At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead major infrastructure projects and optimise asset management strategies.
- Company: Renowned infrastructure organisation focused on transport assets.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to engage with government and contractors.
- Why this job: Drive strategic outcomes and lead a high-performing engineering team.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in Engineering or related field; experience in project delivery.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
About Your New Employer
Our client is a highly regarded infrastructure organisation responsible for the operation, maintenance and long-term stewardship of significant transport assets, supporting the safe and efficient movement of millions of motorists each year.
As the organisation continues to invest in the future performance, resilience and reliability of its infrastructure, a newly created permanent opportunity has become available to lead a major capital program and drive strategic asset outcomes across the business.
About Your New Role
Reporting to senior leadership, the Senior Program Manager will lead a major capital program while driving the integration of asset management, operations and project delivery across significant infrastructure assets.
Key responsibilities will include
- Provide strategic leadership across major infrastructure projects, asset performance, and operational outcomes.
- Develop and implement asset management strategies to optimise lifecycle performance and long-term asset value.
- Improve contractor performance through stronger accountability, KPI management and delivery against contractual obligations.
- Provide commercial oversight, governance and risk management across capital and operational activities.
- Develop business cases, cost-benefit analysis and strategic recommendations to support investment decisions.
- Manage interfaces between contractors, project teams, government stakeholders and operational partners.
- Deliver reporting and insights to senior leadership and board stakeholders.
- Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team.
About You
We're seeking an experienced infrastructure leader with a background in project delivery, asset management or operational infrastructure within multi-stakeholder environments.
In line with the above, you will bring
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related discipline.
- Experience managing contracted delivery models, improving contractor performance and driving commercial, operational and asset outcomes.
- Proven experience delivering major infrastructure programs or managing complex asset portfolios.
- Demonstrated success delivering capital projects within live operational environments.
- Strong understanding of asset management principles, lifecycle planning and performance optimisation.
- Commercial, financial and governance capability, including business case development and budget management.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging across contractors, government agencies and multiple organisations.
- Proven leadership capability with experience developing and mentoring engineering teams.
Senior Program Manager employer: West Recruitment
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