PMO Manager

Cathara Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cathara Consulting is seeking an experienced PMO Manager to provide governance, reporting and assurance oversight across its capital and operational project portfolio. This is an influential opportunity to advise senior leaders, strengthen enterprise-wide frameworks and help ensure investment decisions align with strategic objectives, asset strategy and organisational delivery capability.

This position is based on the client site in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex project, program or portfolio environments and providing strategic advice.
• Strong capability in portfolio governance, prioritisation, financial oversight, reporting, risk and assurance.
• Proven leadership, sound judgement and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, prioritisation and performance oversight of the project portfolio.
• Advise senior leaders on portfolio priorities, performance and delivery.
• Oversee portfolio planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, risk and benefits realisation.
• Assure business cases and approval documentation align with strategy and capacity.
• Promote client safety, environmental, quality and corporate values.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio governance

Financial oversight

Reporting

Risk and assurance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

PM/portfolio management qualification

Job description

Cathara Consulting is seeking an experienced PMO Manager to provide governance, reporting and assurance oversight across its capital and operational project portfolio. This is an influential opportunity to advise senior leaders, strengthen enterprise-wide frameworks and help ensure investment decisions align with strategic objectives, asset strategy and organisational delivery capability.

This position is based on the client site in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting at a senior level, you will lead the governance, prioritisation and performance oversight of the project portfolio. You will work with the Project Governance Committee and multidisciplinary teams to improve project management maturity, support sound decision-making and drive consistent delivery of business benefits.

• Lead and continuously improve PMO frameworks, governance and project management practices.
• Advise senior leaders and the Project Governance Committee on portfolio priorities, performance and delivery.
• Oversee portfolio planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, risk, assurance and benefits realisation.
• Assure business cases, briefs and approval documentation, ensuring projects align with strategy and delivery capacity.
• Promote client safety, environmental, quality and corporate values.

About You

• Extensive experience leading complex project, program or portfolio environments and providing strategic advice.
• Strong capability in portfolio governance, prioritisation, financial oversight, reporting, risk and assurance.
• Proven leadership, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Highly developed communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of contemporary project management methodologies and a commitment to safety, quality and corporate values.
• A qualification in project management, portfolio management, program management, governance or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, MoP, P3O, AICD or an equivalent credential.
• Utilities/Energy and Resources experience highly regarded

Why Join Cathara

At Cathara, we partner closely with our clients to solve complex business challenges and deliver practical outcomes. Our consultants work directly with executive leadership teams on some of the most important transformation initiatives across Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

We offer:

• Opportunity to lead meaningful transformation programs
• Exposure to senior client stakeholders and strategic initiatives
• Flexible and collaborative working environment
• Strong pipeline of transformation and advisory work

If you are ready to bring clarity, discipline and strategic insight to a diverse project portfolio,