Director - PMO

Purpose of the Role

The PMO Director is a key FGJV senior leadership role responsible for governing performance, ensuring project predictability, and maintaining commercial integrity. This role underpins executive visibility and early intervention across a large, complex mega-project.

The PMO Director holds executive accountability for the overall performance, integration, and governance of cost, schedule, risk, change management, and reporting across the FGJV program. This role provides strategic leadership, direction, and oversight to ensure predictable delivery, transparent performance management, and rigorous commercial governance across a complex, highly structured mega‑project. The Director cross-coordinate a number of key functions—Planning, Cost Control, Reporting, Risk, and Change Control—ensuring alignment with JV governance, Snowy Hydro Limited (SHL) requirements, and international best practice standards. The role is a key advisor to the Project Director, Construction Directors, and Executive Steering Committees.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Project Management, or a related field
• Professional certifications (AACE, PMI, ICE, etc.) - desirable
• General Construction Induction Card (White Card) - mandatory
• C Class Drivers Licence – mandatory

Experience

• Senior leadership experience in Project Management/Project Controls/Commercial on major infrastructure megaprojects
• Expert knowledge of cost, schedule, EVM, risk, and change management
• Proven capability to lead multidisciplinary teams and embed governance frameworks
• Strong commercial awareness in JV or EPC environments
• Advanced communication and executive reporting skills
• Experience in JV environments - desirable
• Knowledge of digital tools and data automation - desirable

Required Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong executive presence
• Highly analytical and decisive
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Collaborative leadership style
• Strong governance and integrity focus
• Resilient and calm under pressure
• Able to convert complex data into actionable insights

Key Deliverables

• Project Controls strategy, governance framework, and annual plans
• Cost and schedule baselines
• Executive dashboards and reporting packs
• EVM and variance analysis reports
• Integrated risk analysis (P50/P80)
• Scenario planning and recovery plans
• Change control governance and reporting
• Long-term cost and schedule forecasts
• Audit-ready Project Controls processes

Core Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Provide strategic leadership for the integrated Project Coordination function, setting vision, priorities, frameworks, and performance expectations
• Establish and maintain a unified PCO governance framework across planning, cost, risk, change, and reporting
• Ensure alignment with contractual obligations, JV governance, and SHL reporting requirements
• Serve as the executive authority on baselines, forecasting standards, and performance narratives

Cost, Schedule & Performance Management

• Advise on project budgets, baselines, and long-range forecasts
• Ensure robust earned value management (EVM) and performance analysis
• Lead performance reviews highlighting risks, trends, and critical schedule drivers
• Maintain oversight of cost-to-complete, productivity trends, and contingency health

Reporting & Executive Communication

• Deliver clear, concise, insight-driven reporting to FGJV leadership and SHL
• Oversee production of weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance packs
• Ensure accuracy and narrative consistency across all executive communications

Risk, Scenario Analysis & Strategic Decision Support

• Lead integrated cost and schedule risk analysis
• Provide executive-level scenario planning and recovery strategies
• Ensure risks and early warning indicators are embedded into forecasts

Change Control & Commercial Integration

• Provide executive oversight of change control processes
• Ensure all changes are fully assessed and incorporated into baselines
• Oversee alignment between cost, schedule, procurement, and contract management

Team Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop the PCO team
• Drive continuous improvement and digital transformation initiatives
• Promote standardisation and high governance standards across all functions

The above listed authorities and responsibilities are only a guide and may change as directed by your Manager/Supervisor or as per the requirements of FGJV Management.