Location:
Sydney Other locations: Primary Location Only Date: 15 Sept 2026 Requisition ID: 1712430 At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. The prospect Our Risk Consulting team at EY is seeking people who want to be part of something bigger. We are recruiting self-starters, people passionate about making a difference and those keen to inspire others at a firm that is ranked the #1 professional services employer in Universum’s ‘most attractive employer’ for the third consecutive year. The consulting field, and your place in it at EY, offers a breadth of responsibilities, opportunities and challenges to help you reach your potential. This is a hybrid position that can be based in Naarm – Melbourne; Meanjin – Brisbane or Warrang – Sydney. As a Senior Manager you join the Risk Consulting team and be responsible for leading and managing Risk Transformation engagements across a range of industries. In this role you will focus on delivery of EY’s Program Risk Management (PRM) services to strengthening our clients Portfolio, Program and Project governance, risk management, and control environments through the delivery of risk-based, data-led, and value-adding services. These services can include project delivery confidence assessments, bespoke program assurance services and PMO maturity uplift advisory engagements. It requires strategic oversight, technical expertise, stakeholder management capability, and team leadership to deliver high-quality program assurance outcomes. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options. Your

key responsibilities




Leadership and Delivery
- Lead and manage a portfolio of PRM services and associated portfolio, program and project advisory engagements, ensuring alignment with client strategies and risk profiles.
- Oversee all phases of engagement delivery, including planning, scoping, fieldwork, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
- Provide insights and recommendations that enhance governance, risk management, delivery confidence and stakeholder transparency.
- Manage project budgets, schedules, and quality assurance processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
- Ensure all work adheres to professional standards, EY methodologies, and regulatory requirements. Client and Stakeholder Management
- Maintain effective relationships with client executives, Steering Committees, Boards, Audit Committees, and management teams.
- Support client organisations in strengthening their portfolio, program and project assurance frameworks.
- Contribute to business development activities including proposals, presentations, and thought leadership.
- Prepare high-quality reports and presentations that clearly communicate program assurance findings and strategic insights. People and Practice Development
- Supervise, mentor, and develop staff across multiple engagement teams.
- Support capability development and knowledge sharing within the Risk Transformation and wider Risk Consulting practice.




- Contribute to the continuous improvement of PRM methodologies, tools, and templates.
- Promote innovation and the use of digital audit tools, analytics, and technology-enabled assurance approaches. Technical and Strategic Contribution
- Apply a sound understanding of Project Management and risk management frameworks and methodologies
- Provide subject matter expertise on program and project maturity, assurance frameworks, governance design, and performance measurement.
- Lead or support transformation programs to uplift PRM functions, including strategy development and future state design.
- Collaborate with other EY service lines (e.g. Technology Risk, Cyber, ESG, Financial Audit) to deliver integrated assurance solutions Skills and attributes for success
- Proven specialist expertise relevant to the role (Infrastructure, Technology, Energy Industries)
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams through coaching, inclusion, and collaboration.
- Experience in operating in alignment with program and project management methodologies including: MSP – Managing Successful Programmes PRINCE2 – project governance and control PMBOK / PMI standards – project management body of knowledge MoP – Management of Portfolios
- Assignment delivery
- requirements, performance & presentation of results
- Business development, opportunity management, account & relationship management
- Leadership
- problem solving & decision making, performance management, coaching & mentoring Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.
- Knowledge processes
- knowledge gathering & sharing -

📌 Senior Manager (Sydney)
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