Risk, Change & Performance Lead

We are seeking an experienced Risk, Change & Performance Lead to play a critical role in the delivery of a major rail and transit infrastructure program. This position sits within the Project Controls function and is responsible for integrating change management, risk and performance insights to support confident, data-driven decision-making across the program.

Some accountabilities will include

• Lead the end-to-end integrated change control process, ensuring robust assessment of scope, cost and schedule impacts
• Coordinate and govern the Change Control Board (CCB), ensuring high-quality submissions, transparent decisions and audit-ready documentation
• Embed risk and opportunity considerations into change, performance reporting and forecasting
• Integrate risk, change, cost and schedule data to deliver meaningful performance insights
• Support scenario analysis and trade-off decisions to improve predictability and reduce delivery risk
• Identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities to drive continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships across engineering, commercial and delivery teams to support aligned decision-making
• Ensure compliance with program governance frameworks and internal standards

This is a fulltime, permanent role, based in our Brisbane CBD office.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in project controls, risk, change or performance management, ideally within major infrastructure or complex project environments
• Strong understanding of change management, risk integration, cost and schedule controls
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and support complex, high-value decisions
• Advanced analytical capability with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience supporting governance forums

Our Culture

Downer is dedicated to nurturing our people personally and professionally through skills development, competitive benefits, career pathways and fostering a proudly diverse and supportive workplace culture.

We cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace that facilitates opportunity and respect. Our focus on gender and cultural inclusiveness is active and ongoing, and through various initiatives we aim to help close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous communities.

For more details about this position contact Sarah Clark - Talent & Sourcing Business Partner , at ***email_hidden***

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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.

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