The Bureau of Meteorology is leading a national upgrade to Australia’s flood warning portfolio. The Australian Government has invested in a 10-year commitment into the national Flood Warning Infrastructure Network (FWIN) Program, which will upgrade and acquire water level and rain gauges, and associated communications equipment, for high priority catchments. The FWIN Program will improve community access to rain and river level observations and enhance provision of flood forecasts and warnings, supporting disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
The Project Coordinator (FWIN) role exists to provide project support, quality control and guidance to the Infrastructure Delivery stream of the FWIN Program, promoting governance standards, tools and templates, and to provide support to Project Managers and team members.
The Project Coordinator (FWIN) role sits in the Delivery Enablement Program, Data & Digital Group (DDG), assigned to work on the FWIN Program within the Business Services Group (BSG). The Delivery Enablement Program provides specialist delivery and planning services as part of delivering Bureau digital programs of work by partnering with the EPMO and DDG in the delivery of operational and strategic outcomes.
The Project Coordinator (FWIN) role will be expected to contribute effectively across a diverse range of skillsets including accounts payable, documentation control, procurement, PMO functions, reporting & vendor management. To be successful in the role, you must be agile and able to adapt to the evolving needs of the program, meet deadlines, marshal broad stakeholder expertise towards common outcomes, and have a meticulous approach to maintaining quality standards. Within this role, there will be flexibility to influence and utilise your expertise to enhance the overall outcomes of the program.
This position reports to the Delivery Coordinator, Delivery Enablement, DDG.
The key duties of the position include:
* Build and maintain trusted working relationships and networks across the Delivery Team & FWIN Program
* Ensure effective project delivery through the provision of daily program support including quality, controls, standards, tools and templates
* Use recommended project control solutions for planning, scheduling and maintaining project files, including the effective management of key program/project documentation
* Contribute to the coordination of monthly project reporting requirements
* Contribute to project financial management requirements and reporting
* Support Project Managers and the PMO with logging, tracking and reporting risks, issues, dependencies and assumptions
* Coordination, planning and facilitation of project meetings and workshops as needed
* Provide input to the continual improvement of Delivery Enablement & Program standards, processes and ways of working
* Comply with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of employees, contractors and visitors who may be affected by your conduct
* Commitment to APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct
Getting to know the Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. We are Australia's national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Our products and services include observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia's atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring and advice, we provide one of Australia's most fundamental and widely used public services. We have strong relationships with our customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors, all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.