Reliability Performance Manager

**Reliability Performance Manager**:

- Location: Perth Office - CBD, WA, AU
- 9 May 2025

**Reliability Performance Manager - Permanent Full Time - Perth CBD**

**Shape the future of energy reliability in WA.**

Join Western Power’s Grid Transformation team in this newly created leadership role, where you’ll take ownership of our enterprise-wide Network Reliability Strategy. As the Reliability Performance Manager, you’ll lead high-impact initiatives that enhance network performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive customer-focused outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to influence long-term planning, coordinate cross-functional delivery, and help shape a more resilient and sustainable energy network for all Western Australians.

**Your Role in Action**
- Lead and maintain the Reliability Strategy, influencing performance across the business.
- Initiate and justify reliability improvement initiatives and works proposals.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver reliability outcomes.
- Monitor and analyse network performance, identifying key areas for improvement.
- Produce clear, engaging reports and presentations for a range of stakeholders.
- Help develop a fit-for-purpose reliability framework aligned with regulatory and customer expectations.
- Contribute to corporate reporting, regulatory audits, and documentation requirements.
- Support long-term network planning and access arrangements with reliability insights.
- Prepare business cases, planning reports, and documentation for reliability projects.
- Provide expert input into reliability project scoping, analysis, and technical planning.
- Support contingency and emergency event planning through analysis and modelling.
- Deliver timely, accurate planning advice to internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead cross-functional programs like Regional Reliability Initiative.
- Provide input into project evaluations and approvals.
- OPPM Project and Benefits Evaluation Model endorsements and approvals as necessary.

**What Makes You a Great Fit**
- Qualification in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Strong leadership, influencing, communication and interpersonal skills
- Extensive understanding of network utility regulation and the requirements this places on justification and development of distribution projects
- Proven track record of effective management and leadership of high-profile planning teams
- A demonstrated understanding of the regulatory framework in which organisations operate and the link between business decisions and their impact on the regulatory outcomes
- Thorough understanding of Asset Management principles and risk management
- In depth understanding of electrical network components, operation, and maintenance requirements of an electrical utility network

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

- Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
- Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
- The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
- Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
- An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
- An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
- In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
- Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.

**Applications** **close on 23 May 2025