• Lead project & program assurance across major transformation portfolios.
• Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney location options.
• Drive health checks, stage gates, reviews and governance excellence.
• Classification ASA 7A + 14% superannuation.

Summary

Help shape the future of project and program delivery at Airservices Australia. As a Project Assurance Specialist, you will lead independent assurance activities across a diverse portfolio of technology, infrastructure and transformational programs, ensuring projects are delivering value, managing risk and adhering to established governance frameworks.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia (Airservices) is a government-owned organisation providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry.

Each year we manage over four million aircraft movements carrying more than 156 million passengers and provide air navigation services across 11 per cent of the world’s airspace.

Airservices has two major operating centres in Melbourne and Brisbane and a corporate office in Canberra. We operate 29 air traffic towers at international and regional airports and provide aviation rescue firefighting services at 27 Australian airports.

We are committed to continuing to improve our business by providing our customers with services they value and embedding new ways of working and technology investments to further innovate and optimise.

Airservices and the aviation industry is undergoing a period of significant change. Our services, processes and systems will undergo transformational change over the next five to ten years to respond and, in some cases, lead these changes. The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), within the Chief Operating Officer group, provides the capability required to support Airservices Transformation Portfolios and BAU functions deliver the programs and projects that form Airservices transformational change plan.

The EPMO is made up of the following streams: Portfolio, Program and Project Controls (P3 Controls); Reporting and Performance Analysis; and Standards and Capability Management.

The Role & The Team

The Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of Airservices' transformational change agenda. Within the Portfolio, Program and Project Controls (P3 Controls) stream, the Assurance team provides independent oversight and assurance activities that help strengthen project and program outcomes across the organisation.

Reporting to the Assurance Team Lead, you will contribute to the development of assurance strategies and lead a range of assurance activities including project health checks, stage gate reviews, deep dives and performance assessments.

Working closely with Project Managers, Program Managers and senior stakeholders, you will provide valuable insights, identify areas for improvement and help ensure projects remain on track to achieve their intended outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and evolving capability where you will have the opportunity to influence how project and program assurance is delivered across a complex and nationally significant portfolio.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of project and program assurance strategies.
• Monitor project and program performance indicators to identify emerging risks and assurance priorities.
• Lead project and program health checks, reviews and stage gate assessments.
• Facilitate assurance workshops and stakeholder reviews across a broad range of projects and programs.
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify issues, improvement opportunities and corrective actions.
• Prepare high-quality assurance reports and recommendations for project teams and stakeholders.
• Support the adoption of project and program management frameworks, methodologies and governance standards.
• Promote best practice assurance approaches through coaching, training and Communities of Practice.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, business leaders and framework owners across the enterprise.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description.

 Project Assurance Specialist Position Description.pdf

The Person

• You are a collaborative and analytical professional with a passion for improving project and program performance. You bring strong assurance, audit or project governance experience and can confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels to provide constructive challenge and practical recommendations. The successful applicant will have:
• Tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in project and program assurance, independent review, internal audit or project governance environments.
• Experience working within complex delivery environments involving technology, infrastructure or systems engineering programs.
• Strong understanding of project and program management frameworks and methodologies such as PMBoK, Agile, MSP or equivalent.
• Experience undertaking project health checks, assurance reviews, gateway reviews or performance assessments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
• Experience preparing professional reports, recommendations and executive-level briefings.
• Professional certifications such as MSP, PMBoK, Internal Audit, Quality Assurance or related certifications will be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies including Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA or BPMN would be advantageous.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require further information, please contact Kevin Maher, Talent Acquisition Specialist at kevin.maher@airservicesaustralia.com.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please lodge your application online before 11:55 pm (AEST) on Sunday 18^th October2026.