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Shape your future. Serve your community. Belong to something bigger. At Lismore City Council, we are delivering one of the most significant regional reconstruction efforts in Australia. Our Flood Restoration Portfolio (FRP) is a multi-year, once-in-a-career program rebuilding the communitys essential infrastructure following the 2022 natural disaster events. With a capital value exceeding $1B, this is an opportunity to shape the future resilience of a regional city while contributing to work that genuinely matters. Lismores Northern Rivers location fosters an ideal work-life balance. It offers lush farmland, beautiful parks, a World Heritage-listed rainforest to explore, great restaurants, a diverse arts and cultural scene, and moreall just a stones throw from the Gold Coast, Ballina, and Byron Bay. Today, Lismore is flourishing, and it''s the perfect time to embrace and celebrate everything that makes the regional city so unique, while also being directly involved in shaping its future. The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced, strategic leader to lead our Portfolio Management Office (PMO). This is a pivotal role reporting directly to the Executive Director, responsible for driving project commercial and controls maturity across the organisation and ensuring alignment with our corporate objectives. We are looking for a forward-thinking professional who thrives in dynamic environments and brings strong judgement to complex decisions. Your leadership will shape how infrastructure is restored across the Lismore LGAimproving resilience, strengthening transparency, and supporting the communitys rebuild. Some of the key activities include responsibility and oversight of: Manage a team of technical experts to ensure the successful delivery and governance of significant infrastructure projects within the portfolio by proactively ensuring the sustainability of the projects during the significant investment in the restoration of the Lismore and the local government area. Work with leaders to develop and implement commercial and project control initiatives, ensuring alignment across work streams with Council, portfolio goals, and stakeholder needs in mind. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of communication and project management strategies and adjust approaches as needed to maximise impact. Provide guidance and support to leaders and employees on best practices. Facilitate feedback mechanisms to gauge stakeholder sentiment and address concerns proactively. Identify, understand, monitor, and assess the key interface and integration issues associated with major projects, various programmes, and initiatives. Use decision support making frameworks and tools to ensure the best portfolio outcomes are achieved by balancing customer needs, programme/projects and operations. Using data and reporting, proactively understand key threshold levels of critical resources to reprioritise and/or maximise the programme of. Provide specialist expertise and professional advice to the Executive Director on all relevant aspects of the portfolio, by preparing comprehensive options papers, information briefs and artefacts to support decision-making and ensure the successful transition, integration, and implementation of major projects. Ensure systems and processes are in place that support efficient and effective internal and external customer service delivery. Recruit, mentor, and lead team members to focus on customer service and experience excellence. About you To be successful in this role, you will be passionate about driving positive brand best practice in project controls and commercial management. Hold relevant tertiary qualifications and have proven success in a similar senior leadership role. You will be contemporary and dynamic in your approach, able to influence, build, and maintain trust-based, solid stakeholder relationships. Your success will affirm your ability to lead and empower complex teams by drawing on your high-level focus and business acumen. Excellent communication skills and the ability to write clearly and edit accurately to publish quality, easily understood information for internal and external audiences with the ability to effectively communicate, in plain English, complex concepts to diverse audiences. A demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and work co-operatively with people at all levels to achieve outcomes, including construction environments. Experience managing contracts, external agencies, and suppliers and strong organisational skills are essential for the team''s success. Experience managing and mentoring people. Experience in managing challenging stakeholders and issues management. Good negotiation and liaison skills with an interest or experience in facilitation. Please review the position description and use your resume and application responses in the application form below to demonstrate your ability to fulfil the positions responsibilities. Term Contract: contracted hours of work 35 hours a week/70 hours a fortnight up to 31 December 2027. Closing date: Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate pool is established. Location: The position will be primarily at our Flood Portfolio Office in Lismore. Flexible work options are available, working within operational requirements. Contact: If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please don''t hesitate to contact Jennifer McEwen, HR Business Partner, at 0428 522 ***. Conditions of Employment: Conditions of employment are in the Local Government (State) Award and relevant Council policy, procedures, and agreements. Pre-employment Screening: Before employment, there may be a series of pre-employment checks that may include health assessments, validation of the right to work in Australia, validation of qualifications and licences, criminal history checks, psychometric assessments, and referee checks. Future Opportunities: This recruitment exercise may be utilised for vacancies and the possible establishment of a merit list for future opportunities within six months. Lismore City Council is a proud employer of a diverse workforce, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities. We are committed to fostering a diverse, flexible, and inclusive workplace that reflects the community we serve. We also welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly. Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process to support disabled applicants. If you would like to discuss adjustments, don''t hesitate to get in touch with the People and Culture team on 02 6625 0*** or email ******@lismore.nsw.gov.au #J-18808-Ljbffr