Project Delivery Assurance Lead

Whizdom; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior federal role

Diverse portfolio exposure

Work with executives

Influence reporting quality

Governance improvements

Engaging projects

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated Project Delivery Assurance Lead to support a Project Delivery Enablement & Assurance function within a large Data and Technology environment of a Federal Government organisation. You will provide portfolio-wide visibility, coordination and assurance across technology projects, investments and delivery commitments.

Key focus areas include strengthening portfolio dashboards, improving data quality, coordinating assurance activities and delivering insights to support

Qualifications

• Strong experience in project delivery assurance and portfolio management.
• Proven ability to consolidate and analyse portfolio information.
• Experience in executive and enterprise reporting.
• Ability to review project artefacts and documentation.
• Experience coordinating health checks and post-implementation reviews.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate enterprise and whole-of-government project reporting.
• Consolidate and validate project information and milestones.
• Analyse funding, dependencies, benefits, risks and issues.
• Establish and maintain portfolio dashboards and reporting products.
• Support quarterly portfolio reporting and change requests.
• Identify gaps and quality concerns in project data.
• Present risks and dependencies clearly for executives.
• Review key project documentation and artefacts.
• Coordinate health checks and post-implementation reviews.
• Develop templates, guidance and knowledge transfer.

Skills

PMO governance

Portfolio reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Data & analytics

Executive reporting

Job description

Project Delivery Assurance Lead

About the Organisation: Our client is a Federal Government organisation delivering important services to Australian businesses, innovators and the broader community. Operating within a complex technology environment, the organisation is focused on strengthening project delivery, governance and assurance across its digital and technology portfolio. This opportunity will suit an experienced project delivery and assurance professional who enjoys working across senior stakeholders, major initiatives and enterprise-level reporting.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Delivery Assurance Lead to support a Project Delivery Enablement & Assurance function within a large Data and Technology environment. This role will provide portfolio-wide visibility, coordination and assurance across technology projects, investments and delivery commitments. You will work closely with executives, project leads, Senior Responsible Officers, project managers, product managers, Finance, Governance and Portfolio Management stakeholders.

A key focus will be strengthening portfolio dashboard reporting, improving the quality and consistency of project information and artefacts, coordinating assurance activities and providing meaningful delivery insights to support executive planning and decision-making.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating enterprise, executive and whole-of-government project reporting.
• Collecting, consolidating and validating project and initiative information.
• Analysing project progress, milestones, funding, dependencies, benefits, risks and emerging issues.
• Establishing and maintaining portfolio dashboards and reporting products.
• Supporting quarterly portfolio reporting, including new initiatives, project change requests and additional funding requests.
• Identifying gaps, inconsistencies and quality concerns across project information.
• Presenting material risks, issues and dependencies clearly to support executive decision-making.
• Reviewing and quality-assuring key project documentation and artefacts.
• Coordinating project health checks, post-implementation reviews and other assurance activities.
• Recording assurance findings, recommendations, actions and lessons learnt.
• Developing and improving project templates, guidance and working practices.
• Providing documentation, knowledge transfer and effective handover throughout the engagement.

What You Will Bring

We are looking for a highly capable project delivery and assurance professional with experience operating across complex ICT or digital project portfolios.

• Strong experience in project delivery assurance, portfolio management, PMO or project governance environments.
• Demonstrated experience consolidating and analysing portfolio-level project information.
• Strong capability in executive and enterprise reporting, including the development and maintenance of portfolio dashboards.
• Experience analysing project milestones, funding, dependencies, benefits, risks and emerging delivery issues.
• Demonstrated ability to review and quality-assure project documentation and artefacts.
• Experience supporting or coordinating project health checks and post-implementation reviews.
• Ability to identify material gaps or inconsistencies in project information and translate these into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work confidently with executives, senior project stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to present complex delivery information clearly for senior decision makers.
• Experience developing or reviewing project artefacts such as:
  • Change Impact Assessments
  • Change Management Plans
  • Benefits Management Plans
  • Project Transition Plans
  • Lessons Logs
• Strong documentation and knowledge-transfer capabilities.

What's on Offer

• A senior Project Delivery Assurance Lead opportunity within a significant Federal Government technology environment.
• Exposure to a diverse portfolio of digital and technology projects and investments.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior executives, project leaders, Finance, Governance and Portfolio Management stakeholders.
• A role with genuine influence over the quality, visibility and consistency of project delivery information.
• Opportunity to strengthen portfolio reporting, assurance processes, project governance and delivery practices across a large technology portfolio.
• Interesting work spanning portfolio reporting, project assurance, governance, executive reporting and continuous improvement.

Security Requirements

A Baseline Security Clearance is Required

Application deadline

Submissions close Thursday the 5th of November2026.

Contact

Please call Lisa Berjak on 0480 011 550 for any further information. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification, and any other client-requested checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.