Works Delivery Coordinator

CitiPower and Powercor; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CitiPower and Powercor in Melbourne is seeking a Works Delivery Coordinator on a 12-month parental leave contract to help deliver our essential electricity network. You’ll coordinate customer, maintenance and network works, balancing safety, timelines and regulatory requirements while reporting to the Urban Works Delivery Manager.

This role offers exposure to operational planning, field delivery and stakeholder management within critical infrastructure, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Qualification in electrical power systems preferred or equivalent industry experience.
• Knowledge of electricity transmission/distribution networks desirable.
• Experience planning and preparing jobs for field execution with safety first.
• Experience with SAP and workforce management systems.
• Ability to coordinate and prioritise multiple works efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and schedule field work with safety and compliance as priorities.
• Release work to field in a timely and complete manner.
• Coordinate with Field Leaders and stakeholders to balance priorities.
• Support reporting and project progress review.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Coordination

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Health & safety

Education

Power systems qualification preferred

Tools

SAP

Workforce management systems

Job description

At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 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

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Works Delivery Coordinator to join Powercor on a 12-month parental leave contract, reporting to the Urban Works Delivery Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build their career within the electricity distribution industry while playing a key role in the safe, efficient, and reliable delivery of our works program. As a Works Delivery Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating, prioritising, and optimising customer, maintenance, and network works to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and in line with business and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with Field Leaders and a broad range of stakeholders, you'll manage the end‑to‑end works delivery process, including scheduling and releasing work to the field, responding to changing priorities, managing delivery risks, and supporting strong operational outcomes. You will play a critical role in balancing customer commitments, safety requirements, resource utilisation, and network priorities.

This role offers excellent exposure to operational planning, field delivery, stakeholder management, and network operations, making it a great opportunity for someone wanting to expand their experience within a critical infrastructure environment. You'll also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the way work is planned, coordinated, and delivered across the network.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and schedule work for field execution with Health and Safety and compliance as a number one priority
• Co‑ordinate and ensure that work is released to field in a timely and complete manner with a strong focus on target date completion
• Support and instil a workplace culture that is focused on workplace continuous improvement
• Negotiate with key stakeholders modified processes, systems or project related outcomes (eg: target dates)
• Support the faults dispatch activities during emergency and escalated events to minimise unplanned customer minutes off supply STPIS (SAIDI)
• Contribute to regular reporting and information forums to review work programs and project progress
• Commit to maintaining and updating technical skills and knowledge (as required)

To learn more about the responsibilities of this role, visit our Careers website and access the full position description.

What you’ll need from day one

• While a qualification in ESI Power Systems is preferred, we are open to candidates with demonstrated equivalent industry experience or a relevant technical trade qualification.
• Knowledge of the electricity transmission and distribution networks (including design) or previous experience within Distribution and/or Transmission networks (desirable)
• Advanced working knowledge of SAP and workforce management systems with the ability to make high quality throughput, coordination and scheduling decisions.
• Working knowledge of human resource principles & practices and understanding of regulatory compliance issues (including OHS) For example: overtime, LAHA, apprentice and trainee management, fatigue etc)
• Previous experience planning and preparing jobs to Works Dispatch for field execution with Health and Safety and compliance as a number one priority
• 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.

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 LGBTQIA+ 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.