Job Description

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- Lead governance, financial oversight and delivery assurance across our IT portfolio
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- Partner with Project Managers, Business Analysts and senior stakeholders
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- Help shape better project delivery across a complex enterprise environment
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Join Pacific National – Australia’s largest private rail freight operator

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Every day we transport millions of tonnes of critical freight around the country for our customers. We haul coal, intermodal containers, steel, and bulk commodities that keep Australia moving.

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We’re looking for an experienced IT Project Delivery Office (PDO) Lead to provide governance, delivery assurance, financial oversight and analysis across our IT project portfolio.

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Working closely with Project Managers, Finance and business stakeholders, you’ll help ensure projects are well planned, appropriately governed, financially controlled and aligned to approved business outcomes.

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What you’ll be doing

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- Support the planning and delivery of IT projects, including budget, schedule, risk and resource management.
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- Provide portfolio governance, reporting and delivery assurance.
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- Manage project financials, including budgets, forecasts, actuals and variance reporting.
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- Develop business cases, financial models and benefits realisation tracking.
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- Prepare reports and governance packs for senior stakeholders and committees.
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- Oversee project procurement, vendor management and financial commitments.
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- Support requirements management, change planning and implementation readiness.
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- Drive continuous improvement across project governance, reporting and financial controls.
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What we’re looking for

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You’ll bring demonstrated experience working in a Project Delivery Office or similar portfolio environment, ideally within a heavy industry, infrastructure, transport or other regulated environment.

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You’ll ideally have:

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- Experience managing financial oversight and analysis across large, complex IT projects or programs.
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- Strong understanding of project lifecycle, governance, reporting and risk management.
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- Strong financial management skills, including budgets, forecasts, Capex/Opex and cost control.
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- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear insights and actions.
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- Solid stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior leaders and governance forums.
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- Strong business analysis capability, including requirements assurance, process mapping and current/future-state analysis.
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- Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
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- Experience with tools such as MS Project, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Excel and PowerPoint.
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- Experience with financial and reporting systems such as PeopleSoft, Power BI or Tableau.
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A tertiary qualification in Business, Project Management, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline is desirable, as is a project management certification such as PRINCE2, PMBOK or BABOK.

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Why join us?

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At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.

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Some of the benefits we offer are:

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- Paid parental leave
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- Discounted travel and insurance
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- Novated Leasing
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- Fitness Passport
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- Inclusive, values-driven culture
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We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It – helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.

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Ready to deliver what matters?

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Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your journey with Pacific National. Learn more at https://www.pacificnational.com.au/careers

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📌 IT PDO Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 Pacific National
📍 New South Wales