Network Facilities Specialist

at  CitiPower and Powercor

ABOUT US:

CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include a large number of households, as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in 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.
We value inclusive leadership and teams and celebrate the results of succeeding together.
But our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The purpose of this role is to assume primary responsibility within the Group Protective Security & Network Facilities Management team to oversight the safe, efficient, cost effective and quality improvements, maintenance & operation of network properties & facilities for a dedicated geographical area across the CitiPower and Powercor networks.
The role is expected to engage both widely across the business with other stakeholders along with third party providers.
This role can be based in Geelong or Brooklyn, however frequent travel across various locations in Victoria will be required.

TO SUCCEED IN THE ROLE YOU’LL HAVE:

• Experience in third party provider management including participation in the scoping, tendering and on-boarding of external third party providers.
• Experience in the Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lync) and capacity to input, analyse and present information/data.
• Reasonable understanding of property management including risk management standards, principles and practices in a multi-site, multi-stakeholders (e.g. owned operated facilities v leased) environment.
• Broad understanding of Victorian Energy/Electrical Distribution policy and strategy, including renewable energy.
• Formal qualifications and/or experience in project management which would be advantageous but is not essential.
• A reasonable understanding of network infrastructure, possibly electrical trade qualifications which would be advantageous but is not essential.
• An understanding of protective security principles and practices in facilities management environment would be beneficial.