Senior Energy Delivery Program Manager (Hybrid Melbourne)

Aurec; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Melbourne CBD office

Job summary

Aurec in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to guide digital delivery teams through complex programs, ensuring value and governance adherence. You will collaborate with senior leadership and product owners to align strategy with execution and benefits realization.

You will oversee initiation, planning, budgeting, risk management, and stakeholder reporting, while driving change across business units and coordinating vendor engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering complex, multi-phased technology projects.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional delivery teams.
• Strong experience in Energy/Utility sectors and governance.
• Financial oversight and forecasting costs to completion.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end lifecycle of medium to high complexity technology projects.
• Lead initiation and planning phases with schedules, resources, and governance artefacts.
• Forecast Opex and Capex, monitor resource utilisation, track benefits realization.
• Identify and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies with contingency plans.
• Lead steering committees and report progress to executives.
• Optimise team performance and resolve cross-functional roadblocks.
• Source and manage third-party vendors, evaluate tenders, negotiate scope and pricing.
• Drive change management and ensure smooth adoption by business units.
• Draft business cases and governance documentation for decision making.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality thresholds and stakeholder approvals.

Skills

Energy industry

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reporting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Atlassian tools

Job description

Must have relevant experience in Energy/Utility industry

Hybridworking arrangement(3 days in Melbourne CBD)

ROLE OVERVIEW

This position focuses on guiding cross-functional digital delivery teams to execute complex, high-risk strategic initiatives from inception through to production. You will operate at the intersection of business and technology, engaging senior leadership and product owners to ensure alignment and value generation. The position requires balancing team capacity with project demands while strictly adhering to internal governance, methodology frameworks, and compliance standards.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Direct the end-to-end lifecycle of medium to high complexity technology projects, ensuring strict adherence to budget, timeline, scope, and quality parameters.

Drive initiation and planning phases, producing comprehensive schedules, resource models, and required governance artefacts.

Maintain rigorous financial oversight by forecasting operational and capital expenditure, monitoring resource utilisation, and tracking the realisation of business benefits.

Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies through proactive contingency planning.

Lead steering committees and working groups, delivering accurate status reports to executive stakeholders.

Optimise team performance by prioritising daily workloads, resolving cross-functional roadblocks, and establishing an effective operational rhythm.

Partner with procurement to source third-party vendors, evaluate tender submissions, negotiate pricing and scope, and manage ongoing supplier performance against service level agreements.

Drive change management processes in the absence of a dedicated specialist, ensuring impacted business units successfully adopt new systems and transition smoothly to operational support.

Draft detailed business cases and documentation to facilitate informed, traceable decision-making at governance forums.

Guarantee all deliverables meet quality thresholds and are approved by relevant stakeholders within agreed timeframes.

MORE ABOUT YOU

A decade or more of proven experience successfully delivering complex, multi-phased technology projects.

Capability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives while adapting to shifting business priorities.

Demonstrated background in leading geographically dispersed and cross-functional delivery teams.

Expertise in capacity planning and resource allocation to meet strict project commitments.

Strong financial acumen, with a track record of tracking expenditure and forecasting accurate costs to completion.

Proficiency in producing executive-grade project artefacts, including plans and steering committee presentations.

Extensive knowledge of various project management methodologies, coupled with the ability to tailor them to specific compliance requirements.

Rigorous approach to change control, carefully assessing impacts on scheduling, finances, and resourcing before proceeding.

Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, capable of steering discourse, driving decisions, and extracting actionable lessons learned.

Hands-on proficiency with Microsoft applications and the Atlassian tool suite.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

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