Program Risk, Change and Reporting Manager

Program Risk, Change and Reporting Manager

About Inland Rail

The Inland Rail Program is a 1600km rail infrastructure project stretching from Brisbane to Melbourne incorporating new and existing rail track. The program includes the upgrading of existing standard gauge track, the enhancement of existing standard gauge track to cater for double stacking and the construction of new standard gauge links comprising of viaducts, tunnels, rail track, crossings and bridges. More information relating to the project can be found here: Inland Rail

About the opportunity

The Program Risk, Change & Reporting Manager is responsible for implementing and facilitating change management, program risk management, and performance reporting across the Inland Rail Program. This role ensures best practices are adopted in controlling changes related to requirements, scope, schedule, and cost while integrating risk management techniques and enhancing reporting frameworks to support decision-making.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

•  Implement and enforce change management methodology across program, portfolio and project delivery.
• Facilitate and support the change control process, ensuring clear capture, categorization, and approvals of changes.
• Drive impact assessments and ensure well-controlled, effective governance structures for change management.
• Work with project teams to integrate change management outcomes into variance tools.
  
• Lead and develop a proactive risk culture across the program.
• Set and implement program risk management strategies, integrating them with project controls.
• Partner with PMO Reporting Teams to generate risk dashboards and facilitate governance discussions.
• Monitor program risk exposure, integrating risk data with performance reporting.
• Develop and maintain a monthly reporting suite aligned with an agreed reporting cycle.
• Coordinate program, portfolio and project reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Use data analytics to identify risks, issues, and performance trends, supporting executive decision-making.
• Provide governance and oversight for project and portfolio reporting to ensure cohesive program reporting.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an impactful communicator to be able to clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages your audience. You will need to demonstrate your attributes in decision making, creative problem solving and result driven. 

Key requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Business, Risk Management, or related disciplines.
• Extensive experience in change management, program risk management, and business reporting on major infrastructure projects.
• Expertise in developing reporting frameworks, risk management methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proficiency in project-focused risk management tools and enterprise reporting systems.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary stakeholder groups.
•  Experience with Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA).
• Background in consultancy or client-side program management.
• Knowledge of major project baseline management processes.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including experience with contracting.
• Demonstrated experience in embedding improved ways of working in risk, change, and reporting functions.

What you’ll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.
• Inland Rail adopted a collaborative approach to the delivery of the project, leading all parties involved to work toward the same goal. This fosters the displayed behaviours of Respect, Honesty, Integrity and Reliability.

Our Organisation and Culture

Inland Rail is an equal opportunity employer. Inland Rail will transform how we move goods around Australia – better connecting producers to markets and creating new opportunities for businesses, industries and regional community. The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Future Thinking, Active Engagement, No Harm and Results. We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don’t delay your application.