Senior Project Delivery Specialist

Senior Project Delivery Specialist – Permanent – Full Time / South Metro Depot, Forrestdale

We are seeking a Program and Project Delivery Specialist to drive the effective and efficient execution of programs and projects within Western Power. This role involves analysing the end-to-end delivery performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and providing expert guidance to enhance project outcomes. You will oversee resource management, reporting, project governance, and ensure alignment with Western Power’s frameworks. By contributing to planning, budgeting, and reporting processes, you will help improve operational efficiency and support the delivery of reliable, safe, and cost-effective projects impacting the South West Interconnected Network (SWIN) and customer outcomes. The ideal candidate will foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Your Role in Action  

• Provide subject matter expertise advice and support in regard to scoping of program and project works to ensure accurate estimates of scope, schedule and cost are achieved to enable best program / project delivery outcomes.
• Accountable for driving core program and project responsibilities including resource management, reporting, project governance, project management methodologies and framework and analysis.
• Establish the process to enhance program and project management standards and procedures using an expert understanding of best practice to facilitate continual improvement.
• Lead, as required, specialised Joint Planning teams and working groups with a portfolio focus, while building a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation within the area.
• Identify and actively manage project assumptions, risks, issues and dependencies associated with delivery ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are established and actively managed.
• Develop, maintain and drive required governance frameworks and associated processes for Programs and Projects including, Program Management, Resource management, Project management and Contract management.
• Ensure the adoption and conformance of the appropriate program and project management principles, techniques, controls, processes and approaches, aligned to Western Power’s governance frameworks and systems. 
• Monitor reporting on the status of Programmes and Projects.  Monitor and analyse actual business performance and update data as required.
• Critically assess, analyse, identify and implement opportunities that achieve cost, time and quality improvements for Program and Project delivery.
• Provide independent advice, mentoring and support to project teams to enhance project delivery outcomes.
• Provide subject matter expertise in supporting planning, budgeting and reporting processes. 

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Tertiary qualifications in Business or related discipline.
• Industry accreditation in planning and or project management principles, either PMBOK®, Prince2™, P3O™, MSP™.
• Broad and extensive knowledge and expertise in portfolio, programme and project management and or delivery, with experience within government regulated and/or engineering sectors preferred.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining strong working relationships at all levels of an organisation as well as with external suppliers / providers.
• A seasoned professional with demonstrated success in developing effective program and project management frameworks.
• Strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills, complimented by highly developed influencing skills.
• Ability to align detail orientated tasks with the "big picture" and communicates accordingly.
• Highly developed analytical skills, attention to details and business acumen.

Applications close on 4 April

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