About us:

CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria.

We provide reliable, safe and affordable electricity and our businesses are independently rated as the best in the country for their efficiency. Sustaining this is all the more critical and challenging as greater electrification of homes, fleets and industries becomes a core strategy for reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.

Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry.

About the Role:

Purpose of the position is to lead and manage any activities involving Overhead and Underground technical, maintenance and construction resources across several depots in the northern region including Bendigo, Kyneton, Cobram, Shepparton, Echuca and Mildura to ensure that the business requirements of Network Services, Electricity Networks and our customers are delivered to a level of excellence.

Position is accountable for budget and operational outcomes across multiple sites whilst driving safety, consistency, productivity and continuous improvement in overhead and underground construction operations.

What you’ll deliver:

• Accountable for providing strategic and operational leadership to multiple field work centres at a regional level in a way that ensures exceptional results in the delivery of business performance objectives.
  
• Ensures Field Leaders and Senior Field Leaders are supported in all operational deliverables, people, and industrial relations matters. As such, the Operations Delivery Manager is key to resolving escalated issues.
  
• Ensure Health, Safety and Environment compliance meet the highest industry standards.
  
• Support the Head of Operations and Delivery in developing the short medium- and long-term strategic direction of the Network services construction and maintenance portfolio.
  
• Identify, lead, develop and implement improvement programs and drive innovation and the introduction of new technology in all parts of the workplace in an effort to improve efficiency and safety.
  
• Ensure the effective utilisation of resources to meet timeline, quality, HSE, network reliability and cost targets working collectively in a matrix arrangement with the delivery function and services teams to achieve outcomes.
  
• With a sound appreciation of time, quality, and cost, ensure the safe delivery of the annual works program across multiple depots and work centres.

To succeed in the role, you'll have:

• Tertiary qualifications in an Engineering or Management discipline with demonstrated extensive experience in a similar type role.
  
• Knowledge of the Electrical Distribution Industry.
  
• Significant experience at a senior leadership role and management of a large, unionised field/construction workforce.
  
• Experience in workforce change, planning and implementing transformation to a large skilled resource group to meet customer requirements.
  
• Extensive experience in identifying, planning, and innovating business models as well as developing new channels, business models or business transformation.

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.

What’s next?

Please submit your application via our careers website by 28 October 2024. For the full Position Description, please reach out to Luke Castro from the Talent team at careers@powercor.com.au

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We work hard to ensure our organisation is inclusive and diverse. This means everyone can feel valued, trusted, authentic and safe at work.