Manager Portfolio Governance

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There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU . Come shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.

Your Opportunity

Our Infrastructure Planning & Delivery (IPD) Group is excited to be recruiting for a Manager Portfolio Governance .

The IPD Group contributes to Urban Utilities' purpose and enhances the liveability of our communities and safeguarding financial and economic sustainability of the business, through planning and delivering infrastructure to meet the needs of our customers and to manage the long-term water cycle and our environmental responsibilities.

The Manager Portfolio Governance provides leadership and oversight of the governance, assurance analysis and reporting of Urban Utilities' Capital Infrastructure Investment Portfolio over a 30-year horizon.

Through a team of internal specialists in investment coordination, portfolio controls, document controls and analytics, as well as through our integrated framework partners, the Manager Portfolio Governance ensures confidence that investment is accurately represented in budgets, plans and forecasts, with outcomes for liveability markers, service risk management and other benefits clearly articulated in investment optimisation, decision making and performance management.

Key Accountabilities:

• Takes responsibility for the provision of portfolio, program and project investment management, portfolio controls, document management, performance assurance reporting and analytics, governance advisory and support services.
• Advises on, maintains and continually improves portfolio, program and project controls, analytics and reporting systems, standards, procedures, methods, tools and techniques.
• Through internal and partner capabilities, maintains a current forecast of the 30-year investment portfolio, providing expert advice to accountable leaders to ensure that this represents their best view of expected investment.
• Leads the information standards for plans and investments, enabling effective analysis and reporting of portfolio information for the strategic planning and governance of the investment portfolio. Though a small team of data analytics professionals, facilitates Power BI and other analytics and reporting tools, ensuring accuracy, integrity, usability, compliance and assurance.
• Leads the design and delivery of portfolio/program/project assurance functions, enabling the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and ensuring that appropriate actions are taken to resolve any issues identified to give senior stakeholders confidence that programs and projects can be delivered to time, budget, and quality.

About You:

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualification in Project Management, Engineering, Business, Commerce or other relevant discipline, and/or equivalent industry experience.
• You have significant experience in a lead role for portfolio / program / project governance - establishing and leading controls and analytic services in support of a large portfolio of complex infrastructure projects - ideally within the engineering and/or construction sectors.
• You'll be able to demonstrate how you've successfully lead high performing teams in developing and implementing innovative practices within the governance space - influencing stakeholders, working collaboratively with partners, achieving continuous improvement, and ensuring that investment optimisation and performance frameworks support key business objectives.
• High level of expertise in systems and tools supporting portfolio controls and governance (eg Primavera P6, InEight Document / TRIM, Power BI), and the development and implementation of supporting investment lifecycle governance and procedures.

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We'd still encourage you to apply as we we're looking for the right human being for this role - it's about so much more than ticking all the boxes

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you'll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that'll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here's just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women.

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How to apply

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team