Shape the future of lifecycle delivery across one of Australia's largest PPP portfolios.
At Downer, we manage some of Australia's most important public infrastructure through long-term Public Private Partnerships. Across 17 hospitals, event centres, student accommodation and education facilities, lifecycle projects play a critical role in maintaining infrastructure, meeting customer commitments and supporting essential community services. The opportunity ahead of us is significant, and we're establishing a new leadership capability to improve how lifecycle projects valued at almost $2 billion are planned, prioritised and delivered across Downer’s Health & Education business.
As our lifecycle investment program continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced leader who can bring visibility to complex delivery challenges, design solutions, strengthen project execution, improve portfolio performance and help ensure lifecycle commitments translate into lifecycle outcomes.
We’re flexible on base location with a slight preference for Melbourne, but ability to frequently travel within Australia will be essential.
This is not a traditional PMO leadership role focused solely on governance and reporting.
This is a rare opportunity to build a capability from the ground up, influence outcomes at scale and leave a lasting mark on a nationally significant infrastructure portfolio. Reporting to the Program Director - PPPs, you will continue to establish and lead the Lifecycle PMO, partnering closely with Contract Managers, Asset Managers, Project Managers and operational leaders to improve delivery confidence, commercial discipline and lifecycle value across the portfolio. Some key responsibilities will including:
We're interested in leaders who have a track record of improving delivery outcomes in complex environments. You may come from infrastructure, asset management, capital works, facilities management, construction, engineering, utilities or other operational environments where delivery performance, stakeholder management and commercial discipline are critical to success. Significant PPP experience will be valuable, due to the framework’s unique mechanism of transferring long-term asset lifecycle cost risk and opportunity to the FM Contractor.
You'll bring:
More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients and value to our shareholders.
Why Downer?
At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.
We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.
At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
Enabling communities to thrive.
It’s what we’ve done for more than 150 years. Solving problems. Making the extraordinary run smoothly every day. We’re keeping the lights on and the water flowing. Running the hospitals that take care of us. Delivering the transport that takes us from A to B. Maintaining communication networks that keep people connected. Helping our Government and Defence customers keep them protected. Delivering train fleets. Building bridges, roads and streets. Now we’re building momentum too. Moving forward even faster.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we’re transforming the way we work. Unlocking our potential to lead by example. Using our passion and expertise to deliver complex projects and turn fresh ideas into solutions that make society a better place. Creating opportunities for our people, growth and value for our shareholders, and world-class solutions for our customers. Imagining. Innovating. Engineering. Enabling.
