Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Driver and Vehicle Safety – 12 months Fixed-Term Contract – Immediate Start

Western Power is standing up a cross-functional project team to drive a high priority safety project for the organisation. Jointly sponsored by our Health, Safety and Environment and Operations leadership and delivered through the People Portfolio Management Office, this project will bring together work currently underway across multiple functions and translate it into clear, coordinated action.

This role provides the project management leadership needed to stand the team up at pace, coordinate contributions from across the business, and deliver quality data, insights and recommendations to sponsors. It is a fixed-term contract opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager who is available to start immediately and able to commit fully to the project for its duration.

This is a high-visibility piece of work with direct relevance to how Western Power protects its people, and an opportunity to influence outcomes that matter.

Your Role in Action  

• Stand the project up at pace – defining scope, deliverables, timeframes, governance and team structure in the early weeks
• Coordinate contributions from across Fleet, Safety, HR, Data, People Capability and Operations to bring disparate workstreams into a single, coherent program
• Manage stakeholder engagement with joint sponsors, executives and functional leads, providing clear and timely updates
• Integrate findings from a separately commissioned external safety investigation into the project’s outputs (this role does not conduct the investigation)
• Drive quality data and insights to underpin decisions and recommendations
• Apply Western Power’s project management methodology, governance and reporting standards through the People PMO
• Identify, monitor and actively manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies
• Report progress to sponsors and the Portfolio Management Office on an agreed cadence

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Industry accreditation in project management, either PMBOK®, Prince2™, MSP™ or RegPM.
• Extensive experience as a Project Manager (8+ years), with a track record of delivering complex, time-critical, cross-functional projects
• Extensive knowledge within program / project management environment or related discipline requiring an understanding of project management methodologies, practices and principles
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills – comfortable engaging at all levels, from Executive to frontline, and across multiple disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to operate at a whole-of-organisation level while moving at pace
• Strong experience of planning, organising and integrating resources, budgetary and work program planning, resource management, communication and quality assurance
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to translate complex inputs into clear, actionable deliverables
• Available to start immediately and able to commit fully to the project for its duration
• Experience in safety, operations, fleet or related domains is highly regarded but not essential

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 are available on application. 
• 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.

Applications close on 30 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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