Senior Training Specialist

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About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Training Specialist to join our Operations, People & Safety team in Tamworth and play a pivotal role in the establishment and ongoing success of the Essential Energy Training Academy.

This position is open to all permanent, fixed-term, and casual employees at Essential Energy.

As Senior Training Specialist, you will lead the delivery, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of technical training programs, driving training innovation to uplift workforce capability. This role is central to building technical excellence through nationally recognised training, network authorisation activities, and duty of care programs, while providing leadership and mentoring to a geographically dispersed training team

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and coordination of multiple technical L&D programs, ensuring quality outcomes aligned to organisational policies, procedures and compliance requirements
• Coordinate and oversee training, assessment, Verification of Competence (VOC), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Recognition of Current Competencies (RCC) processes
• Manage learning resource development activities, including project coordination, quality assurance and continuous improvement cycles
• Partner with key stakeholders to support the development and implementation of technical capability strategies, objectives and performance metrics
• Provide guidance and advice on AQF requirements and technical employee development pathways
• Audit internal and external training delivery and providers to ensure contractual, safety and quality standards are met
• Ensure compliance with ASQA Standards, RTO requirements and regulatory obligations
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting to senior management on program deliverables, milestones, financial performance and outcomes
• Lead and promote professional development, mentoring and lifelong learning across the training team
• Actively drive safety leadership and accountability across all training programs and initiatives

About You

You are an experienced technical training professional with strong knowledge of the VET sector and the electrical supply industry. Highly organised and confident managing complex programs, you are motivated by developing people, systems, and capability.

You bring strong stakeholder engagement skills, enjoy mentoring others, and balance strategic oversight with hands-on delivery in a dynamic environment. Most importantly, you share our vision: Together, we are building a lasting legacy for regional Australia-where industry collaboration creates education and employment pathways that empower communities to thrive in regional areas. Through the Training Academy, you will help ensure regional Australians lead the change.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Diploma of Training and Assessment, or equivalent recognised under the Australian Qualification Framework
• Certificate III in ESI - Distribution, Cable Jointing or Electrotechnology
• Current Driver's Licence
• SafeWork NSW General Construction Induction Training (White Card)
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required regulatory, industry and business‑specific licences and authorisations

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40116), if not already held
• Certificate IV in Project Management Practice (BSB40920)
• Level 3 Restricted Zone Substation access
• Certificate IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy or willingness to undertake

Experience and Skills

• Demonstrated experience in a supervisory and/or management role within a VET environment or large technical organisation
• Strong working knowledge of AQF structures and ASQA Standards (SNR)
• Experience delivering competency‑based training and assessment in a regulated environment
• In‑depth knowledge of electrical supply industry training requirements and practices
• Proven ability to manage multiple programs, projects and competing priorities
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated problem‑solving, decision‑making and analytical capability
• High‑level organisational, reporting and time management skills
• Sound computer skills across business and learning management systems

Why Essential Energy

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas, Optus, NIB and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.

An energy network doesn't just keep the lights on… it's a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you'll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

For further information, please contact the Clinton Duffy on

Applications close at 11:55pm AEST on Monday 26 January 2026.

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart. Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees. At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact or call us on