PMO, Project Services Manager
2 weeks ago
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PMO, Project Services Manager
PMO, Project Services Manager (multiple positions) – Lead, Mentor, Deliver
Lead with impact. KBR is seeking accomplished and forward-thinking Project Services Managers to join our PMO teams in Sydney and Melbourne.
In this influential leadership role, you'll shape the future of infrastructure delivery —driving the design and execution of digitally enabled Project Management Offices and Services teams on high-profile projects. Your strategic vision and commitment to excellence will set new standards across the industry.
Partnering closely with Project Directors and senior stakeholders, you'll be a key force within integrated project teams—collaborating with clients, partners, and KBR's PMO Solutions team to deliver transformative outcomes.
This is your opportunity to inspire teams, champion innovation, and build a legacy by mentoring the next generation of PMO professionals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and inspire project teams, generally consisting of Estimators, Risk specialists Project Controllers, Schedulers, data analysts, Document Controllers, and system implementation specialists.
- Deliver and maintains project services, controls and reporting systems to projects and programs.
- Providing mentorship, training, and guidance to build capability and drive consistency across project teams.
- Set and maintain best practice by establishing and continuously improving processes, standards, and methodologies in line with KBR, client frameworks and local market trends.
- Partner with project teams and clients to deliver high-quality estimates, cost assurance, and cost intelligence that underpin successful project delivery and decision-making.
- Shape the future of estimating by championing innovation, data-driven approaches, and continuous improvement in alignment with business strategy.
- Contribute at every level – from leading major project estimates and reviewing JV tenders, to influencing global processes and supporting client roadmaps.
- Monitors and reports cost, time and progress status against baseline plans highlighting deviations
- Provides project change control, project cost and schedule risk analysis
- Allocates budget, prepares detail monitoring curves and assists in claims evaluation
- Participates in vendor/contractor bid reviews
Skills & Experience Required:
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
- 15+ years' experience in capital estimating, cost planning, or project controls with demonstrated experience in setting up and operating large project services teams or PMO's.
- Proven ability to lead and grow multi-disciplinary teams, with a focus on mentoring emerging talent.
- Strong knowledge of tools and systems related to managing project services teams (P6, PowerBI, InEight, SAP, EcoSys, etc.)
- Ability to interpret schedules, cost plans and forecasts, and accurately prepare project status reports.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency across a range of project management tools and systems.
- Strung understanding of financial and project management practices.
- Willingness and ability to undertake periodic travel
Why Join Us?
This is more than a technical role – it's an opportunity to influence how projects are estimated and delivered nationally, while building and nurturing a high-performing team. At KBR, you'll be part of a collaborative, global network, working on complex and meaningful projects that make a real impact.
Who We Are:
KBR is renowned for working in partnership with our clients and construction partners to deliver exceptional outcomes based on our collaborative approach and our "One Team" value.
In Australia, KBR employ nearly 2000 people with offices in each state. Our project delivery track record, industry profile and strong relationships have enabled us to grow significantly, and we continue to expand. This continued growth allows us to offer unrivalled opportunities to our staff in terms of career paths, career development and project exposure.
Creating a superb culture is also huge for us and a key part of our success and growth. Genuine collaboration across the business is integral to how we work. As a company KBR have created an organisation where people matter, are valued, and cared about. By joining KBR you can be assured that you are joining a team that pulls in the same direction and shares common values.
In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offer an array of benefits focused on providing our people with a great working environment, career development, flexible work arrangements and work/life balance.
KBR Values:
Our KBR Values - We Value Our People, We Deliver, We Are People of Integrity, We Empower, We Are a Team of Teams - embody our people centric organisation.
Our culture, and our genuine focus on our people is a major factor in our success and we want you to be part of our journey.
Help shape tomorrow by applying today
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