Network Controller

**Network Controller**:

- Glen Waverly, VIC, AU, 3000**About us**:
We’re a team that cares about you and your community. United Energy (UE) is an essential service, supplying reliable, safe and affordable electricity across the east and south-east of Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, vital for our customers and a clean energy future.

In designing and delivering these services, our people are united by a real sense of purpose to empower customer choices in ways that are important for our communities and the environment. 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.

Increasingly, our networks are connecting new large-scale renewable energy generators and integrating technologies like solar, batteries and electric vehicles as customers change the way they generate, use, store and share power. This demand is transforming the electricity market faster than any change we’ve ever seen before. As a result, our people are at the frontline in developing and implementing innovative technologies and solutions necessary for the future of our industry not only in Victoria but globally.

**About the Role**:
We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a Network Controller to join the our Network Control and Operations team in a full-time permanent capacity.

The Network Coordinator is responsible for the efficient and safe operational planning, control and coordination functions on the United Energy Electricity network. We are currently looking for positions covering a 24x7 and 12x7 Availability Roster positions working at our Head Office in Glen Waverley.

This critical role facilitates safe access to the network, taking into account safety, operational factors, standards, system dynamics and resources. In addition the role is responsible for the monitoring, recording and planning network access and events.

**In this role you will deliver**:

- Coordinate, manage and dispatch planned and unplanned switching activities including field crew response to facilitate safe access and incident response to our electricity network, for sub-transmission, distribution and low voltage network
- Effectively use computer based systems to plan and monitor the network ensuring system reliability, quality and high level of customer service are achieved
- Take ownership and monitor the electrical networks. Monitor and action abnormal network scenarios, by recording issues, setting priorities and coordinating with resources to ensure follow up is undertaken and network is returned to normal
- Plan switching activities on the electricity networks to facilitate safe access to the networks, in consideration of customer requirements, business requirements, operational constraints and operational standards.

**To succeed in this role you will have**:

- Certificate of Technology (Electrical), Certificate IV Electrical, Associate Diploma Electrical Engineering, equivalent Tertiary based qualifications or appropriate Network experience.
- Solid experience working on a HV electrical network in a technical role, preferably in an operational capacity would be an advantage
- Working knowledge of the operation of Sub transmission, Distribution HV & LV Networks
- Knowledge and understanding of construction, maintenance and testing activities associated with an electrical network including protection and control schemes
- Experience working in Faults Management, Field/ Zone Substation, and solid understanding of SCADA and Outage Management System would be an advantage
- Excellent organisation skills and a logical and clear approach to decision making
- A firm, decisive manner and the ability to remain calm and disciplined during emergency events
- Ability to think laterally in relation to operational matters, and to multi task whilst under pressure
- The ability to adapt to and embrace new technology within both field and NCC environments

**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 nee