Head of Portfolio Management

A leading organisation is seeking a Head of Portfolio Management to lead the governance, prioritisation and delivery of strategic and business-critical projects within a complex mining and industrial environment. The successful candidate will provide executive leadership with a clear view of the project portfolio while driving disciplined delivery, accountability, effective risk management and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and manage the project governance framework, including project approval, prioritisation, review and closure.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio of strategic, business-critical and qualifying capital projects.
• Recommend which projects should be started, accelerated, re-scoped, sequenced or stopped based on value, risk, capacity and dependencies.
• Ensure projects have approved business cases, budgets, sponsors, business owners, delivery plans and measurable benefit targets.
• Provide independent oversight of project health and identify risks, delays and performance concerns early.
• Produce clear portfolio reporting for executive leadership covering progress, spend, risks, issues, benefits and key decisions required.
• Lead and develop PMO project managers and analysts while strengthening project management capability across the organisation.
• Track project benefits and conduct post-project reviews to ensure lessons learnt improve future delivery.
• Develop scalable PMO methodologies, tools and governance standards that can support broader strategic initiatives.

Requirements:

• Degree in Commerce, Business Science, Economics, Engineering or Science.
• 15+ years’ relevant experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience leading a PMO or portfolio of strategic and business projects.
• At least 3 years’ experience within mining, industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, conflict management and change facilitation capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead under pressure and influence senior stakeholders.
• High levels of integrity, accountability and sound judgement.
• MBA or equivalent qualification.
• Recognised project or programme management certification.
• Experience establishing or maturing a PMO.
• Multi-country experience.

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REF: PG01