About us:

CitiPower and Powercor Australia are electricity distributors and supply power to more than one million Victorians. We own and manage the technology - poles, wires, meters, and distributed technologies such as storage - that deliver electricity to homes and businesses within Melbourne’s CBD, its suburbs and across central and western Victoria.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all of our people feel respected, valued and supported to be the best they can be.

About the Role:

We have a new and unique opportunity for an experienced influential leader to join the Network Services team to take on the role as Field Leader OH & UG.

Reporting to the Field Operations Manager, the successful incumbent will manage the overhead and underground works program (construction, maintenance and restoration works) allocated to the workgroup.

You will play a pivotal role in managing and leading a team of employees, contractors and service providers with overhead and underground technical skillsets to meet network services and client requirements as measured by health, safety, environmental, schedule, quality and cost metrics

What you’ll deliver:

• Provide local leadership for a team of OH/UG employees and resources.
• Play a lead role in the implementation of improvement programs to drive continuous improvement and best practice across the workgroup
• Proactively communicate process, technology and organisational change at the field operations level
• Provide oversight for project scoping, planning, resourcing and resolution of technical issues or faults
• Support the FOM in managing people and performance issues and opportunities as required
• Proactively play a part in driving and developing capabilities and skills across the resources team
• Be a strong role model and champion of HSE values

To succeed in this role you’ll have:

• Management or leadership related qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience in field leadership roles
• Qualification/ Certification in an electrical distribution trade.
• Previous experience as a team leader, construction project leader, work group leader would be highly regarded
• Previous experience in construction, maintenance and technically related activities related to the electrical metering network
• Distribution construction or design experience would be desirable
• Previous experience in Project / Contract Management with the ability to apply project management principles in an electrical distribution construction environment

Note: Employment will be subject to the candidate successfully completing a pre-employment medical examination (which includes a hearing test, colour blindness and physical examination) as well as relevant drug and alcohol testing and to assess fitness for work, reference checks, as well as Entitlement to Work in Australia checks

Your career with us:

When you join our business, your work-life balance and career development are high priorities. We place emphasis on your development through diverse training programs, leadership courses and internal opportunities.

Our benefits include:

• Exposure to industry leading practices within a strong and stable company
• A great incentives package including an annual performance bonus, health and fitness subsidy, salary packaging options and much more….
• A supportive team culture

If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, please submit your application by 30 September 2022.

For the full Position Description reach out to careers@powercor.com.au.