Project Controls Lead

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced **Project Controls Lead (Full-Time, Permanent) **to join our **Operations Portfolio Management Office (PMO)** team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.

**Our **perks** and Benefits**:
At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.
- Flexible working
- Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise Agreement
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Fertility leave
- Yearly corporate wear allowance
- Professional development and educational assistance
- Remote Area Benefits based on work location
- Attractive remuneration starting from $150,332 base + super
- And so much more

**What **you’ll** do**:

- Provide mentoring, leadership, support and guidance to the Project Controls Team and responsible for the project control processes development, enhancements, management and oversight for all projects across the Operations Portfolio
- Oversee and support project controllers with Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), including Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and Cost Risk Analysis (CRA) for the Operations Portfolio
- Establish reporting and be responsible for maintaining a reporting cycle across the Operations Portfolio that integrates schedule, cost and risk across projects, programs and the portfolio on a monthly basis
- Facilitate, assist and support the Project Manager with project time, cost, risk and contingency management (planning, utilisation and monitoring)
- Provide assurance on the performance and assurance of project risk/issue/change registers, schedules, cost and reporting data

**What we are looking for**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering and/or Project Management
- Demonstrated experience in leading a project controls team and managing multi-disciplinary teams, in a complex project environment with strong people management and leadership skills
- Extensive demonstrated experience in developing, maintaining and overseeing project / program cost, time and risk (preferably across a portfolio of projects), including reporting requirements with extensive knowledge of project controls methods and techniques
- Experience in program management with in-depth experience in project time and cost management, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking and claim assessment
- High proficiency in management systems including Primavera P6, MS Project, Deltek (Acumen Fuse), D365 and Power BI and familiarity with risk management software

**How we will support you**:

- At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility - and the way we work - with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.- When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.- We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.**More about our team / culture**:

- No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.**Who is **WaterNSW**?**

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution - for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.- Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page.- You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW._

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