Engineering Team Leader - Automation Project Outsourcing

Do you want to deliver work that truly matters to our community?

There’s never been a better time to join the energy industry! At Western Power we’re working towards our vision for a clean energy future and we’re looking for diverse, passionate people to join our team of world leading experts.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Team Leader – Automation Project Outsourcing at Western Power Perth Office CBD, on a Permanent Full-Time basis.

About this role

We are seeking a dynamic leader to oversee a newly formed team focusing on the outsourcing of Automation engineering projects. As the Engineering Team Leader, your primary responsibility will be the successful outsourcing of these projects, a key area where we aim to improve based on past experiences. This role requires robust experience in project management or contract management, particularly with a focus on overseeing outsourced engineering services.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Strong skills in managing and delivering outsourced projects, ensuring they meet deadlines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Proven ability to coordinate and interface seamlessly with internal teams and external contractors, ensuring efficient execution of Automation services within our Transmission and Distribution network. This includes telemetry and control interfaces for all plant items, from initial estimates and control schemes to customer interactions and compliance verifications.

While an engineering degree is preferred, candidates with degrees in other relevant fields who have substantial experience in managing outsourced engineering projects will also be considered. The main performance indicator for this role will be the effective management and success of outsourcing Automation work, an area crucial to our operations yet challenging in the past.

About you

We are seeking someone with experience and attributes that include:

• Degree in Engineering, ­­eligible for corporate membership of the institution of Engineers Australia
• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience of transmission and distribution Protection, Automation and Telecommunications systems design, policies, procedures and regulations
• Skills and capability in front-line management, work management, design coordination and ability to schedule tasks and resources to meet project requirements
• An understanding of risk management and its application within the business
• Strong leadership, influencing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Valid WA Driver’s License Class ‘C’ or ‘C-A’

Joining Western Power

Our people play a vital role in creating an innovative, safe, and supportive workplace, living our values and delivering exceptional service to the communities in which we operate.
 

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, women, young & mature age workers, the LGBTQI+ community.

We are an employer of choice, offering our employees a range of benefits that include:

• Competitive salary plus 11% superannuation
• Flexible work arrangements that support part time work, flexible working hours and working from home arrangements
• Professional Development opportunities including training initiatives and study assistance
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme
• Access to five Employee Network Groups – First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Diverse Sexualities and Genders, Women, and People with Disability – which celebrate and communicate the diversity of our workforce and connect diversity and inclusion to our broader business activities
• 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

Important information

We are committed to our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2021 - 2027 and ensuring that people with disability have equal opportunities to gain and maintain employment with Western Power. It is strongly encouraged that people with a disability who meet the inherent requirements of the position description apply for this role.

We are also proud to have launched our Innovate RAP in Mar 2022 (Reconciliation Action Plan). Our Innovate RAP outlines our commitment to the Reconciliation journey in WA.

Our recruitment process requires that all candidates who progress to the pre-employment stage must hold a police clearance issued within the last six months.

Join us and play a part in powering the future of Western Australia.

To find out more about us please visit https://www.westernpower.com.au/about/

Applications close on 17 May 2024

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