Project Lead - Electronic Security

Hybrid work environment

Location: Craigieburn, VIC

Permanent/Full-time Opportunity

Work as a part of a Melbourne team, whilst being connected with a broader group of Project Professionals in Sydney and Melbourne.

About Us

The Workplace Department (WP) delivers a broad range of facilities management, workplace services, and property services across the Bank’s portfolio, ensuring safe, secure and efficient environments that support the Bank’s operations and people. Within WP, the Project Delivery Section is responsible for planning and delivering a diverse range of infrastructure, security, workplace, and asset improvement projects across multiple sites.

This role sits within the WP Project Delivery Section and forms part of a dedicated project team based in Craigieburn, whilst bring connected to the wider WP Department across Sydney and Melbourne. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders, contractors and technical specialists, the project team is responsible for delivering an electronic security upgrade across a multi-facility site, in order to enhance the security, resilience, and operational effectiveness of critical Bank infrastructure.

About the Role

As Project Lead, you will support the Project Manager and alongside other team members to plan, coordinate, and deliver this Project. You will contribute to key project activities across the full project lifecycle, including planning, scoping, budgeting, design coordination, procurement, construction tendering, delivery/construction phase activities, and project handover. You will be responsible for contributing to project outcomes within the Bank’s Project, Risk, and Governance Management frameworks.

The position involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of external design consultants, contractors and specialist installers. Your contribution will enable the Project team to achieve successful outcomes on time, on budget, and to the required standards. This role is ideal for a proactive, solutions focused professional who thrives in complex environments and enjoys working with diverse stakeholder groups.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Delivery and Governance

Support the active management of the project schedule, budget, resources, scope, design, quality and benefits.

Contribute to the uplift of project and program maturity by ensuring effective governance, delivery discipline, and continuously supporting improvement across all aspects of project delivery, processes, and templates.

Lead monthly Governance and Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) reporting for the project

Operational & Compliance Experience

Ability to work in high-security or operational facilities, ensuring compliance with all relevant safety and security policies for employees and contractors.

Ability to ensure compliance throughout project delivery through accurate record-keeping, WHS adherence, and coordinated change control processes to enable reliable delivery and smooth transitions.

Risk Management

Ability to identify, manage, and support the mitigation of risks and issues using the Bank’s Risk Management Framework.

Ability to challenge assumptions, simplify complexities, and capitalise on opportunities to improve project value and execution.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Ability to build trust and confidence through structured engagement, clear messaging and forum facilitation with internal stakeholders and external service providers.

Support the Project Manager with stakeholder management and project communication.

Financial Management

Support the management project financials throughout the project lifecycle, in line with budgetary controls and forecasting requirements.

Support the management of variances in project schedule and financial position, enabling early identification and resolution of issues.

Procurement & Contract Administration

Support the delivery of procurement activities as required, in partnership with the Bank’s Procurement Team.

Support the Project Manager with contract management and administration, including preparation of, and adherence to, contract documents.

About You

You’re a confident project lead/coordinator with experience in delivering electronic security, construction or infrastructure projects. You are organised and structured in your approach to project management, willing to roll your sleeves up and thrive in environments that require problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and accountability.

Your Experience & Qualifications

Demonstrated experience in coordination of electronic security, construction or infrastructure projects

Demonstrated understanding of project management frameworks, methodologies, and tools

Demonstrated experience in tendering processes and contract administration

Demonstrated ability to support the management of risk, budgets, and complex stakeholder environments

Desirable, professional certification in Project or Program Management (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2)

Currently holds, or has the ability to obtain, Australian Government Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) clearance.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

July 17, 2026

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