Principal Portfolio & Analysis

Join a high-performing team delivering critical portfolio outcomes across large-scale capital investments.

Your New CompanyJoin a leading resources organisation delivering some of Australia's most significant capital projects. Working within a high-performing Project Controls and Analysis team, you will play a key role in supporting major assets and providing the insights required to drive strategic decision-making, portfolio performance, and project outcomes across a complex project environment.

Your New RoleAs the Principal Portfolio & Analysis, you will provide portfolio analysis, forecasting, reporting, and planning support across multiple asset portfolios. Reporting to the Lead of Project Controls and Analysis, you will deliver forward-looking insights that enable informed business decisions and drive portfolio performance.Key responsibilities include:

• Leading monthly portfolio reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Supporting cash prioritisation and budget planning activities, including annual budgets and long-term outlooks.
• Monitoring and analysing CAPEX and OPEX portfolio performance.
• Developing and implementing project and portfolio performance metrics.
• Identifying portfolio risks, variances, and emerging trends, and communicating insights to key stakeholders.
• Coordinating and optimising portfolio management systems and reporting tools.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and best practice project controls processes.
• Providing strategic portfolio insights to support business planning and operational decision-making.

What You'll Need to SucceedTo be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Extensive experience in a Project Controls & Analysis (PC&A) or Portfolio Controls environment, ideally within mining, resources, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Strong expertise in project cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and portfolio reporting.
• Demonstrated success delivering value through effective project controls leadership.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience working with portfolio management systems and project controls tools.
• A sound understanding of project and portfolio risks, interdependencies, scheduling, and critical path principles.
• The ability to provide strategic insights while maintaining a strong focus on data quality and performance outcomes.

What You'll Get in Return

• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-profile capital projects.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic decision-making processes.
• A collaborative and high-performing project controls environment.
• The chance to influence portfolio performance across multiple major assets.
• Long-term career development opportunities within a complex project delivery environment.
• Competitive remuneration and access to a supportive, professional team.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' or forward an up to date CV to Sophie.fellows@hays.com.au
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