Field Leader

1 week ago


Colac, Australia CitiPower and Powercor Full time

**Field Leader**:

- Colac, VIC, AU, 3205**About us**:
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of 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.

Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry.

**About the Role**:
We have a unique opportunity for an experienced influential leader to join the Network Services team to take on the role as Field Leader - Overhead & Underground based at our Colac Depot.

Reporting to the Field Delivery Manager, the successful incumbent will manage the overhead works program (construction, maintenance and restoration works) allocated to the workgroup.

You will play a pivotal role in managing and leading a team of employees, contractors and service providers with overhead technical skillsets to meet network services and client requirements as measured by health, safety, environmental, schedule, quality and cost metrics.

**What you’ll deliver**:

- Provide local leadership for a team of Overhead Lineworkers & Cablejointer employees and resources.
- Play a lead role in the implementation of improvement programs to drive continuous improvement and best practice across the workgroup.
- Proactively communicate process, technology and organisational change at the field operations level.
- Provide oversight for project scoping, planning, resourcing and resolution of technical issues or faults.
- Support the Field Delivery Manager in managing people and performance issues and opportunities as required.
- Proactively play a part in driving and developing capabilities and skills across the resources team
- Be a strong role model and champion of Health, Safety & Environment values

**To succeed in the role, you'll have**:

- Management or leadership related qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience in field leadership roles.
- Previous experience as a team leader, construction project leader, work group leader would be highly regarded.
- Previous experience in construction, maintenance and technically related activities.
- Distribution construction or design experience would be desirable.
- **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.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within.

This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

**What’s next?**
- If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us._

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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