Manager Project Services
On-siteBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Job Summary
Lead the governance and assurance framework for the Pacific Operations sustaining capital portfolio, influencing capital allocation and investment decisions. Drive portfolio assurance reviews, project health checks, and governance assessments while ensuring compliance with Rio Tinto project standards and controls. Optimize portfolio systems, reporting platforms, and digital tools to enhance governance and delivery performance. Establish portfolio-wide standards for data governance and champion capital efficiency improvement initiatives. Develop executive insights and decision-support analytics to support capital planning and investment prioritization. Coach project teams to adopt consistent governance practices and implement the sustaining capital improvement roadmap. Based in Rio Tinto's Brisbane Head Office, this role partners with senior leaders across a diverse portfolio to drive organizational improvement.
Required Qualifications
- A commitment to your own safety and the safety of your team
- Leadership experience in project controls, PMO, governance, portfolio management or business improvement environments
- Demonstrated experience supporting the delivery of major projects or sustaining capital portfolios
- Strong understanding of project governance, assurance frameworks, stage-gate processes and capital investment decision-making
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving organisational improvement initiatives
- Extensive experience in major capital, sustaining capital or infrastructure project environments
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Project Management, Business, Commerce or related discipline
- Proven capability developing portfolio reporting, performance insights and executive-level reporting
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working within mining, resources, infrastructure or heavy industrial environments
- Knowledge of Power BI, portfolio management systems and data analytics tools
- Experience leading continuous improvement or transformation programs
- Understanding of portfolio optimisation, capital performance and investment governance
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