Program Delivery Manager

Downer; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development to support &

Employee Assistance Program

Healthcare discounts

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Program Delivery Manager to lead Project Managers across the contract, ensuring safe, timely and effective delivery of lifecycle, modification and minor works.

You will report to the Facilities Director, build an integrated portfolio plan, establish governance, manage budgets and risks, and coordinate handovers with lessons learned. This role spans health and education assets in Australia, offering a broad scope and opportunities to influence delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience across facilities modifications, lifecycle works, minor works, construction or a comparable complex operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading Project Managers or multidisciplinary delivery teams and managing a portfolio of concurrent projects.
• Advanced capability in portfolio planning, prioritisation, integrated scheduling, resource coordination, governance, risk, change control and performance reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with experience managing contractors, consultants and delivery partners.
• A relevant tertiary or formal project management qualification, supported by substantial industry experience. Engineering, construction or facilities management qualifications will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and coordinate Project Managers across the contract project portfolio, setting clear priorities, expectations and accountabilities.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio plan covering milestones, dependencies, resources and the forward pipeline of lifecycle, modification and minor works.
• Establish consistent project governance, controls, reporting and assurance, with clear oversight of budgets, forecasts, risks, issues and changes.
• Ensure projects are appropriately scoped, approved, resourced and delivered safely, on time, within scope, to the required quality and within approved budgets.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships, coordinate operational readiness and change, and ensure completed works are formally handed over with lessons learned captured.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Portfolio planning

Stakeholder management

Communication & negotiation

Education

Tertiary project management qualification

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for a Program Delivery Manager. Join our Health and Education team and play a key role in leading the safe, timely and effective delivery of lifecycle, modification and minor works across the contract. Reporting to the Facilities Director, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

What You'll Do

• Lead, support and coordinate Project Managers across the contract project portfolio, setting clear priorities, expectations and accountabilities.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio plan covering milestones, dependencies, resources and the forward pipeline of lifecycle, modification and minor works.
• Establish consistent project governance, controls, reporting and assurance, with clear oversight of budgets, forecasts, risks, issues and changes.
• Ensure projects are appropriately scoped, approved, resourced and delivered safely, on time, within scope, to the required quality and within approved budgets.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships, coordinate operational readiness and change, and ensure completed works are formally handed over with lessons learned captured.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive project management experience across facilities modifications, lifecycle works, minor works, construction or a comparable complex operational environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading Project Managers or multidisciplinary delivery teams and managing a portfolio of concurrent projects.
• Advanced capability in portfolio planning, prioritisation, integrated scheduling, resource coordination, governance, risk, change control and performance reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with experience managing contractors, consultants and delivery partners.
• A relevant tertiary or formal project management qualification, supported by substantial industry experience. Engineering, construction or facilities management qualifications will be highly regarded.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.