Portfolio Planner

**Portfolio Planner**:

- Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3421**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 maintain, plan and manage the construction workload for a specific portfolio of our works program in accordance with business needs and ensure it is optimised to meet financial & performance goals.

We are looking for a driven and passionate individual what will be able to assist and add value to process optimisation within the works planning function.

**Key duties and responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain an accurate rolling 12-month portfolio workload and network forecast, ensuring accurate representation of forward workloads
- Advise and collaborate with relevant resource management roles and delivery teams to support development of optimal program timelines, risk mitigation techniques, and resource utilisation plans
- Monitor and report on progress of key projects and programs against target milestones and KPIs, and assist with review of the program delivery
- Identify and help address risks affecting program delivery, along with opportunities for improvements and adjustments that will help optimise works delivery options
- Review program delivery with key stakeholders to ensure improvements are captured and implemented

**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
- 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
- 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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