Resource Planning Analyst

**Resource Planning Analyst**:

- Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3422**About CitiPower and Powercor**:
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.

**About the Role**:
Working within the Network Services business unit, the purpose of the role is to manage and optimise resource utilisation across our distribution network to drive successful and efficient delivery of the works program.

We are looking for an action-oriented individual what will be able to strategically plan the resourcing of the works program for each region/depot ensuring the continuous alignment of workload and resources to maximise resource utilisation and external resource engagement.

**Key duties and responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain an accurate rolling 12-month resource capacity plan for the allocated area of the business
- Analyse each area’s program workload with consideration to program delivery requirements, aiming to maximise workforce productivity, utilisation & project delivery
- Monitor and report on forecasted vs actual performance, and ensure that all variances are communicated, understood, and incorporated in future forecasts
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring regular review of program delivery to ensure alignment in resource and delivery strategies
- Develop, advise on, and support with implementation of innovative processes and business practice optimisations

**Required skills and experience**:

- Knowledge of the electricity transmission and distribution networks (including design) or previous experience within Distribution and/or Transmission networks
- Strong working knowledge of SAP
- Advance user of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Understanding of Works program and capacity planning principles and associated commercial acumen
- Ability to utilise forecasts and reporting to analyse and identify trends to support workload and capacity planning decision making
- Experience with planning and reporting tool such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc.
- Advanced Diploma qualification in ESI Power Systems or a relevant technical trade or project management discipline (desirable)
- Demonstrated experience in a similar type role

**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.

**What’s next?**

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.

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