Portfolio Manager

NBN Co ltd.; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

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Job summary

nbn is seeking a Portfolio Manager to strengthen governance across Network Engineering and guide enterprise technology delivery. You will embed governance frameworks, coordinate forums, and drive prioritisation and funding decisions to ensure strategic alignment and measurable business value.

The ideal candidate will have tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in portfolio, program, or project management, with strong stakeholder management and communication skills for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate brings tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience across project management methodologies.
• Experience in portfolio, program, or project management with complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen portfolio governance across Network Engineering by embedding governance frameworks.
• Coordinate governance forums, oversee portfolio and CAPEX reporting, enable prioritisation and funding decisions.
• Provide clear insights to support decision‑making and drive continuous improvement across initiatives.

Job description

Job Expectations

Build your career and Australia’s future. Not many people can say they are working on building Australia’s future. With us you’ll be doing just that, leaving a legacy for all Australians. Plus, there’s equal employment, great training, and true flexible working arrangements.

A bit about your role

A fantastic opportunity has presented itself for a Portfolio Manager reporting to Executive Manager Technology Portfolio Governance and Delivery.

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for strengthening portfolio governance across Network Engineering by developing and embedding governance frameworks, supporting Enterprise Technology Delivery processes, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. The role coordinates governance forums, oversees portfolio and CAPEX reporting, supports prioritisation and funding decisions, and enables effective collaboration across stakeholder groups. By providing clear insights, facilitating decision‑making, and driving continuous improvement, the Portfolio Manager helps ensure initiatives are well governed, strategically aligned, and delivered with measurable business value.

A bit about you

The ideal candidate brings relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent professional experience across diverse project management methodologies. They have demonstrated success in portfolio, program, or project management, with strong experience managing complex stakeholder environments, driving value outcomes, and navigating competing priorities. The role requires excellent communication and influencing skills, enabling the translation of complex information into clear and actionable insights for diverse audiences, alongside a well‑organised, disciplined approach to planning, governance, and delivery.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them. A more inclusive working world nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures.

• Reconciliation Action Plan
• Accessibility & Inclusion Plan
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer
• active employee‑led diversity pillars

Equal Opportunities for All

We champion equal opportunities for all employees.

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Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Friday, 23rd October. To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.

Worker Type Permanent Time Type Full time

nbn is the team behind the design, build and operation of the nbn™ network - one of Australia’s largest technology infrastructure projects, which will help better connect Australians with each other and the rest of the world, no matter where you live. But the nbn™ network is so much more than access to fast internet. A state of the art communications network opens up a world of possibilities in areas such as education, business, innovation, healthcare, flexibility, and entertainment. It will help ensure our digital future, and give Australians benefits we can all enjoy, for decades to come. At nbn, you’ll work with inspirational leaders and innovators in their field, help take on engaging and exciting work, and seek original solutions to new challenges every day. Things move quickly at nbn, and opportunities present themselves all the time. At nbn, you have an incredible chance to broaden your skills and widen your horizons. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to accelerate your career, and shape your own future, along with Australia’s.