Project Coordinator

Your Role in Action   

• Supports the delivery of projects to the agreed scope, time, and cost without compromising quality, while performing detailed project analysis to support these outcomes.
• Accurately identify stakeholders’ needs, respond with empathy, and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and integrity.
• Assist in supporting the scheduling, budgeting, estimation, scoping and resourcing of projects through the approvals process in accordance with Western Power’s project methodology, standards, processes, and compliance framework.\
• Ensure that all project and program documentation is prepared to an appropriate standard, quality reviewed, version controlled, and maintained in accordance with organisational document management, record-keeping and audit requirements.
• Prepare and maintain project / program reporting (e.g. Status Reports, KPIs, monthly and quarterly reports) using enterprise systems, tools, and templates. Ensure all agreed reports and deliverables are on time and written to a high standard
• Support project reconciliation, gate progression and close-out activities, ensuring required stage and gate deliverables are completed accurately and in accordance with approved checklists, financials are reconciled, documentation is finalised and archived, and lessons learned are captured to support continuous improvement.
• Ensure service providers are delivering to milestones as contractually agreed
• Manage, continuously improve, and innovate project / program administrative systems, and provide advice on process and methodology issues.
• Work with, and report on project and program managers to ensure data is accurate and complete in the project management tool suite. 
• Assist in the detail of ensuring projects and programs adopt changes to the delivery methodology.   

What Makes You a Great Fit  

• A qualification in project management, business systems or a relevant discipline. For example, ICT, Building Services Engineering, Construction Management or Architecture for Real Estate Projects) / HR and / or extensive and demonstrated practical expertise knowledge and industry experience.
• Demonstrable capability and experience in program and / or project planning, integration, and communication in a utility industry or similar, with strong attention to detail.
• Sound communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and building rapport and gaining consensus.
• Demonstrable capability and experience in the relevant project management discipline or area with applied knowledge in either of the following disciplines: estimating, civil, structural, building services engineering, architecture, human resources etc.
• Demonstrated experience in a project office or project management environment in a relevant project management discipline or area with strong experience in planning and scheduling, project reporting, document control and business analysis.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of software, project management systems and other organisational systems as required.

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.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections. 

Applications close on 17th June 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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