Project Officer

**Job no**: 511034

**Employment type**: Ongoing

**Location**: Canberra, Any location in Australia, Perth

**Categories**: Programme Management, APS Level 6, Administration, Project Management

**About the Department**:
The department and the boarder portfolio are integral to the government's economic agenda. As Australia manages the impacts of COVID-19 and rebuilds from the pandemic, the department continues to play an important role in helping to create a strong, modern, more resilient and productive economy.

The department aims to drive productivity and economic growth, and create jobs for all Australians. Our work leverages and builds on Australia's strengths; supports business to invest and create jobs; and drives long-term productivity, growth and prosperity.

We work with our stakeholders to provide advice to the Australian Government, and to efficiently and effectively deliver government policies and programs.

**What we offer you**

We provide a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment with access to:

- Great training and development opportunities
- Generous leave and flexible working arrangements
- Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a free counselling service for you and your family
- A competitive salary, plus 15.4% superannuation
- Annual Healthy Lifestyle allowance.

**About the Branch**

The Northern Endeavour Branch was established in March 2020 to implement the Government's long term handling strategy for the decommissioning of the Northern Endeavour Floating Production, Storage and Offtake (FPSO) facility and remediation of associated oil fields.

Companies must decommission oil and gas wells, pipelines and other infrastructure no longer needed or in use. Decommissioning activities like plugging and abandoning wells, removing property and rehabilitating sites must be done in a safe and environmentally responsible way. The Government's commitment to decommission the Northern Endeavour FPSO follows the liquidation of the Northern Endeavour Owner - the Northern Oil and Gas Australia (NOGA) group of companies in 2019.

Decommissioning and remediation will likely take several years and involve 3 phases:

- Phase 1: Decommissioning and disconnecting the facility from the subsea equipment
- Phase 2: Permanent plugging and well abandonment
- Phase 3: Removing subsea infrastructure and remediation of the Laminaria and Corallina fields.

**About the Team**

We are a small team and fully engaged with our internal and external stakeholders, supporting strategic decision making, reporting, planning, commercial and policy arrangements in an exciting and complex environment. Working in Projects and assisting all other work streams (technical, operational and government/policy) allows our team to engage in more than just report writing. We contribute to and understand the risks, regulations and strategic intent of the Northern Endeavour and the successful decommissioning of the FPSO.

We are eager to explore opportunities for process transformation, new technologies and improvements to ensure our Executive are kept up to date and informed across all facets of the Projects, with providing a value adding service to our stakeholders.

The **Phase 1 Project Section** handles setting the direction for delivering Phase 1 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning project and outcomes, including:

- Transition planning
- Project and contract management
- Associated regulatory approvals

The Phase 1 Project section will work close with the Program Management Office (PMO) which is a centralised hub for the long-term handling strategy for the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program. PMO provides a defined structure that standardises and streamlines governance and processes. It facilitates the sharing of resources, tools and techniques across the Program. The PMO team supports the project teams in their work, providing guidance where required to ensure outputs are aligned with agreed Program deliverables. This includes:

- Management of the Northern Endeavour Integrated Management Schedule
- Governance and Assurance Framework
- Program budget and Program reporting
- Providing secretariat services to multiple governance bodies.

The team will also lead the development of key Project artefacts associated with project delivery in conjunction with technical decommissioning advice.

**About the role**

The Program Support Officer is responsible for providing assistance and support to Northern Endeavour Management.

**The key requirement and duties**:
The duties of this role include, however are not limited to:

- Have Project Management experience
- Be highly motivated
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- They will demonstrate the following skills:

- Experience in project planning and management or have financial and budgeting skills.
- Experience in managing project risks in accordance with relevant standards, policies and processes.
- Ability to cultivate productive working relations