Led a team to deliver outcomes as agreed with stakeholders, leveraging various project methodologies to manage budget, track milestones, identify and manage risks, and be the point of escalation for issues and challenges.Responsible for the design, planning and delivery of important sustainability programs and projects in support of Solar Victoria’s mission of enabling Victorians to access affordable, reliable and clean energy.Developed frameworks and strategies for the delivery of programs of work in accordance with quality, timeframe and budget expectations, and lead the development, refinement and delivery of processes and activities including project plans, governance arrangements, risk management schedules, reporting arrangements, business performance, and evaluation and monitoring systems.

Leadership – Provided leadership to the team to foster a constructive and transparent culture to deliver organisational outcomes. Contributed to team and individual team members development and determined areas for improvement and efficiency.Strategic alignment – Designed programs and coordinated integration with SV strategies and business plans to deliver these outcomes. Provided evidence-based advice, information and decisions to influence policy, plans and strategy. Strategically and professionally managed internal and external relationships by collaborating, linking and leveraging opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency.Project Management & Delivery – Oversaw implementation of project management, contracting legal and governance and due-diligence requirements, reporting, identification and management of risks. Monitored and reported on operational issues such as resourcing, budget, milestones delays, and project progress. Led and delivered program progress, monitoring and evaluation, lessons learnt and improvement opportunities for future programs, communicates and promotes program successes and learnings.Stakeholder Engagement - Initiated and managed negotiations to gain commitment to projects and delivery of activities to meet timelines. Represented own work area with internal and external stakeholders, and effectively managed feedback. Confidently represented Sustainability Victoria with external peers and negotiated complex funding agreements. Understood stakeholder issues and influenced their views.Contract Management & Procurement - Provided expert strategic advice and leadership across a portfolio of programs on sourcing, procurement processes and contract management, including on public construction legislation and policy, probity, procurement planning, supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection.

Leadership – Oversaw and coordinated 6 Project Officers to deliver priority program outcomes to ensure government objectives and goals outlined in Sustainability Victoria’s Towards SV2020 and the SWRRIP were met. Fostered a constructive and inclusive culture and supported the delivery and development of funding programs and projects. Identified and leveraged opportunities to continually improve program outcomes.Project Management & Delivery – Managed program design and coordinated integration with SV strategies and business plans to ensure delivery of outcomes. Project management governance including identification and management of risks, budget, resourcing and outcome delivery performance. Ensured contract management meets organisational probity and procurement requirements. Managed program evaluation ensuring appropriate evaluation of SV activities.Contract Management & Procurement - Provided expert strategic advice and leadership on sourcing, procurement processes and contract management, including on public construction legislation and policy, probity, procurement planning, supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection.Stakeholder Engagement – Strategically and professionally managed relationships with internal & external stakeholders to enable collaboration and to increase effectiveness and efficiency.Communication – Led communication on program contribution to SV’s strategy outcomes both internally and externally. Engaged with internal communications, social media and digital marketing stakeholders to ensure key project messages and strategies were effectively communicated to internal and external stakeholders.Team development - Contributed to team annual work plans and monitored progress. Contributed to team development and determined areas for improvement and efficiency. Reporting – Provision of reporting including financial performance of funding programs and individual projects status.

Project Management & Coordination – Prepared project scope, plans, reports, briefs and correspondence on complex issues that impact program delivery and outcome requirements. Identified, reported and resolved operational project delivery issues that may affect program outcomes in line with program objectives. Managed projects with limited direction.Contract Management & Procurement – Prepared project management and contract management documentation in accordance with organisational requirements. Negotiated and managed contracts and service agreements.Data Analysis & Procedure Improvement – Analysed data and interpreted information to make relevant recommendations. Conducted research and made recommendations applying knowledge and practical expertise to solve problems. Contributed to organisation strategic policy, processes and procedure development.Stakeholder Engagement – Strategically and professionally managed relationships with internal & external stakeholders to enable collaboration and to increase effectiveness and efficiency. Provided professional and accurate advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders

Leadership & Project Coordination - Successfully led data support initiatives identifying new projects to bring value to the business. Involved collaborating frequently with engineers, geoscientists, and data support staff across the business preparing project scopes, managing and coordinating a portfolio of projects for the Upstream IT Division using the Agile method (KanBan and flow efficiency) to ensure project deadlines and targets were met and delivered to a very high standard. Process and Procedure Development – Solid understanding of the upstream business process and relationships and the ability to develop and align business process and data to the Upstream Database Model and Data flow model. Project Coordination – Identified new projects to bring value to the business, prepared project scopes, managed and coordinated a portfolio of projects for the Upstream IT Division to ensure project deadlines and targets were successfully met and delivered to a very high standard.Problem Solving – Applied the knowledge of geoscience and engineering data requirements and flow and to provide effective and timely support and problem resolution.Data Analysis – Provided steady state data support for engineering and geoscience technical data repositories for the Asia Pacific and Russia East region.

Project Coordination & Delivery – Managed, coordinated and delivered new integrated databases to the business by preparing project scopes, managing and coordinating the accurate collation and integration of data, overseeing data loading, conducting performance testing and data accuracy analyses. Spatial/GIS Analysis – GIS map and shapefile creation, data analysis and database management using ArcGIS and ArcCatalog.Database Management – Geological Prospect Inventory (GPI) and Geological Interpretation database management and workflow optimisation. Involved data management, organisation, cataloguing and loading in various software packages and databases.Evaluations & Recommendations – Software, workflow and data management evaluations to identify flow inefficiencies, wait time vs touch time, cost of delay. Recommendations achieved sustainable shorter lead times, leading to greater business agility and accelerated delivery of data to the business.

Leadership – Led integrated, multi-disciplined teams of geoscientists, reservoir engineers and commercial analysts to assess the prospectivity of several company operated permits across offshore Western Australia, Northern Territory and South-east Asia. Project Coordination - Managed and coordinated a portfolio of projects for the Geoscience Division, leading a multi-disciplined team to ensure project deadlines, targets and budgets were met. Business Improvement - Collaborated with CEO, Senior Managers and key internal stakeholders to assess current business systems and processes. Created and delivered strategies to streamline process and create efficiencies within the Division.Reporting - Compiled and communicated progress on key projects internally and externally by collating delivery stats, summarising business performance and highlighting key risks and mitigation strategies.Geoscientific Technical Resource Assessment - Conducted and integrated regional and permit specific geological studies in order to identify prospects and leads in company operated & non-operated offshore permits, New Ventures projects and Gazettal Bid Rounds. Conducted technical reviews to company management as well as presenting to external investors and companies in order to sell interests in company held permits.