Manager Portfolio Management Office

Overview

Manage IT PMO, overseeing portfolio governance, agile/waterfall delivery and resource planning.

Key Responsibilities

• portfolio management
• governance forums
• portfolio reporting
• pmo framework
• hybrid methodology
• team leadership

Tasks

-Collaborate across business units, Finance, and ITG leadership to align portfolio outcomes with strategic goals. -Lead and support governance forums such as steering committees, program boards, PI planning and delivery syncs. -Oversee portfolio management, including prioritisation, roadmaps, resource planning, and budget management. -Manage reporting on portfolio health, risks, and issues, providing insights and recommendations to senior leaders. -Provide visible leadership to your team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and high performance. -Provide expert advice and support to platform owners, product owners, scrum masters, and delivery teams. -Establish and maintain the PMO framework, standards, methodologies, and tools in alignment with enterprise PMO practices. -Lead a hybrid approach across Agile and Waterfall methodologies, ensuring consistency and governance across IT projects and value streams.

Requirements

• safe
• prince2
• itil
• ms project
• jira
• it degree

What You Bring

-Demonstrated experience in portfolio governance, financial management, and enterprise reporting. -Substantial experience in IT project/program management and agile delivery model (Scaled Agile Framework). -Degree qualification in Information Technology, Business, or a related field. -Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. -Substantial knowledge of Agile (SAFe) and PRINCE2 methodologies, with understanding of ITIL or service delivery frameworks. -A collaborative leadership style that builds high-performing teams and a constructive culture. -Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools such as MS Project, Jira, ServiceNow, or Clarity.

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Benefits

-Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks -Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service -An additional 2 well-being days each year -Real flexibility with options to work from home, flexible work hours -Generous co-contribution superannuation scheme, which offers up to 16%. This includes an 12% standard employer contribution, plus an additional 2% employer co-contribution that matches your own 2% contribution

About Water Corporation

-With roots dating back to 1996, this state‑owned utility has evolved from the Water Authority into the backbone of WA’s water life. -Boasting projects like the new Victoria Dam (built 1990–91 using fly‑ash RCC) and Aboriginal community upgrades, its engineering legacy is vast. -Financed through customer revenue, most surplus funds are channeled back to the government or reinvested in projects. -Its asset footprint spans dams, desalination plants, groundwater networks and irrigation schemes like the Ord and Gascoyne. -Its operations span regional towns (from Karratha to Albany), underscoring its mission to keep WA’s communities flowing. -An unexpected highlight: its workforce embraces five‑year flexible leave cycles, letting staff recharge creatively.

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