PMO Analyst - 6 month Max tenure contract

Leidos Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Your Way

Headspace & MeQuilibrium

On-demand courses

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a proactive PMO Analyst to support delivery of complex ICT and Defence-aligned outcomes in Canberra. You will coordinate governance, reporting, and information management across a busy program, partnering with project managers and stakeholders to maintain strong controls and timely insight.

The role emphasizes governance, risk and issue management, financial tracking, and business-process uplift within a collaborative PMO, contributing to nationally significant

Qualifications

• Proven experience contributing to the development, operation and ongoing improvement of a PMO, with a strong understanding of governance, controls and reporting within large organisations.
• Highly organised, self-driven and focused on continuous improvement, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience identifying and managing risks and issues and supporting project and program monitoring and control activities.
• Advanced capability using Microsoft Office applications, including producing professional outputs in Word and PowerPoint and analysing data in Excel using formulas and pivot tables.
• Proven ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships, communicate effectively across all levels and work collaboratively with limited direction; experience with SharePoint Online, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and Defence, ICT, government or regulated environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate PMO governance activities, including meeting support, action tracking, reporting cycles, decision records and ongoing program coordination.
• Support project controls and delivery governance through stage gate reviews, quality compliance activities, reporting, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables tracking and project baseline management.
• Contribute to PMO continuous improvement by enhancing processes, templates, registers, tooling solutions and information management practices to support consistent project and program delivery.
• Analyse financial information, support forecast updates and reporting activities, and investigate and resolve variances and anomalies to maintain effective financial control.
• Administer and improve Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environments while supporting business process uplift, communications, document management, data management and capability development across the PMO team.

Skills

Governance

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint Online

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Job description

Description
About Leidos Australia
At Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.
Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.
Benefits
Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes:

• Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
• Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
• Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
• Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
• Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
• And Much More – These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.

About The Team You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.
We deliver prime systems integration projects which build, develop and support military solutions for Defence. The team focuses on leveraging our local engineering, our services expertise, and global products to bring new capabilities to the Australian Defence Force.
The Opportunity We are seeking a proactive and detail-focused PMO Analyst to support the delivery of complex ICT and Defence-aligned outcomes. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful program delivery in an environment where governance, reliable information, strong relationships and continuous improvement directly support customer success.
Working within the Program Management Office, you will provide coordination, governance support, reporting, information management and process uplift across a busy program environment. You will work closely with project managers, program leaders and functional stakeholders to maintain effective program controls and ensure accurate, timely information is available to support decision making.
Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate PMO governance activities, including meeting support, action tracking, reporting cycles, decision records and ongoing program coordination.
• Support project controls and delivery governance through stage gate reviews, quality compliance activities, reporting, risks, issues, dependencies, deliverables tracking and project baseline management.
• Contribute to PMO continuous improvement by enhancing processes, templates, registers, tooling solutions and information management practices to support consistent project and program delivery.
• Analyse financial information, support forecast updates and reporting activities, and investigate and resolve variances and anomalies to maintain effective financial control.
• Administer and improve Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environments while supporting business process uplift, communications, document management, data management and capability development across the PMO team.

About You We are looking for someone who brings judgement, curiosity and a collaborative approach to work that matters.

• Proven experience contributing to the development, operation and ongoing improvement of a PMO, with a strong understanding of governance, controls and reporting within large organisations.
• Highly organised, self-driven and focused on continuous improvement, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience identifying and managing risks and issues and supporting project and program monitoring and control activities.
• Advanced capability using Microsoft Office applications, including producing professional outputs in Word and PowerPoint and analysing data in Excel using formulas and pivot tables.
• Proven ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships, communicate effectively across all levels and work collaboratively with limited direction; experience with SharePoint Online, Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and Defence, ICT, government or regulated environments is desirable.

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, or be eligible to obtain a NV-1 security clearance.Original Posting For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.Pay Range The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.Pay And Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.