Join the Games Infrastructure (Venues and Villages) division as Manager, Portfolio Coordination Office and play a key role in delivering the Queensland Government's 2032 Delivery Plan. Use your strengths in strategic leadership, critical thinking, governance, and stakeholder engagement to coordinate portfolio controls, assurance frameworks, and performance reporting across major Games infrastructure programs. You'll drive best‐practice governance, manage risks, provide clear advice to government, and build strong relationships across agencies and delivery partners to ensure high‐quality outcomes for venues and villages projects.
Your Opportunity
This senior role sits at the centre of portfolio oversight and assurance for the Games Infrastructure (Venues and Villages) division. You will coordinate and strengthen portfolio controls, governance and assurance frameworks to support high quality infrastructure planning and delivery. Working closely with senior leaders, delivery partners and external stakeholders, you'll provide confidence that major programs are performing as intended and that risks are identified and managed early.
Your Strengths - We design roles around individual and collective strengths. For this role, we're seeking a professional who demonstrates:
* Strategic leadership and sound judgement when navigating complex, high profile programs
* Critical thinking and analytical capability to assess performance, risks and assurance insights
* Strong governance expertise, ensuring transparency, accountability and consistency
* The ability to communicate with influence, tailoring advice for senior decision makers
* A results driven mindset, balancing assurance with enabling delivery
* The ability to build enduring relationships across government, industry and delivery partners
Your Responsibilities - In This Role, You Will
* Coordinate the development, implementation and continuous improvement of portfolio controls, assurance and quality frameworks for the Games Infrastructure program.
* Drive robust portfolio assurance by monitoring delivery performance, identifying emerging risks, and providing clear, timely advice to support decision making.
* Establish and promote best practice approaches to governance, reporting, risk management, scheduling and quality control across venues and villages programs.
* Develop innovative systems, processes and tools that improve portfolio visibility and assurance outcomes.
* Prepare high quality submissions, reports and strategic advice to Government, including delivery performance reporting and investment proposal support.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across all levels of government, industry bodies and delivery partners.
* Represent the division at departmental, interdepartmental and interagency forums as required.
Why Join Us?
At DSDIP, we're proud to be State Shapers—working on programs that deliver lasting social, economic and community benefits for Queenslanders. This role offers the opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure in a collaborative, purpose driven environment.
We value and respect the diversity of perspectives and experiences our people bring. We strongly encourage applications from people of all genders, cultures, languages, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and family responsibilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive, flexible and respectful workplace where everyone can thrive.
If you're ready to lead with impact and help deliver one of Queensland's most significant infrastructure programs, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications to remain current for 12 months
Job Ad Reference: QLD/683042/26
Closing Date: Thursday, 2 April 2026
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