Governance Officer

1 week ago

Perth, Western Australia Synergy AU Full time

The time to join Synergy has never been more exciting because you'll be helping us to deliver on our commitment towards becoming a net zero carbon emission business by 2050.


We are investing $3 billion in large-scale renewables development and creating unlimited opportunities for our people to contribute to the growth of innovative solutions in our operations as we invest.

This is your chance to help us transform the energy industry and build a more sustainable future for Western Australia.

Synergy is proud to be Western Australia's largest electricity generator and energy retailer.

We deliver secure electricity to homes and businesses throughout the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS) from Coral Bay in the north, to Kalgoorlie in the east, and to Esperance in the south.

Click here to discover more about how Western Australia's energy landscape is evolving to become more sustainable.

Role Summary:

The Governance Officer is a newly created opportunity based in our Perth CBD office.

You will play an integral part in supporting the Renewable Energy Development team (SynergyRED) to deliver the pipeline of new renewable projects by providing governance and compliance assistance that will help to ensure that the renewable project developments and renewable facility operations (including corporate services to Bright Energy Investments (BEI)) are conducted in an efficient and effective manner, with appropriate processes, controls, and management reporting.


Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Keep abreast of changes in the legislative and regulatory environment and identify policy/procedure updates for SynergyRED and BEI to ensure compliance.
  • Manage the currency and accuracy of the SynergyRED and BEI corporate risk registers.
  • Collect, analyse, and report on compliance and business performance data including WHS&E
  • Develop and provide input and draft content for various SynergyRED and BEI corporate and general manager reports.

What you'll bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in either Management, Business, Arts, Engineering or Accounting: or demonstrated governance and management/business systems experience.
  • 1 to 3 years' experience in a corporate office environment with exposure to management systems and business processes in a structured workplace in energy, major project management, mining, industrial or manufacturing
  • Preferred Cert IV or higher qualifications in governance or governance related discipline (e.g., quality management)
  • Ability in preparing governance and compliance product including researching, drafting, editing, evaluating and reporting.

What we offer:

Working for an employer of choice also means you will enjoy:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Purchased Annual Leave
  • Best practice parental leave
Click here for a full list of our benefits

Every Voice Matters
Our employees have a choice to work for Synergy and it's a choice we respect and value.

In addition to our focus on creating a greener future, Synergy is committed to its 'people first' culture and providing an exceptional place to work where our people experience a sense of belonging and have opportunities to learn and grow.

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