Strategic Portfolio Management Team Leader

We’re looking for a Strategic Portfolio Management Team Leader to join our Technology & Innovation Unit. In this permanent opportunity, you’ll head up our central Strategic Portfolio Management Team. Shape how we plan, monitor, and report on our major tech investments. You’ll lead a highly skilled team driving strategic insights at the core of critical decision‑making and help align our delivery to our new Technology strategy.

• Lead & inspire - build and empower a high‑performing team to deliver critical business outcomes across our complex tech landscape.
• Be a trusted advisor - provide strategic and technical portfolio leadership to Technology Leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Drive the plan - lead annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting, plus in-year review and optimisation of delivery plans.
• Turn data into decisions - deliver sharp portfolio insights and performance reporting to drive smarter, faster decisions.
• Shape strategy and governance - define and embed key metrics, assurance practices, and financial reporting to influence at all levels.
• Fuel investment decisions - oversee the Technology & Innovation operating budget and deliver robust financial models that support long‑term investment planning.
• Drive change at scale - champion the adoption of agile delivery, product management, and modern portfolio practices across the business.
• Elevate governance excellence - ensure investment, capacity, and delivery governance is rock‑solid through effective frameworks, health checks and assurance.

• Values‑driven leadership with a proven ability to motivate and develop diverse technical teams toward shared goals.
• Hands‑on experience in a Project Management Office or centralised management team within complex ICT environments, driving measurable results.
• Strong analytical mindset to evaluate project and portfolio performance and translate insights into strategic actions.
• Expertise in Agile frameworks and modern delivery methodologies tailored to digital technology projects.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills – able to influence, build partnerships, and embed sustainable business improvements.
• Professional qualifications in project or portfolio management (e.g., Diploma of Project Management)

At Western Power, we’re leading a bold dual transformation - reshaping the future of energy while evolving the technology that powers it. This is more than just a modernisation of infrastructure; it’s a reimagining of how we deliver essential services to our communities, reliably and sustainably. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work‑life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations.

• Build the future – be part of a once‑in‑a‑generation tech transformation reshaping how energy is delivered. You won’t find a challenge like this anywhere else.
• Grow fast – when you’re part of building something new, you grow in ways you can’t in business‑as‑usual roles. You’ll learn faster and go further through challenge, tailored development & study assistance.
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• An award‑winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Find out more about our and

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