Business Unit Technical Lead

Business Unit Technical Leader (BUTL)

Reporting to:
DIPS (Development, Innovation & Performance of Services)

Location:
Melbourne, Australia

Our Ambition

We are building the future of Project Controls and PMO in Australia. As part of our global
DIPS organisation
, the
Business Unit Technical Leader (BUTL)
ensures we deliver
excellence, innovation, and impact
across our engagements. This is a pivotal leadership role, blending
technical anchorage, delivery support, and community development
to raise the bar in how projects are delivered and how value is captured.

A Two-Step Journey

We see this role as a
progressive mandate
:

Step 1 – Immediate Priorities (First ~9 Months): Lead our PM Practice

Our current PM Practice Lead has recently moved on, and we need someone to step in and take ownership of this critical capability. In this phase, you will:

• Deliver on
  strategic project management engagements
  with clients.
• Manage
  PM personnel and engagements
  , ensuring delivery excellence.
• Support
  pre-sales and recruitment
  for PM roles.

Step 2 – Broader Mandate: Full BUTL Scope

Once the PM Practice is stabilised and on a growth trajectory, you will transition into the broader BUTL responsibilities, spanning:

• IP Development & Technical Anchorage
• Sales & Growth Support
• Delivery Excellence & Recovery
• Capability & Community Development
• Digital Transformation in PMO & Project Controls
• ROI & Benefits Capture

This evolution allows you to
make an immediate impact
while also
shaping the long-term technical identity of M|P in Australia
.

Key Responsibilities:

Immediate (PM Practice Leadership):

• Deliver high-value PM engagements for strategic clients.
• Manage and mentor PM consultants, ensuring quality and client satisfaction.
• Contribute to PM-related recruitment and pre-sales activities.

Broader BUTL Role:

The BUTL is a technical leader, connector, and enabler. You will anchor our PMO and Project Controls expertise, ensure our teams deliver state-of-the-art solutions, and help shape how we define, improve, and scale our services in Australia.

Your role spans four core dimensions of DIPS:

1. IP Development & Technical Anchorage
   – Define and develop what PMO and Project Controls mean at M|P, and how we deliver them in practice.
2. Sales & Growth Support
   – Partner with sales and bids on complex/strategic opportunities, shaping differentiating solutions.
3. Delivery Excellence & Recovery
   – Support and set up strategic engagements, and step in when delivery is at stake or at risk.
4. Capability & Community
   – Recruit, develop, and animate our community of Delivery Managers, SMEs, and consultants.

Additional Responsibilities

• Establish Technical Anchoring
  – Define and continuously refine M|P's PMO and Project Controls methodology in the Australian context.
• Enable Excellence
  – Foster state-of-the-art delivery through diagnostics, continuous improvement, and innovation initiatives.
• Support Sales & Bids
  – Contribute to pre-sales, solution engineering, and complex client requirements.
• Strengthen Delivery
  – Lead or support the set-up of strategic/complex engagements; provide recovery support when required.
• Recruit & Grow Talent
  – Support recruitment, evaluation, and development of consultants and delivery managers.
• Develop Communities
  – Animate the DM process and delivery manager community; nurture a culture of shared learning and collaboration.
• Drive Digital Adoption
  – Integrate digital PMO solutions into our services, working closely with the Digital PMO Lead.
• Capture Return on Experience
  – Quantify the ROI and benefits of our engagements, ensuring lessons learned are fed back into our practices.
• Represent & Inspire
  – Act as a technical reference point for clients and a role model for teams.

What You Bring

• Solid experience in
  PMO / Project Controls
  , ideally with exposure to both delivery and consulting environments.
• A track record in
  leading complex projects
  or recovery missions, with tangible improvements delivered.
• Strong skills in
  business partnering
  — able to engage with sales, clients, and delivery teams with credibility.
• Experience in
  recruitment, mentoring, and capability building
  for technical roles.
• Awareness of
  digital solutions in PMO and project controls
  , and curiosity to keep learning.
• Exceptional
  communication and leadership
  skills, with the ability to inspire both technical experts and client stakeholders.

Who You Are

• A
  technical anchor
  – someone who sets the standard, defines the reference, and ensures our teams deliver to it.
• A
  continuous improver
  – always looking for risks, gaps, and opportunities to raise value.
• A
  bridge-builder
  – comfortable moving between sales, delivery, and innovation.
• A
  community leader
  – passionate about growing people and creating collective expertise.
• A
  strategic doer
  – equally skilled at defining direction and rolling up your sleeves when delivery is on the line.

By joining now, you'll have the chance to
lead a practice immediately
and then
grow into a strategic technical leadership role
with regional and global influence.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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