Team Lead, Primary

AusNet Services; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AusNet Services in Melbourne seeks a Team Lead, Primary to provide technical leadership within the Development & Future Networks Infrastructure Engineering team. You will build and lead a high-performing engineering team, guiding capability development and workforce planning to meet current and future challenges.

You will shape engineering discipline strategy, ensure governance and quality, and act as a senior technical authority influencing projects and portfolio priorities across the

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years’ experience in utilities with proficiency in design and asset management.
• May possess a second degree or postgraduate qualification.
• Prior engineering leadership experience with design and construction, and business acumen for design excellence.
• Knowledge of electrical equipment in respect to design, performance and maintenance as used in substations up to 500kV per Australian Standards AS2067.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering accountability, collaboration, inclusion, safety and continuous improvement.
• Coach, mentor and support engineers at all levels, driving capability development and career growth.
• Develop and execute the engineering discipline strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership, governance and assurance across projects and portfolios.
• Act as a senior technical authority delivering specialist input for technical decisions and portfolio priorities.
• Lead workforce planning to ensure capacity and priorities support project delivery.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships across AusNet and external partners.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Design & asset management

Stakeholder management

Technical governance

People development

Project delivery

Communication

Education

Advanced degree or postgraduate qualification

Job description

We bring the energy - 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.

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We’re all about building an energy future to be proud of. Sound like a challenge you’ve been looking for?

The Team Lead, Primary - will provide technical leadership and specialist engineering expertise within the Development & Future Networks (D&FN) Infrastructure Engineering team.

In this role, you will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing engineering team through effective leadership, capability development, strategic workforce planning, and fostering a culture of technical excellence. You will play a key role in ensuring the organisation has the skills, capacity, and capability required to meet current business objectives while positioning the team to successfully address future challenges and opportunities.

Success in this role is characterised by impactful and influential leadership not only within the team, but with your peers and colleagues, provide clear strategic and holistic thinking, and an ability to build relationships across broad stakeholder groups to delivery engineering excellence for D&FN.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement.

Coach, mentor and support engineers at all levels, driving capability development, succession planning and career growth through structured development pathways and leadership opportunities.

Develop and execute the engineering discipline strategy, aligning team capability, performance and resources with business objectives and future organisational needs.

Provide technical leadership, governance and assurance, ensuring engineering quality, professional excellence and the consistent application of standards and best practice.

Act as a senior technical authority, delivering specialist expertise, informed engineering judgement and strategic input to projects, technical decisions and portfolio priorities.

Lead workforce planning and resource management, ensuring engineering capacity, capability and priorities are aligned to support successful project delivery and long-term business commitments.

Build and maintain trusted stakeholder relationships across AusNet and external partners, influencing outcomes, removing barriers and driving enterprise-wide success.

Champion innovation, knowledge sharing and engineering excellence, promoting continuous improvement, effective risk management and the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality outcomes across the project portfolio.

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

8-10+ years’ experience in utilities with proficiency in design and asset management

May possess a second degree or postgraduate qualification

Prior experience across engineering leadership, as well as design and construction with the business acumen and ability to meet engineering design excellence

Knowledge of electrical equipment in respect to design, performance, functionality, operation, and maintenance as used in Terminal Stations and Substations rated at up to 500kV in accordance with relevant Australian Standards (e.g. AS2067)

Proven capability in developing conceptual plans into feasible designs and producing high quality design deliverables such as drawings and scope of works including management of budgets and schedules

Considerable knowledge of key engineering disciplines and their impacts on Terminal Station & Substation design and equipment selection (e.g. Primary, Secondary, Civils, Structural, Communications, etc.)

Demonstrated ability to liaise with project related teams such as project managers, construction contractors, communications, real time systems team and other Network Service Providers

Ability to effectively solve problems and demonstrate proactivity

A high level of organisational skills and demonstrated effectively handling multiple tasks, setting priorities, managing timeframes and meeting deadlines under pressure

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

The AusNet experience is all about…

Growing your impact

We’ll support you to build your career through real opportunities and strong connections.

Solving some of the most complex energy challenges of our time

We love unpacking complex challenges in clever ways and looking at things differently.

Being apart a team that cares deeply about each other

We share in the good times. We support in the tough times. And we’re humble through and through.

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.

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At AusNet, we bring the energy. Not just through the infrastructure we operate, but through the way we show up for each other, our customers and our communities.

AusNet is Victoria’s largest diversified energy network business and connects communities with reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Its vision is to be trusted to bring the energy and build a cleaner tomorrow. With over $14 billion in assets, it operates three core regulated networks: electricity distribution, gas distribution and the state-wide electricity transmission network. Additionally, its portfolio includes contracted energy infrastructure. Under the name ‘Mondo,’ it offers energy and technical services.

At AusNet, we bring the energy. Not just through the infrastructure we operate, but through the way we show up for each other, our customers and our communities.

AusNet is Victoria’s largest diversified energy network business and connects communities with reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Its vision is to be trusted to bring the energy and build a cleaner tomorrow. With over $14 billion in assets, it operates three core regulated networks: electricity distribution, gas distribution and the state-wide electricity transmission network. Additionally, its portfolio includes contracted energy infrastructure. Under the name ‘Mondo,’ it offers energy and technical services.