Work Practices Team Leader

Western Power; Perth; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Salary packaging

Wellness leave days

End-of-trip facilities

On-site cafe

Job summary

Western Power is seeking an experienced and influential leader to establish and head a Work Practices Team to strengthen governance, safety and efficiency of prescribed activities across the network lifecycle.

You will lead a multidisciplinary group across Operations, Safety and Technical functions, deliver the Work Practices Program roadmap, manage budget and reporting, and ensure frontline requirements translate legislative and safety needs into practical guidance.

Qualifications

• Qualification in safety, engineering, project management or related discipline.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in complex, high-risk environments.
• Experience developing or governing operational work practices and safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Lead Work Practices Team: set objectives, manage performance, build capability.
• Develop and maintain Work Practices Program roadmap, budget and reporting.
• Deliver Work Practices Program scope within schedule, budget and quality.
• Map prescribed activities to training, competency, authorisation and verification.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Change management

Strategic planning

Education

Tertiary qualification in safety, engineering, project management, or related discipline

Job description

At Western Power, we're strengthening how work practices associated with prescribed activities are developed, implemented and maintained across the organisation.

We’re seeking an experienced and influential leader to establish and lead a dedicated team responsible for delivering a program of work that will strengthen the effectiveness, consistency and sustainability of work practices for prescribed activities. Working across Operations, Safety and Technical functions, you will improve the governance, processes, systems and ways of working that support prescribed activities across the network lifecycle.

This is a unique opportunity to shape an important organisational capability and lead a team delivering meaningful change across the business.

Your Role in Action

Lead, coach and develop the Work Practices Team by setting clear objectives, managing performance, building capability and creating a collaborative, accountable and improvement-focused team culture.

Develop and maintain the enterprise Work Practices Program roadmap, delivery schedule, resource plan, budget and performance reporting arrangements.

Lead delivery of the Work Practices Program and priority work practice packages to agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and implementation requirements.

Lead the identification and mapping of prescribed activities and establish clear alignment between work practices, training, competency, authorisation and verification requirements.

Provide governance and decision-making leadership for work practices and supporting safe systems of work, drawing on specialist advice to translate electrical safety, WHS, technical and operational requirements into practical requirements for prescribed activities.

Ensure work practices include the required critical risk controls, reflect how work is performed and provide clear, practical direction to workers and supervisors.

Establish clear alignment between work practices and the information, instruction, training, supervision, competency and authorisation requirements that support their implementation.

Lead multidisciplinary consultation with operational, technical, engineering, training, contractor and SHE stakeholders to test advice and establish clear enterprise decisions for work practices.

Establish arrangements to verify that work practices are implemented, remain adequate for the prescribed activities and are reviewed when work, risks, legislation or technical requirements change.

What Makes You a Great Fit

Tertiary qualification in safety, engineering, project management, business or a related discipline, or an equivalent level of relevant experience and knowledge

Experience leading multidisciplinary professional or technical teams in a complex, high-risk operational environment.

Significant experience developing, governing or implementing operational work practices, safe systems of work, technical standards or operational procedures.

Demonstrated experience leading complex enterprise projects or programs and delivering agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality and benefits.

Demonstrated ability to translate legislative, technical and operational requirements into practical, clear and usable frontline requirements.

Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, including the ability to resolve competing requirements and reach agreed outcomes.

Demonstrated ability to interpret specialist technical advice, identify unresolved risk or conflicting requirements, make sound decisions within role authority and elevate matters where technical or enterprise authority approval is required.

Demonstrated capability in governance, resource planning, risk and issue management, change implementation, reporting and contractor management.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. Y ou will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.

Flexible work arrangements to support working hours and working from home arrangements.

The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.

Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.

An award- winning employee recognition and benefits programme.

An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.

In addition to standard leave, enjoy t hree wellness leave days each year.

Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Pert h office, perfect for cyclists.

On-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.

22 weeks paid parental leaveand 5 days of First Nations cultural leaveto support family and cultural connections .

Applications close on 2 8 October 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities.As a WORK180 -endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.