Epmo Manager

Council Jobs; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Inner West Council is creating a new Enterprise Project Management Office to oversee governance and delivery of major community initiatives.

You will lead the PMO, build a multidisciplinary team and partner with senior leaders to ensure strategic programs are delivered efficiently and with lasting benefits for the community.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a Project Management Office or Enterprise PMO.
• Proven ability to oversee complex programs or organisational transformation initiatives.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, methodologies and reporting systems.
• Demonstrated leadership of professional staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder management experience in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment of a new Enterprise PMO.
• Compile a team to partner with senior leaders for governance and delivery.
• Strengthen governance, improve portfolio visibility and ensure strategic initiatives deliver lasting benefits.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align programs with community objectives.
• Refer to the Position Description for full requirements.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Governance frameworks

Team leadership

Transformation programs

Education

Tertiary qualifications in project management or related discipline

Job description

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values ofIntegrity,Respect,Innovation,CompassionandCollaborationare at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge.We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options(e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great valuegym membership from $18.65/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the establishment of a new Enterprise Project Management Office at Council. You'll compile a team that will partner with senior leaders to strengthen governance, improve portfolio visibility, and ensure strategic initiatives are delivered efficiently, effectively and with lasting benefits for our community.

Please read thePosition Descriptionto familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration

$155,168.00 - $174,643.04 p.a. + 12% Superannuation

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in project management, business, commerce, public administration or a related discipline, or equivalent contemporary experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading a Project Management Office, Enterprise PMO, portfolio management function or equivalent.
• Extensive experience overseeing complex projects, programs or organisational transformation initiatives.
• Experience establishing project governance frameworks, methodologies and reporting systems.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing professional staff and multidisciplinary teams.
• Significant stakeholder management experience within complex organisational environments.

Enquiries

Athena Stefanopoulos, EA to the Director Corporate. Email preferred ***************@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or call 93925258

Closing Date

Sunday 22 November 2026, 11:30PM

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

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Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

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