Project Governance

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cubico Sustainable Investments in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne as a Project Governance and Controls Manager. Reporting to the Head of Project Management Office & Procurement, this position will provide project management support to a portfolio of projects from the development gate, through development, pre-construction and construction activities of a portfolio of renewable energy projects in Australia.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, implementation, tracking, and analysis of project(s) and portfolio from the development gate (early development) through to start of construction.
• Responsible for Project compliance to corporate requirements across Project Governance, Risk Management, Change Management and budget/accounting practises.
• Ensure appropriate project governance processes are embedded within each project.
• Establish, monitor and coordinate project reporting timelines, structures and platforms.
• Co-ordinate cross functional teams from a range of specialties in Australia and internationally in an environment that engenders high levels of motivation and performance.
• Monitor and Identify unresolved or critical issues that arise during the project's implementation and propose corrective actions to avoid delays or additional costs.
• Communicate with stakeholders regularly to keep them informed about a project's progress, milestones, and any issues that arise.
• Provide regular project and portfolio reporting to management in Australia and London
• Supporting the Head of PMO & Procurement, responsible for:
• Corporate compliance across the Australian Business in:
• Project Governance (Reporting, Investment Gates etc.),
• Country Risk Management (Country Risk Registers etc.),
• Information management (Document Management strategy, External File sharing etc.)
• Other as required.
• Good practise Project Management across the Australian business through development and implementation of Project Management initiatives:
• Project Planning (Schedule guidance templates)
• Project Cost estimating/Budgeting guidelines and templates,
• Project Risk management tools and templates
• Stakeholder management tools and templates
• Other etc..
• Delivery of specific project scope across the portfolio of projects.

Key Stakeholders:

• Head of PMO & Procurement
• Project Managers, Development Managers
• Other Australian functional departments; Development, Technical, O&E, Finance, Legal and Construction.
• Australia Country Head
• Global Technical, Investment & Strategy and Growth teams.
• External stakeholders

The successful candidate will need to possess:

• Proven project/portfolio experience of at least 3 years in a Project Controls or PMO role, and preferably within a capital project environment.
• Excellent communications skills: written and oral
• Outstanding team management capabilities, across functions and levels of seniority and third party service providers
• Excellent Problem Solving ability in a Capital Project Environment
• Tertiary qualifications, with Project Management Qualification desirable

About Cubico Sustainable Investments

Established in 2015, Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), a London-headquartered firm, is one of the world's leaders in providing renewable energy across the Americas, Europe and Australia. Owned equally by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and PSP Investments, two of the world's largest pension funds with over USD300 bn under management, Cubico is committed to a long-term growth strategy designed to make it one of the largest and best in class renewable energy investors in the world.

Cubico holds a portfolio of around 12 GW, with assets across the wind, solar PV, solar thermal and transmission line technologies. Covering the whole energy chain from development and construction to operation, the company's portfolio is located across 9 countries: Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, the United States (USA), Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.

Cubico is driven by six core values: Diversity, Respect, Integrity, Value Creation and Excellence, which make up the final value DRIVE. These values encourage employees to take pride and satisfaction in their work, strive to achieve their goals and go the extra mile to attain outstanding results, whilst acting with the upmost integrity and behaving ethically in the course of their employment. Cubico's employees are central to its success and, as a result, the company looks for people who believe in its purpose, will take full account of its impact and are motivated to make a positive contribution to communities and the environment and build a better future.

As part of Cubico culture and values, we embrace diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building talented teams that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented minority groups.