Job description

Your new company

Exciting opportunity to work with a large state government department, located in East Perth.

Your new role

• Leads the development and coordination of road investment planning processes
• Oversees budget submission and portfolio investment processes, including supporting systems, data collection, document review, stakeholder input and programme records.
• Leads the application and maintenance of investment prioritisation methods, including quality assurance of portfolio inputs, scoring assumptions and priority recommendations.
• Reviews and quality-assures transport business cases, funding submissions, project proposal reports, annual infrastructure planning inputs and Strategic Asset Plan inputs.
• Coordinates the consolidated deliverables schedule and manages risks against fixed government deadlines.
• Provides technical direction to Infrastructure Investment Planning Officers and supports planning practice across portfolios.
• Develops and improves workflows, templates and processes for Portfolio Investment Planning.
• Prepares and reviews investment programme advice, prioritisation outcomes and funding recommendations
• Reviews and consolidates portfolio information to support budget submissions, committee papers, executive briefings and internal reporting.
• Monitors progress against key deliverables and escalates portfolio risks, issues and decisions to the Manager.
• Ensures investment records, assumptions and recommendations are accurate, consistent and suitable for committee and audit scrutiny.
• Leads day-to-day coordination with assigned portfolio teams and internal stakeholders on investment planning, prioritisation and funding submissions.
• Provides guidance to Infrastructure Investment Planning Officers on stakeholder engagement, investment inputs and issue resolution.
• Supports the Manager in engagement with cross-agency stakeholders.
• Prepares and presents investment planning materials where required.
• Participates in relevant committees, working groups and forums related to infrastructure investment planning.

What you'll need to succeed

• Infrastructure or transport planning experience – experience within roads, transport, asset management, capital works, infrastructure delivery, or public sector investment planning.
• Government budget and funding submission experience – with an understanding of how investment proposals, budget bids, funding requests, business cases or Treasury-style submissions are developed and reviewed.
• Experience with business case and project proposal review
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Excellent written communication skills – ability to prepare executive briefings, committee papers, funding recommendations, internal reports and clear advice for senior stakeholders.
• Governance, risk and assurance knowledge – understanding of audit-ready records, decision-making processes, risk escalation, compliance and quality assurance requirements.
• The ability to coordinate input from stakeholders.
• Project coordination and deadline management – experience managing deliverable schedules, tracking actions, coordinating multiple inputs and working to fixed government deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly around assumptions, scoring, funding recommendations, committee papers and records that may be reviewed or audited.

What you'll get in return

• 38 hours – Monday to Friday
• Weekly pay structure
• The rate of pay is negotiable on individual experience.
• Convenient location to bus stations
• Paid parking available nearby
• This is a 6-month temporary contract, with a possible 6-month extension.

What you need to do now

If you think this role is for you, click 'apply now.' For more information or to find out about other suitable opportunities, contact Gemma Holden on 08 9265 9160 or email