IT PDO Lead

Pacific National; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Discounted travel and insurance

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

Inclusive, values-driven culture

Job summary

Pacific National is seeking an experienced IT Project Delivery Office Lead to provide governance, delivery assurance and financial oversight across our IT project portfolio. You will work with Project Managers, Finance and senior stakeholders to ensure projects are well planned, governed and aligned to business outcomes.

You will drive reporting, budgets, forecasts and benefits tracking, while supporting procurement and change readiness in a regulated enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Project Delivery Office or portfolio environment.
• Understanding of project lifecycle, governance, reporting and risk management.
• Strong financial management across large IT projects or programs.
• Capability to develop business cases, financial models and benefits tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and delivery of IT projects including budget, schedule, risk and resource management.
• Provide portfolio governance, reporting and delivery assurance.
• Manage project financials: budgets, forecasts, actuals and variance reporting.
• Develop business cases, financial models and benefits realisation tracking.
• Prepare governance packs for senior stakeholders and committees.
• Oversee procurement, vendor management and financial commitments.
• Support requirements management, change planning and implementation readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement across governance, reporting and financial controls.

Skills

Financial oversight

Governance

Budgets & forecasts

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/PM/Finance

Tools

MS Project

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Confluence

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

• Lead governance, financial oversight and delivery assurance across our IT portfolio
• Partner with Project Managers, Business Analysts and senior stakeholders
• Help shape better project delivery across a complex enterprise environment

Join Pacific National - Australia's largest private rail freight operator

Every day we transport millions of tonnes of critical freight around the country for our customers. We haul coal, intermodal containers, steel, and bulk commodities that keep Australia moving.

We're looking for an experienced IT Project Delivery Office (PDO) Lead to provide governance, delivery assurance, financial oversight and analysis across our IT project portfolio.

Working closely with Project Managers, Finance and business stakeholders, you'll help ensure projects are well planned, appropriately governed, financially controlled and aligned to approved business outcomes.

What you'll be doing

• Support the planning and delivery of IT projects, including budget, schedule, risk and resource management.
• Provide portfolio governance, reporting and delivery assurance.
• Manage project financials, including budgets, forecasts, actuals and variance reporting.
• Develop business cases, financial models and benefits realisation tracking.
• Prepare reports and governance packs for senior stakeholders and committees.
• Oversee project procurement, vendor management and financial commitments.
• Support requirements management, change planning and implementation readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement across project governance, reporting and financial controls.

What we're looking for

You'll bring demonstrated experience working in a Project Delivery Office or similar portfolio environment, ideally within a heavy industry, infrastructure, transport or other regulated environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience managing financial oversight and analysis across large, complex IT projects or programs.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle, governance, reporting and risk management.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgets, forecasts, Capex/Opex and cost control.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear insights and actions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior leaders and governance forums.
• Strong business analysis capability, including requirements assurance, process mapping and current/future-state analysis.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with tools such as MS Project, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with financial and reporting systems such as PeopleSoft, Power BI or Tableau.

A tertiary qualification in Business, Project Management, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline is desirable, as is a project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMBOK or BABOK.

Why join us?

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.

Some of the benefits we offer are:

• Paid parental leave
• Discounted travel and insurance
• Novated Leasing
• Fitness Passport
• Inclusive, values-driven culture

We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It - helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.

Ready to deliver what matters?