Project Manager - Trading & Shipping

At Ampol, we believe in the Power of Us - the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference.  

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people.  

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you.  

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen.

About Ampol Trading & Shipping

Our purpose at Ampol is to power better journeys today and tomorrow. Our Trading and Shipping team is key to achieving this, not only supplying our customer’s needs today, but evolving as the energy transition takes place to supply our customers well into the future.

We take pride in our people and value innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. If you’re a professional committed to excellence, Ampol is looking for you. Ampol's Trading & Shipping (T&S) Transformation & Governance team is building the data and analytical foundations that power our trading desks. We are looking for a seasoned Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of our data and analytics initiatives that involve solutions like Sigma, PowerBI, Snowflake/ Databricks, ZEMA to statistical and price modelling capabilities. 

About the Role

Ampol's Trading & Shipping (T&S) Transformation & Governance team is building the data and analytical foundations that power our trading desks. We are looking for a seasoned Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of our data and analytics initiatives that involve solutions like Sigma, PowerBI, Snowflake/ Databricks, ZEMA to statistical and price modelling capabilities.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role. You will own the full project delivery lifecycle, work across a complex stakeholder landscape (trading desks, technology, finance, middle office, legal and external vendors); contribute to governance maturity within a program that is growing fast. Beyond Data & Analytics, your scope may extend to other initiatives to support the T&S organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data and analytics transformation projects from scoping and planning to execution, change management and benefit realisation. 
• Own project governance: manage scope, schedule, risks, issues, decisions, and budgets across multiple concurrent initiatives. 
• Drive stakeholder alignment across trading, technology, finance, legal, and middle office, translating commercial goals into actionable delivery plans. 
• Manage vendor and implementation partner relationships, including contract milestone tracking, onboarding coordination, and quality oversight. 
• Champion project delivery standards and embed structured PM practices within the team - RACI, Definition of Done, PRB processes and portfolio rituals. 
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and platform teams to plan, sequence, and unblock technical delivery. 

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Finance or Business or related discipline or relevant operational experience. 
• 5 to 8 years of program/project management, management consulting or leading business change in data & AI projects 
• Background in commodities trading, energy, oil & gas or financial services. Familiarity with trade lifecycle concepts, risk frameworks or commercial operations in a trading business is a strong differentiator. 
• Strong command of project management methodologies viz Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches. 
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills; able to present confidently to senior leadership. 
• Able to manage ambiguity and operate in an environment where not everything is defined; comfortable building process where little exists. 
• Experience working with data platforms such as Snowflake, Power BI, Sigma, or equivalent is advantageous. 
• Ability to engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful project implementation outcomes. 
• Competition and consumer act compliant and has an understanding of the requirements of other relevant regulations.