Specialist Capability Team Leader

We have a permanent opportunity for a Specialist Capability Team Leader to lead and empower a team of Technical Trainers and Network Authorisation Specialists who play a vital role in preparing our people to safely and confidently operate across Western Power’s network. In this influential leadership role, you will drive excellence in training and competency-based assessment, ensuring the highest standards of compliance, capability and operational readiness.

We are evolving our People Business Unit to help power a more sustainable energy future and deliver meaningful impact across Western Power. Join our People Capability team and help equip our diverse workforce with the skills and capability to safely support the clean energy transition.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the reliability of the network today while helping shape the future of Australia’s energy sector, developing capability, driving operational success, and playing a key role in transformation at scale.

Your Role in Action  

• Lead and coordinate a team of Technical Trainers and Network Authorisation Specialists, providing direction, coaching and support to achieve safety, quality and operational performance outcomes.
• Oversee the planning, scheduling and delivery of technical training, competency assessments and network authorisations for Western Power’s network workforce.
• Monitor team performance and capability, identifying development opportunities and supporting workforce planning to meet current and future operational requirements.
• Ensure training programs, assessment practices and authorisation processes remain compliant with RTO standards, legislative obligations and enterprise requirements.
• Provide specialist guidance and oversight to ensure training content remains current, operationally relevant and aligned with network standards and procedures.
• Manage training delivery resources, facilities and equipment to optimise utilisation, support effective learning outcomes and meet business priorities.
• Identify and manage training-related risks, ensuring appropriate controls are in place to support safe, reliable network operations.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders across the business and industry to enable collaboration, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement in workforce capability.

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Demonstrated experience leading, developing and supporting teams in a training, technical or operational environment, with a focus on delivering quality outcomes.
• Experience coordinating training, competency assessment or workforce capability programs within a regulated industry, ideally in an RTO environment.
• Practical knowledge of the Electrical Supply Industry and/or broader energy sector, with an understanding of the operational challenges and safety obligations of a field-based workforce.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across operational, technical and business teams.
• A genuine commitment to safety, inclusion and creating an environment where people can learn, grow and perform at their best.

Qualifications & Technical Requirements

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
• Current Certificate III in ESI in one of the following specialisations:
  • Power Systems – Distribution Overhead
  • Power Systems – Distribution Cable Jointing
  • Asset Inspection and/or nationally recognised Switching units of competency from the relevant training package.
• Exposure to Switching or Stick, Glove and Barrier operations welcomed

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By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.

• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 28 July 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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