Director, Enterprise Project Management Office

As Director, you will lead the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) to strengthen project governance, enterprise change, and organisational decision-making. The role provides strategic advice, drives governance maturity and continuous improvement, and leads a small team to deliver consistent project management standards aligned with organisational priorities.

• Lead and coach a small team to deliver project management standards and build capability.
• Provide expert advice on project governance, assurance, and delivery approaches.
• Oversee project documentation, governance processes, and decision-making frameworks.
• Support key governance forums through high-quality secretariat and governance services.
• Design and continuously improve agency-wide governance and project management frameworks.
• Drive governance maturity, change initiatives, and AI-enabled improvements across Corporate Services.
• Build strong stakeholder partnerships and deliver effective change management outcomes.
• Demonstrate sound judgement, leadership, communication, and adaptability in a changing environment.

We invite applications from people with the following experience, skills and attributes:

• Demonstrated experience developing and improving governance, project management, and operating frameworks.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to identify issues and implement practical, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including influencing, negotiating, and supporting senior leaders and boards.
• Highly developed communication skills, with experience preparing high-quality briefs, papers, minutes, and governance documentation.
• Proven leadership capability, including coaching, developing, and fostering an inclusive team culture.
• Sound judgement, risk management, prioritisation, and delivery skills in fast-paced environments.
• Strong technical aptitude, including experience with enterprise systems such as TechnologyOne, Atlassian, and Microsoft products. 

• Australian Citizenship – our successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen 
• Security clearance – our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the required level 
• Employment check – your suitability for employment will be assessed through a screening process. 

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) works to make energy consumers better off, now and in the future. We focus on ensuring a secure, reliable and affordable energy future for Australia as it transitions to net zero emissions. We regulate electricity networks and covered gas pipelines, in all jurisdictions except Western Australia. We set the amount of revenue that network businesses can recover from customers for using these networks. From 1 July 2026, the AER structurally separated from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and transitioned into a standalone non-corporate Commonwealth entity with its own accountable authority, staff and budgetary control. The separation of the AER from the ACCC is a significant regulatory reform aimed at improving the governance and operational autonomy of the AER.