Manager, Benefits Realisation Management

The opportunity

Right now, we have an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Benefits Realisation Management to join our team. This role partners with stakeholders across the business to drive the implementation of effective benefits realisation management techniques, standards and practices.

This includes providing comprehensive and practical solutions to Sydney Metro project teams throughout the project lifecycle to ensure that benefits are identified, quantified, assured, tracked and evaluated in line with best practice, government policies and the Transport cluster’s guidelines and requirements.

The role operates with a high level of autonomy, and your ability to build trust and partner closely with internal and external stakeholders will be critical to your success.

Key accountabilities:

Develop the project’s Benefits Realisation Plan, Investment Logic Map, Benefits Register and other documents to ensure alignment with the government’s guidelines, corporate strategies and key directions

Collaborate with benefit owners to ensure that benefits are clearly captured at the commencement of project lifecycle, clear benefits management strategies are developed and recorded and that the methods and metrics for reporting realisation are established through the project lifecycle in advance of benefits realisation reviews and evaluations processes.

Assure that benefits realisation management and evaluation requirements have been met as an investment progresses through the investment lifecycle

Provide support to project teams to assess the impact on benefits of variations and ensure there are mechanisms in place to track the realisation of benefits, both planned and unplanned, as they arise through the program and project lifecycle.

Track, monitor and report on the projects outcomes as part of benefits realisation reporting.

Lead in research or studies that are relevant to benefits realisation and outcome evaluation of projects.

Continuously improve the benefit realisation management practice at Sydney Metro. This includes implementing and supporting a new enterprise-graded benefits realisation management system.

About you

You are tertiary qualified in a relevant discipline (business, project management or engineering) or can demonstrate equivalent professional experience.

You communicate clearly, actively listen, and respond with understanding and respect whilst working collaboratively with others, valuing their contribution.

In addition, you will also have:

Sound knowledge of benefits realisation management, project management, business case development/ appraisal or program evaluation from a large organisation.

Exemplary communication skills, specifically being skilled in workshop facilitation.

Very team focused with a preference for working in a non-hierarchical structure as part of a small team with a broad scope.

Good analytical and reporting skills with experience of dashboard reporting.

Experience in implementing and/ or administrating an enterprise application is preferred (though this not essential)

A background from transport or infrastructure industry is preferred (though this is not essential)

Salary and benefits

The salary for this position is Transport Service Grade 9 ($142,178 – $159,228) per annum plus superannuation and leave loading.

Applications close: 11:59PM, Tuesday 4th April 2023.

We’re an inclusive and flexible workplace

Here at Transport, we want our workforce to reflect the communities we serve by being an inclusive, diverse and flexible place for all our people.

We offer a range of flexible work and leave options for our people. These options depend on your role and the work you do. Some of the ways our people work flexibly include a hybrid mix of virtual and in-person collaboration, staggering work hours, or even allocating extra hours worked towards a day off from time to time. We also offer more structured flexible agreements and tailored hybrid options for people who live regionally. We’re proud to be recognised as a FlexReady Certified employer, a Family Inclusive Workplace and winners of the ‘Best Remote Work Strategy’ at the Australian HR Awards 2022.

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