Portfolio Management Lead

Bureau of Meteorology; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Meteorology is seeking an experienced leader for the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) to support the EPMO Manager in governance, reporting and strategic portfolio oversight in Melbourne.

Successful candidates will bring extensive portfolio management experience, strong communication and problem-solving skills, and a proven ability to enable high-level decision-making across complex programs and projects.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a portfolio and enabling strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain processes and standards for portfolio intake and governance.
• Support monitoring and control of active projects within the portfolio.
• Provide executive level oversight and reporting on portfolio performance.
• This role reports to the EPMO Manager.

Skills

Portfolio management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Job description

The Bureau's Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) sits in the Strategy Program within the Enterprise Services Group. The EPMO provides whole of enterprise coordination, strategic guidance and support across the Bureau’s project, program, and portfolio management capabilities.

This role supports the EPMO Manager by developing and maintaining the processes and standards that; control new work entering the Bureau's portfolio, support the monitoring and control of active projects; and enable executive level oversight of portfolio performance.

The successful candidate will be a capable and experienced leader with significant experience managing a portfolio and enabling strategic decision-making processes. The candidate will demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Portfolio Management and project delivery methods and possess well developed communication and interpersonal skills. They will show initiative, possess excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills and will have a fine eye for quality and detail.

This position reports to the EPMO Manager.