around Mildura, Swan Hill, Kerang and Robinvale, our vision is for a healthy, sustainable water future.

The Business Transformation Program (BTP) at LMW was commissioned to build the capability of our people and technologies to better support our communities, through improved systems and processes which enable better ways of working.

As the Program’s Project Management Office (PMO) Lead, this role leads the management of the project office to support the Project Director and team to develop the program and project deliverables including integrated schedules and registers, procurement activities and status reporting. The role also facilitates stakeholder engagement activities and provides high level support to the overall team as needed.

This is a limited tenure role until 30 June 2026.

• Lead the management of the program office including procurement process for external services and capabilities required on the project(s).
• In conjunction with the BTP Program Director, liaise and co-ordinate with 3rd Party service providers and monitor performance.
• Monitor and maintain a budget status that measure actuals against budget and forecast, and provide reports to Executives, Program Sponsor and Program Director.
• Maintain project budget actuals and review invoices and validate where possible.
• Support day-to-day BTP PMO operations.
• Schedule and coordinate program, project and governance meetings for the team, including minute taking, and oversee the BTP Calendar to ensure all program and project related meetings, workshops and major project events are recorded.
• Ensure the reporting timelines are met with information which has gone through a rigorous quality assurance review prior to distribution.
• Use FocusHQ to develop and provide data for dashboards and reporting that provide insights on the health of BTP program.

To be successful in this role, you will have the following or the enthusiasm to learn:

• Degree or diploma in Project Management, Information Technology, or relevant work experience in an ICT or Project Management field.
• Highly competent use of Office 365, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, along with experience or exposure to Jira and Microsoft Project.
• Sound communication skills with the ability to produce concise documents with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated skills in stakeholder management, resource management, project planning, and organisational awareness.
• Demonstrated capacity for managing issues and working to deadlines.

We encourage to you apply even if you don’t tick all the boxes. You may have other skills and experience which make you a great fit for LMW.

• A friendly and inclusive culture
• Flexible working options to support a healthy work-life balance for you and your family.
• A dynamic workplace where every day offers new and exciting ventures
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Program.
• A strong focus on career and leadership development
• Attractive salary and employment benefits under our Enterprise Agreement

Working at LMW will inspire you to be passionate, innovative and dynamic. The skills and abilities you bring to the role will be valued. We are committed to fostering a high-performing culture through continued coaching, developing and learning opportunities which will support an exciting career.

To apply for this role please complete an application form including responses to the following questions:

1. Why do you want to be the BTP Project Management Office Lead at LMW and what skills or experience will you bring to the role?
2. Share an example of a project/process you have led or been involved in and how you made sure you it was successful.

Email your application form and resume to ***********@lmw.vic.gov.au by 9am Monday 11th March 2024. Enquiries can be directed to Dermot O’Daly on 0412 018 *** or Kaleb Sexton on 0438 335 *** or alternatively by the Recruitment email address. 

To apply for this role you must have the right to work in Australia.

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and diverse workforce and celebrate that everyone at LMW is unique in their own way. These unique differences create a culture at LMW that enhances not only our organisation but also the community in which we serve.

If you require any help with your application, accessibility or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please don’t hesitate to contact our Diversity & Inclusion Officer – Steph on 0498  400 052.

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