General Manager Strategic Operational Services

Stanwell; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Superannuation 12.75%

Annual incentive

Income protection

Salary packaging options

Learning and development (LinkedIn)

Volunteer leave options

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Bright Spark rewards platform

Strong safety culture

Job summary

Stanwell seeks a permanent, full-time General Manager Strategic Operational Services in Brisbane. You will lead asset management, engineering governance, maintenance and outage governance, operational risk, process safety and major technical projects across Stanwell's portfolio.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will align asset plans, budgets and risk priorities, provide trusted technical judgement, and guide senior leaders and the Board through complex decisions.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in power generation, mining, oil and gas, heavy industry or high-hazard environments.
• Deep experience in asset management, engineering governance, operational risk, process safety and risk-based investment prioritisation.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen; ability to connect asset plans, budgets and risk decisions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise asset management, engineering governance, operational risk, process safety and technical assurance.
• Align asset management plans with generation needs, commercial priorities and acceptable risk tolerances.
• Guide risk-based capital, maintenance and outage-scope decisions, balancing immediate operational requirements with long-term asset integrity.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary function, creating clarity, accountability and timely decisions across diverse technical disciplines.
• Provide trusted advice to the COO, Executive Leadership Team and Board on asset performance and investment priorities.

Skills

Senior leadership

Asset management

Engineering governance

Operational risk

Process safety

Financial acumen

Education

Engineering degree

Postgraduate asset management

Job description

Shape critical asset, risk and investment decisions across Stanwell's portfolio.

• Lead enterprise asset strategy and operational risk
• Drive disciplined cost, investment and operational decisions
• Influence the COO, Executive Leadership Team and Board

Benefits

• Recognised as an Endorsed Employer for all Women by WORK180
• Weekly pay + 12.75% super + annual incentive
• Full income protection cover
• Salary packaging options
• Access to learning and development, including LinkedIn Learning
• Purchased and volunteer leave options
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including EAP, Fitness Passport, skin checks and flu vaccines
• Access to Bright Spark, our rewards, recognition and discounts platform
• Exceptional safety culture

About the role

This is a permanent full-time opportunity based in Brisbane and a rare chance to step into one of Stanwell's most challenging and influential operational leadership roles. You'll be at the centre of complex decisions where asset risk, cost, reliability and operational priorities intersect, providing the leadership and judgement to navigate competing demands and deliver the right outcomes for the business. As a key leadership conduit to Stanwell's operations, you'll work closely with senior leaders and technical experts across the organisation, with no two days likely to look the same.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the General Manager Strategic Operational Services leads the multidisciplinary function responsible for asset management, engineering, maintenance and outage governance, operational risk, process safety, major technical projects and operational assurance across Stanwell's portfolio.
You will provide trusted technical judgement, draw the best from highly experienced subject-matter experts and bring asset plans, budgets and risk priorities together so complex issues move toward timely, well-governed decisions. The role has six direct reports and leads a broader function of approximately 20 people.

Key activities include:

• Lead enterprise asset management, engineering governance, operational risk, process safety andtechnical assurance.
• Align asset management plans with generation needs, commercial priorities and acceptable risk tolerances.
• Guide risk-based capital, maintenance and outage-scope decisions, balancing immediate operational requirements with long-term asset integrity.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary function, creating clarity, accountability and timely decisions across diverse technical disciplines.
• Provide trusted advice to the COO, Executive Leadership Team and Board on asset performance, investment priorities and long-term stewardship.

About you

You are an enterprise-minded technical leader who can work confidently in ambiguity, challenge constructively and make sound decisions when safety, reliability, cost and long-term asset outcomes compete.

• Extensive senior leadership experience in power generation, mining, oil and gas, heavy industry or another high-hazard, asset-intensive environment.
• Deep experience in asset management, engineering governance, operational risk, process safety and risk-based investment prioritisation.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to connect asset plans, budgets and risk decisions.
  A proven ability to lead multidisciplinary specialists, draw out expert insight and move teams from analysis to accountable outcomes.
• A relevant engineering degree, supported by postgraduate qualifications in asset management, commerce, accounting or business administration, or comparable senior-management experience.

About Stanwell

As a Queensland Government owned corporation, Stanwell plays a vital role in powering homes, businesses and communities across the state. For more than 40 years, we've delivered reliable energy while investing in the renewable energy, storage and firming solutions that will help shape Queensland's energy future. Join a purpose-driven organisation where your work contributes to energising Queensland's prosperity.

What's next?

To submit your application, please apply online with your CV and cover letter.

Applications close: 11:55pm, Thursday 26 November 2026.

Further information on Stanwell can be found online at www.stanwell.com

As part of the recruitment process, you may be required to undertake pre-employment checks (may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing).

Inclusion and diversity is an important part of shaping Stanwell's culture and how our workplace operates. We recognise and value that it's essential to creating a safe, inclusive, and productive workplace.

We are proactive about giving our people opportunities to excel and truly be themselves. We enable this through diversity, fairness, and flexible work practices.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.