Description
We are seeking an experienced Head of Projects to lead the delivery of a diverse portfolio of works across the Western Australian Pilbara region.
As the Head of Projects, you will oversee the planning, execution, and successful delivery of a substantial project portfolio ranging from operational works through to major capital projects valued $200M+.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safety Leadership: Champion a non-negotiable zero-harm culture across all projects and teams, ensure compliance with all safety, legislative, contractual, and organisational requirements, and drive contractor accountability.
- Portfolio Leadership & Delivery: Lead the successful delivery of a multi-million-dollar project portfolio across multiple sites and locations, provide strategic oversight of project performance, schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, and resources.
- Team Leadership & Capability: Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead high-performing project teams, foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Governance & Risk Management: Establish robust project governance frameworks, controls, and reporting structures, identify and proactively manage project and portfolio risks.
- Commercial & Financial Management: Manage portfolio budgets, forecasting, cash flow, and commercial performance, drive cost control initiatives and maximise profitability and value delivery.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the key interface between clients, senior leadership, operational teams, contractors, and external stakeholders, build trusted relationships that support successful project outcomes and long-term partnerships.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation and best-practice project management methodologies, standardise systems, reporting, and project delivery processes across the portfolio.
Requirements:
- Extensive experience delivering major project and program portfolios within construction, infrastructure, resources, facilities management, or related industries.
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in a senior project or program management leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale project budgets, forecasting, contract performance, and financial outcomes.
- Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams across geographically dispersed operations.
- Strong understanding of project controls, governance frameworks, risk management, procurement, and contractor management.
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement and client relationship management skills.
- Experience delivering projects within complex operational environments.
- Advanced capability across project management software, reporting platforms, and digital project tools.