Team Leader – Project Development & Distribution Design

CitiPower and Powercor; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Health and wellbeing subsidy

Career development and planning

Job summary

CitiPower and Powercor is seeking a Team Leader for Project Development & Distribution Design in Melbourne. You will lead a multi-disciplinary design and project engineering team, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective services for internal and external clients while driving efficiency and program savings across major initiatives.

You’ll apply your extensive knowledge of electrical distribution networks, QA standards, and project management principles to deliver timely design solutions,

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in an Engineering, Technical or Management discipline.
• Project Management or Engineering Management Qualification (Desirable).
• Detailed knowledge of the electrical distribution network, particularly design and compliance with relevant customer and Australian Standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills across the organization, with ability to influence at all levels.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance issues, Occupational Health Safety Act and distribution standards and codes.
• Experience leading complex engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage team performance to ensure quality output and maintain reports.
• Encourage participation in decision making aligned to business objectives.
• Lead scoping, planning and delivery for the program of works, improving timeliness, cost and quality.
• Oversee design integration into major projects to drive efficiency.
• Manage external design contractors for cost-effective, timely services.
• Support engineering innovation and continuous improvement across Network Services.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Electrical distribution knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.9 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role

The Team Leader Project Development & Distribution Design is responsible for the management and delivery of high quality, efficient and cost-effective design and project engineering services to support the delivery of projects for internal and external clients through proactive design management of complex multi-disciplinary projects as well as provision of distribution design services for major projects across the business.

The role will also provide a wide variety of project engineering services to the Beon Energy Solutions including commissioning support, site support and procurement support.

As part of a broader team, this role is responsible for the delivery of timely, cost effective and quality design related services as well as driving program savings through innovative design, implementation of improved design standards and improving design throughout the broader design group.

Key responsibilities

Manage team performance to ensure quality output, and update business system reports

Enable and encourage others to participate in decision making whilst considering broader business agenda and objectives

Contribute to and implement approved plans that ensure overall capabilities of the team to enable delivery of assigned project activities/services as required

Oversee the scoping, planning and delivery activities for the program of works, with a focus on driving efficient engineering solutions across the program

Uplift distribution design integration into major (and larger) projects and improve timeliness, cost and quality. With a view to increasing quality and suitability of output.

Manage external design contractors who are providing delivery and design services to ensure cost effective, timely and high-quality services

Drive delivery of project value and improvement across Network Services through the improvement steering committee with a focus on engineering innovation

Contribute to a culture that is focused on workplace continuous improvement through identifying and supporting improvement initiatives and opportunities

For more information on the role’s responsibilities, please visit our website to download the position description.

What you’ll need from day one

Tertiary qualification in an Engineering, Technical or Management discipline

Project Management or Engineering Management Qualification (Desirable)

Detailed knowledge of the electrical distribution network, particularly design and compliance with relevant customer and Australian Standards

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work across the organization and interact / influence / negotiate effectively at all levels of management and with peers

Knowledge and understanding of regulatory compliance issues, Occupational Health Safety Act and distribution standards and codes

Previous experience in leading complex engineering teams

Proven ability to apply project management principles, preferably in an electrical transmission and/or infrastructure environment.

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities —we encourage you to get in touch.

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTIQA community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.