At the City of Marion, we're committed to creating a liveable, sustainable community where our people and residents thrive. Our Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) supports the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects, including infrastructure, civil works, building construction and organisational initiatives.
Working closely with Project Managers and stakeholders, the role helps maintain reliable project information and supports the consistent application of established project management processes, tools and standards.

Whether you're already working in a project support role or looking to take the next step in your project management career, this is an opportunity to gain exposure to a broad portfolio of meaningful projects that make a real difference to our community.

About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), you will play a key role in supporting the effective planning, monitoring and reporting of projects across the City of Marion. You'll be responsible for:

- Supporting the delivery and continuous improvement of the City's project management framework, systems and processes.
- Maintaining the quality, accuracy and consistency of project and portfolio information across a diverse range of projects.
- Preparing project and portfolio reports, dashboards and presentations using tools such as Power BI, Excel and Microsoft Office.
- Assisting Project Managers with project scheduling, reporting, governance and project control activities.
- Providing administration, user support and troubleshooting for project management systems including Microsoft Project, Pulse and SharePoint.
- Coordinating governance meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes, action tracking and reporting.
- Supporting governance, assurance and executive reporting activities through the provision of accurate and timely project information.
- Developing and maintaining project documentation, templates, training materials and user guides.




- Contributing to improving project reporting, systems, tools and ways of working across the organisation.

About You
We're looking for someone with a proactive mindset who is driven to make a positive impact, takes initiative, and enjoys creating structure, improving processes and helping teams succeed. You will bring:

- An understanding of project management principles and the project lifecycle, with exposure to project coordination, project support or project-based work.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret information, identify issues and support effective decision-making.
- The ability to collect, organise, validate and review information and contribute to accurate, clear and fit-for-purpose project and portfolio reporting in accordance with established requirements.
- The ability to produce clear, accurate and professional reports, presentations, templates, meeting papers, minutes and other business documentation.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with the ability to quickly learn new systems and technologies.
- A collaborative, customer-focused approach and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- A proactive mindset, willingness to learn and genuine interest in developing a career in project, program or portfolio management.

Highly Regarded:
- Experience in a PMO, project coordination, project support, analyst or similar role.
- Experience in local government, infrastructure,



civil works, building construction or another complex project delivery workplace.
- Experience with project reporting, governance, scheduling, risk and issue management, or project controls.
- Experience using Microsoft Project, Power BI, SharePoint or similar project and reporting systems.
- Qualifications or certifications in project management, business analysis, data analytics or a related discipline.

Why Join Us?

At the City of Marion, we are proud of our culture and the work we do for our community by living our values of:

- Focus on the customer - we're responsive, engaged, and proactive
- Engage with respect - we're caring, connected, and professional
- Embrace excellence - we're adaptable, accountable, and sustainability-minded

Your benefits could include:

- 7 weeks leave annually (including annual leave, RDO and 3 wellbeing days over Christmas)
- Annual salary increases and 17.5% leave loading
- Paid parental leave
- Affordable income protection insurance
- Annual corporate wardrobe allowance
- Access to free health and wellbeing initiatives, including skin cancer screenings and immunisations
- Fitness Passport access, with discounted entry to gyms and pools across South Australia

The job description can be viewed here 1729- EPMO Project Coordinator.pdf

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Guy Hunt, Manager Enterprise Project Management Office on 04•• ••• 488.

Applications close 5.00pm, 28th September 2026 and must be submitted through this SEEK advertisement only. Please include a cover letter outlining what you bring to this position.

Please note that some out-of-hours work may be required, including attendance at Council meetings and occasional weekend works.

The City of Marion encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, people who are LGBTQIA+, and people who are culturally and linguistically diverse.

📌 EPMO Project Coordinator (Sturt)
🏢 City of Marion
📍 Sturt