Step into a pivotal portfolio management role where you’ll partner with senior executives and project teams to provide strategic advice and support across high-profile initiatives. You’ll drive best-practice in portfolio and project management through establishing clear standards and tools and providing effective portfolio analysis, focused on alignment with organisational strategy. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen your expertise in portfolio governance, stakeholder engagement, benefits realisation and enterprise-wide change management. You’ll build strong, collaborative relationships, engage key stakeholders, and help ensure projects are aligned, on track and delivering measurable results.

Job details

Two roles available: One is temporary until 26 February 2027 and the other is temporary until 1 August 2027.

Join a dynamic environment where you'll support the delivery of strategic initiatives and help drive portfolio excellence. In this role, you'll join a newly established Transformation Management Office to enable strong governance, reporting and control across a diverse project portfolio.

You will:

Deliver monthly reporting to the Portfolio Investment Committee (PIC), providing clear insights and recommendations, tracking project progression across lifecycle stages.

Support the scoping, assessment and coordination of new project investment within the portfolio, including stage gate submissions to PIC.

Monitor and report on benefits realisation for completed projects and support the establishment and ongoing improvement of portfolio controls, including planning, scheduling, financial management, risk, issues and reporting.

Develop and maintain templates, user guides, standards and documentation aligned to the QBCC project framework and contribute to continuous improvement of portfolio management practices

About You

Essential:

• Experience working in an EPMO or PMO environment
• Proven portfolio or program delivery experience
• High level investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills in project management

Desirable:

• Hands on project delivery experience
• Experience developing project management frameworks, tools and templates

This is a great opportunity to play a key role in strengthening portfolio governance while working on impactful, organisation-wide initiatives.

About the QBCC

The QBCC is Queensland's independent building and construction regulator, dedicated to educating, protecting and supporting both the industry and the community. Through fair, transparent and accountable regulation, the QBCC helps build confidence and strengthens one of Queensland's most vital industries. This is a defining decade for the building and construction sector, with ambitious housing targets and the Olympic and Paralympic legacy ahead. 

The QBCC is responding with focus and ambition, modernising services, deepening relationships and building the internal capability needed to deliver at scale. Central to this journey is a commitment to people. The QBCC is shaping a workforce that is inclusive, high performing and future ready. By fostering equity, diversity and wellbeing, and by creating safe and supportive workplaces, the Commission is ensuring its people can thrive while delivering outcomes that matter for industry and the community.

How to apply

To apply for this fantastic opportunity, please submit your resume along with a written statement (maximum two pages) outlining how your experience demonstrates the capabilities listed in the Candidate Attributes section of the attached position description.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date of this vacancy and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the QBCC. Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• PD - AO6 Senior Project Officer (PDF, 761KB)
  Role Description
  
  QBCC Information for Applicants - May 2025 (PDF, 1.06MB)
  Application Kit