Regional Project Controls Lead

**The Role** **CSL Australia** is undergoing extensive and positive change as we expand and grow. In addition to contributing to Australia’s export economy, CSL has invested and continues to invest in substantial new manufacturing facilities that will support CSL’s global strategy and provide the network with crucial supply of product sourced from our Melbourne facilities. As CSL evolves, a new position is available for a Regional Project Controls Lead. This position is primarily responsible for the deployment of Project Controls (PC) related policies, programs, and practices that support and advance the Company's long-term business objectives. The regional lead is responsible for standardised project controls execution across all project phases through implementing standard tools and best practices. This role works within project execution methodologies supporting training and communication. Additionally, this position monitors program delivery against industry and CSL best practices utilising benchmarking and key performance indicators. **Reporting to the Global Project Controls Lead, Senior Director, your responsibilities will include**: - Support globally important capital projects across the Australian CSL business with significant financial investment; Develop guides and standards and provide guidance and tools - Manage a regional team including PMO leads, cost engineers, schedulers, risk managers and change managers and works with the regional project delivery team in managing the overall project control efforts - Develops internal/external benchmarking data to ensure we are showing continuous improvement in our capital project performance and perform program and project assurance reviews and risk assessments - Implement leading practice metrics to ensure outcomes are effectively captured to demonstrate improvements to current state and to identify leading indicators where course correction is required and takes action to address - Works with scheduling staff to develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules, including all phases of project execution. - Ensures projects are properly tracking and analysing the project costs including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts. Analysis includes extensive earned value, cashflow and contingency analysis **To be successful**: - Degree in Project Management, Engineering, or related field / equivalent experience - Proven Project Controls experience on capital projects is required; Experience on projects >$100M is desirable - Strong knowledge and experience of one or more of the following: earned value analysis, forecasting, best practice planning and scheduling of projects, financial capital planning, cash flow analytics, break-even analysis, creating KPI’s, and tracking methodologies - Experience with the Primavera (P6) suite of products for project scheduling and risk analysis is advantageous - Experience and understanding of BI and visualisation software - Strong ability to influence internal and external stakeholders; strong written and verbal communication skills **Our Benefits**: We encourage you to make your well-being a priority. It’s important and so are you. Learn more about how we care at CSL. **About CSL**: CSL is a leading global biotechnology company with a dynamic portfolio of life-saving medicines, including those that treat haemophilia and immune deficiencies, as well as vaccines to prevent influenza. Since our start in 1916, we have been driven by our promise to save lives through innovation. Learn more about CSL. **We want CSL to reflect the world around us**: As a global organisation with employees in 35+ countries, CSL embraces diversity and inclusion. Learn more about Diversity & Inclusion at CSL. **Do work that matters at CSL**: