About Snowy:
Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to about 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.
About the position:
An exciting opportunity has emerged for an experienced Project Manager to join our Major Overhauls team in Khancoban. In this newly created role, you will provide specialist subject-matter expertise in the end-to-end planning, financial control, and execution of major generator and turbine outages across our portfolio.
You will act as a pivotal operational lead and senior escalation point, ensuring multi-million-dollar plant overhauls are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest technical standards. Your leadership will directly underpin the long-term integrity, safety, availability, and reliability of Australia’s most critical renewable energy infrastructure.
Please note this is a permanent onsite position.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop risk-based outage management plans, schedules, work packs, and financial budgets covering all phases from initial site establishment through to physical plant overhaul, commissioning, and project close-out.
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Champion a zero-harm environment by anticipating operational risks and implementing robust HSE controls across all site activities and contractor engagements.
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Maintain strict financial oversight across large-scale capital outages, providing robust forecasting, commitments, reconciliation, and delivery against agreed KPIs (HSE, budget, schedule, and quality).
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Partner closely with Procurement and Contracts teams on contractor selection, commercial negotiations, scopes of work, and ongoing performance management on site.
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Oversee concurrent or sequential outage programs across different scheme locations, coordinating smoothly between Engineering, Technical Specialists, Trades, and external OEM service providers.
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Model a constructive, safety-first culture by providing clear role purpose, coaching direct reports, and establishing clear performance targets for internal teams and site contractors.
About you:
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Extensive experience in a project management role with budget and financial responsibilities in heavy and capital intensive industry
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Proven ability to build detailed project plans from inception to completion, manage multi-million-dollar budgets, run complex forecasting, and navigate technical specifications.
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Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills, with the presence to influence cross-functional teams, senior executives, and hands-on site crews.
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Considerable knowledge and skills in Planning, Scheduling, Contract Management and Project Execution.
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Comfort operating autonomously across geographically distributed locations, prioritising effectively amidst rapidly evolving outage requirements.
If you're excited by the prospect of this opportunity, please apply now!
Diversity and inclusion is important to us:
Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.
Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at recruitment@snowyhydro.com.au.
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