Director, Energy Operations Transformation

PwC Australia; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Australia is seeking a Director to lead large-scale operations transformation within the Energy, Utilities and Mining sector in Brisbane. You will oversee program delivery, diagnostics, operating model design, and governance, coordinating cross-functional teams and guiding client executives.

You will shape strategic roadmaps, craft client-ready deliverables, mentor staff, and drive adoption with a focus on data-driven insights and innovative tools.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale operations transformation.
• Experience in Energy, Utilities and Mining sector.
• Strong analytical and diagnostic capability.
• Executive-level communication and storytelling skills.
• Experience coaching and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale operations transformation programs, coordinating cross-functional teams and aligning stakeholders on scope, milestones, and success metrics.
• Manage day-to-day project operations across multiple workstreams, ensuring quality, timeliness, and budget adherence.
• Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, and roadblocks that could impact delivery.
• Conduct diagnostics through structured process analysis, data gathering, and stakeholder interviews.
• Formulate actionable insights and translate findings into high-quality, evidence-based recommendations.
• Deliver outcomes that are client-ready, defensible, and grounded in rigorous analysis.
• Lead the design and implementation of target operating models, including organization design, process redesign, governance, and technology enablement.
• Define client strategies and process improvement initiatives that align with broader business objectives.
• Translate strategic recommendations into practical, executable roadmaps.
• Craft client-ready deliverables, reports, and executive presentations.
• Present confidently to senior client stakeholders, adapting messaging to the audience.
• Lead, coach, and develop team members, assigning work aligned to skills and development goals.
• Provide regular, constructive feedback and create an inclusive team environment.
• Champion team member growth, career development and wellbeing.
• Partner with client and internal stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels of seniority.
• Support business development activities by contributing to proposals, SOWs, and pitches.
• Identify opportunities to extend or expand client engagements.
• Drive change management and adoption planning.
• Provide post-implementation support to ensure sustained adoption and realization of transformation benefits.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Team development

Change management

Workshop facilitation

Proactive risk management

Client relationship management

Tools

PowerPoint

ChatGPT

Claude

Copilot

MS Office

Data visualization

Job description

PwC Australia is seeking a Director to lead large-scale operations transformation within the Energy, Utilities and Mining sector in Brisbane. You will oversee program delivery, diagnostics, operating model design, and governance, coordinating cross-functional teams and guiding client executives.

You will shape strategic roadmaps, craft client-ready deliverables, mentor staff, and drive adoption with a focus on data-driven insights and innovative tools.