EPMO Project Management Analyst

Join Bayside City Council's Enterprise Project Management Office as an EPMO Project Management Analyst. Reporting to the EPMO Lead, you will work with sponsors, project managers and business areas to strengthen projects from concept to close across Council. You will provide practical advice, assurance and portfolio insights, support our Project Management Framework and governance processes, maintain reliable project information, and help build project management capability.

You will be responsible for:

• Provide practical advice, coaching and support to help sponsors and project teams apply Council's Project Management Framework across the full project life cycle.

• Support project assurance, stage gate reviews and governance forums by reviewing information, identifying gaps and following up decisions and actions.

• Analyse project and portfolio information and prepare clear dashboards, reports, briefings and recommendations for decision-makers.

• Support portfolio planning and the management of project risks, issues, dependencies, benefits, budgets, cashflows and forecasts.

• Maintain accurate project and portfolio information in Council's project portfolio management system and work with project teams to improve data quality.

• Coordinate post-implementation reviews, track lessons and improvement actions, and help improve the framework, templates, reporting and project management capability across Council.

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• A qualification or recognised accreditation in project management, with substantial experience supporting projects across the full project life cycle.

• Practical experience in project governance, assurance, stage gates, risk and issue management, benefits, portfolio reporting and project closeout in an EPMO/PMO related role.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience turning project, schedule, financial and portfolio information into clear advice and recommendations.

• Experience using project portfolio management systems, maintaining reliable data, and supporting cashflow baselines, forecasts and expenditure tracking.

• Strong communication, coaching and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and explain complex information in plain language.

• The ability to plan and manage a varied workload with limited day-to-day direction, use sound judgement, follow actions through and deliver quality work within agreed timeframes.

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.

• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, four days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.

• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.

• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.

• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.

• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

• To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description on Bayside City Council Careers page.

• Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.

• Click Apply to submit your application.

• If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.