Project Property Officer

**At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you**:
We believe life’s about possibilities. And so’s the future.

That’s why we need you. As **Property Project Officer**, you’ll help us connect Queensland to an even brighter and more sustainable future, providing high voltage electricity to over five million Queenslanders and 238,000 businesses. No matter your role, your work is about every light turned on. It’s every community connected and every future made possible.

Together, we’re gearing up for an even brighter future, working at the heart of Queensland’s energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us grow our impact and ensure we’re ready to tackle the challenge of our lives. Join us and make it happen.

**Find a career that matters and lasts**:
As a **Property Project Officer**, you’ll play a vital role in enabling and supporting Powerlink in delivering best practice services and outcomes for our customers, land owners, stakeholders and Queensland communities. The Property team is critical in enabling the development and execution of new projects while also ensuring the optimal management of property for our existing infrastructure Here’s how:

- Utilising your effective communication skills to develop property access schedules, provide technical, administrative and project delivery support to the team in the delivery of land access.
- To ensure the cost effective delivery of approvals and tenure acquisition projects and tasks, you will provide specialist support.
- You will assist with preliminary project investigations and project management support, including scope, detailed technical analysis of transmission line corridors and new substation sites.
- Assist with the development of transmission line route selection, implementation of easement acquisition strategies and management activities.
- Develop and effectively communicate property access schedules to assist with the on ground implementation of environmental, cultural and construction related activities/surveys.

**What you’ll bring**:

- Relevant Certificate IV Qualification in Business, Property or Project Management or a related field
- A current 'C' class drivers licence

**We’d also love you to have**:

- A high level of understanding of issues relevant to route investigation, selection and approval processes.
- Extensive knowledge of land tenure, environmental constraints, cultural heritage matters, community engagement and government expectations.
- An understanding of contractual mechanisms commonly used to secure property rights and interests.
- A sound working knowledge of the design, construction and maintenance of overhead transmission lines, as well as current developments in these areas.
- Demonstrated ability reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to manage, extract and analyse data using various business systems.

What matters most is your drive to make an impact for the millions of people we serve. Through our core values of accountability, customer service, teamwork and safety, you’ll strive to question and challenge the ordinary every day.

**Why Powerlink?**:
There’s lots to love about a career with Powerlink. But our people say there’s three things that really stand out:

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A career that matters and lasts**: You’ll shape a progressive career connecting more than five million Queenslanders to a world-class, clean energy future.
- ** Unique work and the chance to grow**: You’ll help find smart solutions to interesting problems as you develop your skills and impact every day.
- ** People who love to support and share**: You’ll build relationships with experienced, down-to-earth people who you’ll be proud to work with.

Don’t just take our word for it. Hear from **Leanne,** one of our amazing **Power System Operations Team Leader** about why they choose to work with us.

“There are certainly lots of development opportunities. I started in the field, and now I’m office-based. I’m doing my MBA at the moment, which opens up a lot of possibilities for me, too. There are plenty of different roles and responsibilities at Powerlink that I didn’t know about when I started. So, I recommend always looking for opportunities because you’ll find them.”

You'll also enjoy a range of benefits including:

- Hybrid, family-friendly and flexible working arrangements including substitution of public holidays
- 12.75% superannuation and salary packaging of novated lease vehicles
- Volunteer leave and 14 weeks paid parental leave - at full or half pay
- Bright, open office layout with access to onsite credit union and cafeteria.
- Free undercover parking and charging stations for electric vehicles
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including corporate health plan with employee discounts, annual flu vaccinations, onsite gym facilities and access to Employee Assistance Program.

**Be the start of every possibility**:
There’s so much opportunity for yo