Senior Project Officer - Governance & Assurance

Davidson is partnering with a major Queensland organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Project Officer to join a high performing project environment, with a strong focus on project assurance, governance compliance and quality review.

About the Company

Our client is a large and complex Queensland organisation responsible for delivering critical infrastructure and services across the state.

Within a major capital delivery environment, this team supports the planning and delivery of a significant portfolio of projects, with a strong focus on governance, assurance, risk management and quality outcomes.

About the Role

Working within an established Program Management Office, this role will provide assurance and governance oversight across a broad portfolio of infrastructure projects.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys getting into the detail of project documentation, identifying gaps, challenging the quality of information presented and ensuring project papers are ready to progress through formal governance and approval processes.

A key focus of the position will be reviewing project documentation and governance meeting papers before they are issued, ensuring information is accurate, complete and compliant with established project governance requirements.


Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing project papers, agendas, reports, stage gate documentation and supporting materials prior to governance meetings
• Undertaking assurance reviews to identify gaps, risks, inconsistencies and areas of non compliance
• Providing constructive feedback to Project Managers and project teams to ensure documentation meets required governance and quality standards
• Supporting pre gate assurance activities and project progression through established approval processes
• Monitoring project governance compliance and identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and controls
• Working closely with Project Managers to ensure governance papers provide clear, accurate and succinct information to support informed decision making
• Coordinating governance submissions, reports, presentations, agendas and meeting documentation
• Maintaining governance and assurance registers, systems, processes and tracking mechanisms
• Building effective relationships with Project Managers, Project Directors, senior leaders and governance stakeholders

About You

We are particularly interested in candidates who bring a strong assurance mindset and are comfortable critically reviewing project information rather than simply coordinating documents.

You will ideally bring:

• Demonstrated experience within project assurance, governance, audit, compliance or project controls
• Strong experience reviewing project documentation and identifying gaps, risks, inconsistencies or areas requiring further information
• Experience undertaking assurance or audit reviews within a project environment
• The confidence to challenge documentation and provide clear, constructive feedback to Project Managers and senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of project governance frameworks, stage gates, approval processes and governance requirements
• Excellent written communication skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience preparing or reviewing governance papers, reports, submissions and supporting documentation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary project teams
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint

Experience within infrastructure, utilities, government or another complex project delivery environment would be highly regarded.

The Benefits

• Contract opportunity through to 5 January
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement with 3 days working from home and 2 days in the office
• Opportunity to work across a significant portfolio of infrastructure projects
• Strong exposure to project governance, assurance and senior decision making forums
• Work closely with experienced Project Managers, Project Directors and senior stakeholders
• Join an established Program Management Office within a major Queensland organisation

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com