Lv Operations Planner

Hybrid working role with multiple flexible working options
- Yearly salary review
- Option to buy 2 extra weeks annual leave

**LV Operations Planner**

At Jemena, we are focused on enabling our people to reach their potential, be their true selves and enjoy working in an inclusive environment with a community focus. Prioritising our employees’ wellbeing, equal opportunities and empowering a fully diverse and fulfilled workforce is key; we pride ourselves on meeting our employee’s expectations.

Our people are our greatest asset so having various flexible working options such as, remote working, paid parental (**primary & partner**) leave and leave purchase plans amongst many other benefits, and is key to the foundation to our success. We also have an array of well-being options to support our people. We are passionate about what we do, and we are proud of who we are.

**Other Benefits**:

- ** Leisure/Travel** - Car hire and purchase two week’s extra annual leave per year
- ** Community** - Volunteering leave and salary sacrifice/workplace giving
- ** Health & Wellbeing** - Salary continuance/insurance, paid parental leave (14 weeks primary carer), private health insurance, fitness and optical discounts, employee assistance program, flu vaccinations and wellbeing grants, along with taking advantage of our supporting families policy
- ** Technology** - Discounts on Office 365, computer equipment, Samsung and Bluetooth
- ** Drive and commute** - Novated leasing, car parking and vehicle discounts

Jemena is among the first companies in Australia to be accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace by Family Friendly Workplaces.

**Here's an overview of our role**:
We have an opportunity for an LV Operations Planner to join our Electricity Distribution team on a fulltime, permanent basis. The role of the LV Operations Planner is to process Outage Applications and create planning operating instructions to provide safe and effective access to the Jemena Electrical Network, predominantly on the Low Voltage Network and High Voltage Spurs.

**Your role will cover the following**:

- Effective and efficient management of Outage Applications within the Jemena systems through to the creation of OMS outage plans and switching instructions
- Ensure the timely creation of switching instructions based on the operational procedures, standards, guidelines and agreed business and team KPIs
- Quality control and assurance of submitted information in compliance with Jemena operational requirements.
- Provide technical advice or training of internal and external colleagues who have applied for an Outage Application where these requirements have not been met
- Liaise with Project Planners/Project Managers/Supervisors/Applicants/Control Room to align the best possible solution to minimise customer impact from planned outages
- Planning, implementation and monitoring of work to assist in improving system reliability and capabilities whilst reducing costs
- Assist in co-ordination and planning of team activities including interactions with key stakeholder groups (e.g. GIS, Field, Control Room)

**A little about You**:

- Tertiary qualifications in engineering or equivalent trade certificate - Certificate III Lineworker, or equivalent qualifications in electrical power systems.
- Experience in the electrical industry is required.
- Technical expertise in assessing and planning operating instructions to provide safe and effective access to Electrical Network, predominantly on the Low Voltage Network and High Voltage Spurs,
- Understand and comprehension of the limitations of an Interconnected Network.
- Knowledge and understanding of electrical distribution network elements, construction, maintenance and testing activities.
- Have a clear understanding of all limits of approach and associated Green Book regulations.
- Clear written and oral communication with good experience in stakeholder management

**Recruitment Process**:
As part of Jemena’s commitment to keeping our employees safe, it is a requirement for all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks, national police check and provide evidence of your vaccination status.

**Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging**:
When you join Jemena, you become part of our diverse, inclusive, flexible and passionate team. We are a team that celebrates International Women’s Day, NAIDOC Week, International Day of People with Disabilities and many other days that matter to our people. **Come join us**

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