Senior Project Controls & Governance Lead

Australian Rail Track Corp.; Australia; Remote; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Competitive remuneration

Health and wellbeing support

Novated leasing options

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Australian Rail Track Corp. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager - Controls to provide strategic leadership across ARTC’s Infrastructure Projects portfolio.

You will oversee planning, scheduling, cost management, risk, change and performance reporting, ensuring transparent project performance for decision-makers. Lead a multidisciplinary controls team, collaborate with Project Managers, Finance and ICT, and embed best-practice controls across multiple states.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Business or related discipline.
• 8–10 years’ experience in project controls, including leading a multidisciplinary team.
• Advanced experience with Primavera P6, MS Project, Power BI and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of project controls frameworks, standards and governance.
• Provide expert advice to Project Directors and Project Managers across schedule, cost, risk and project performance.
• Oversee the development, maintenance and analysis of project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project and associated tools.
• Ensure effective integration of scope, schedule, cost and risk baselines to support forecasting and performance measurement.
• Lead cost management processes including budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis and Earned Value Management.
• Oversee project risk identification, assessment, quantification and mitigation, including scenario modelling and Monte Carlo analysis.
• Drive the development of dashboards, analytics and reporting through Power BI, Excel and other platforms.
• Monitor portfolio performance against scope, schedule, cost and risk baselines and provide clear insights to senior stakeholders.
• Support internal and external assurance activities and ensure compliance with governance and audit requirements.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary project controls team, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Build strong relationships across Infrastructure Projects, Finance, ICT and external delivery partners.
• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture and compliance with ARTC’s Safety and Environmental Management Systems.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Business or related

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Australian Rail Track Corp. is seeking a seasoned Project Manager - Controls to provide strategic leadership across ARTC’s Infrastructure Projects portfolio.

You will oversee planning, scheduling, cost management, risk, change and performance reporting, ensuring transparent project performance for decision-makers. Lead a multidisciplinary controls team, collaborate with Project Managers, Finance and ICT, and embed best-practice controls across multiple states.