Work Practices Officer

**Work Practices Officer**:

- Ballarat, VIC, AU, 3000**About us**:
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include a large number of households, as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in 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.

We value inclusive leadership and teams and celebrate the results of succeeding together.
But our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within.

**About the role**:
The Work Practices Officer is part of a team responsible for ensuring that the techniques and methods for the safe and effective performance of work are documented [technical writing], current [research, knowledge, experience], published [administration] and followed [audit, report].

The role is broad and interrelates with every element of work that involves human interactions with the network including (but not limited to) live HV, testing, servicing and all types of construction and maintenance along with the expertise required to ensure network access is in accordance with industry and VPN standards.

This position requires frequent travel across all areas that CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy networks cover (Melbourne and regional Victoria). Work vehicle options are provided for this role.

This position can be based in any Powercor depot.

**What you’ll deliver**:

- Work with all stakeholders to create, maintain and continuously improve a common, documented work practices framework relating to work on VPN networks.
- Produce, review and edit technical documents that underpin the safe work framework.
- Undertake audits and ensure audit findings influence subsequent plans, KPIs and other procedural outcomes where required.
- Represent and preserve the organisations best interests on VESI, state and national working groups and committees (e.g. Green Book and Live HV).
- Undertake investigations of workplace incidents (which may be joint investigations with contractors).
- Build and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders, including Field Delivery Managers, Field Leaders, HS representatives (HSR’s), Union representatives, Health and Safety Advisers, other network operators, field workers and contractors.
- Provide day to day technical and work practices advice to HSE and operations, including input on key issues and incident & hazard reports.

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

- Qualified to Certificate III level (or equivalent) in a trade that underpins the role, for example: Electrical Fitter, Cable Jointer or Lineworker.
- Extensive work experience working on ESI networks.
- Advanced technical writing skills honed via exposure to developing procedures/work instructions.
- Sound incident investigation and report writing experience.
- Exposure to formal risk analysis and an understanding of safety in design principles.

**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.

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.

**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.

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