Project Director

AusNet Services Ltd; Victoria; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AusNet Services Ltd in Victoria is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale power infrastructure projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and budget alignment. You will manage a project team, develop delivery strategies, assess risks, coordinate with construction on site and engage with internal and external stakeholders to drive commercial success.

The role offers leadership on complex programs valued well over AUD 100M and opportunities to shape

Qualifications

• 20+ years of proven experience in project management delivering
• Proven successful delivery of technically and commercially complex projects with value > AUD 100M
• Portfolio management experience – manage multiple projects and teams
• Safety leadership and people leadership on project teams
• Strong PM tools, processes and best practices
• In-depth knowledge of project scheduling, forecasting and financial control
• Ability to coordinate with construction and commissioning on site
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Develop and report lessons learnt for continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of large-scale, high-risk power infrastructure projects
• Manage a Project team of project managers and engineers
• Develop delivery strategies and support pre-contracts development to produce competitive proposals
• Lead risk assessment and management from delivery to network perspective
• Provide insights into value engineering and lessons learnt for process improvement
• Oversee project finance management, procurement and material management
• Maintain collaborative relationships with internal, client and supplier stakeholders
• Report on lessons learnt and transition tools from construction to operations & maintenance
• Ensure safety, environmental and quality standards are met

Skills

Project management

Portfolio management

Safety leadership

People leadership

Scheduling

Forecasting

Financial control

Stakeholder engagement

On-site coordination

Communication

Education

PMP certification

CPPD (AIPM)

Professional Engineer Registration

Tools

PM tools

Job description

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Through purpose and people - not just through the infrastructure we operate, but through the way we show up for each other, our customers’ and our communities. The future of energy is in our hands. Let’s shape it together.

Go beyond keeping the lights on. Solve energy challenges that matter most.

We’re looking for an experienced Project Director to join our team. This role will ensure safe and quality delivery of large-scale complex infrastructure projects to the approved scope considering time and cost metrics while meeting the safety, customer and community, environmental and construction standards, and expectations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist with growing the business portfolio and be part of the force that will shape our industry’s transition to a renewables future.

What you’ll be doing:

• Fully accountable for end-to-end delivery of large-scale high-risk power infrastructure projects to achieve expected organizational growth targets while meeting, safety, community, environment, quality, schedule, budget expectations. Total value of projects will be in the range of $50M-$500M
• Managing a Project team with Project managers and Project engineers.
• Responsible for development of project delivery strategies and actively support pre-contracts project development phase to produce commercially competitive proposals and drive results.
• Leads the assessment and management of project and network risks and opportunities, including ensuring project constructability, operability, and maintainability.
• Provision of insights into value engineering and lessons assessment workshops in support of the continuous improvement of project management and engineering processes to improve overall service offering to our customers.
• Commercial management and outcome of the project considering a key set of parameters which will be agreed at project commencement.
• Risk management of the overall project from a project delivery, commissioning, and network perspective.
• Develop and maintain collaborative and professional relationships with key internal, client and supplier stakeholders.
• Develop and report lessons learnt to ensure continuous improvement in the development and delivery of construction projects.
• Develop and implement tools and standards for the smooth transition from construction to operations & maintenance.
• Project finance management, procurement management and material management

This role will spend significant amount of time on site managing technical aspect of Construction activities

You don’t need to check every box; however we’re looking for a good combination of:

• Registered CPPD qualifications from AIPM or equivalent from PMP®, Professional Engineer Registration from Business Licensing authority in Victoria,
• 20+ years of proven experience in project management delivering
• Proven successful delivery of technically and commercially complex projects with value more than $100M
• Portfolio management experience – ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and project teams
• Safety Leadership
• People leadership on managing a project team (direct and indirect team management)
• Strong technical skills and sound application of PM tools, processes and best practice
• In depth knowledge on Project Schedule, Forecasting and financial control on large scale commercially complex projects
• Ability to coordinate with construction and commissioning workforce on site.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills to manage project outcomes
• Ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring understanding of project implications irrespective of technical knowledge of audience
• Strong stakeholder engagement and client liaison skills

The AusNet experience is all about…

• Growing your impact: We’ll support you to build your career through real opportunities and strong connections.
• Building an energy future to be proud of: We’re a trusted leader, with deep expertise, driven to do what’s right for our communities and customers.
• Being part of a team that cares deeply about each other: We share in the good times and support in the tough times.

We’re committed to building an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We believe different perspectives are essential to our success, and we encourage all applicants to apply. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we're happy to discuss how we can support you.