Contracts Manager

About us: 
We’re a team that cares about you and your community. United Energy (UE) is an essential service, supplying reliable, safe and affordable electricity across the east and south-east of Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula, vital for our customers and a clean energy future.

In designing and delivering these services, our people are united by a real sense of purpose to empower customer choices in ways that are important for our communities and the environment. Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry.

Increasingly, our networks are connecting new large-scale renewable energy generators and integrating technologies like solar, batteries and electric vehicles as customers change the way they generate, use, store and share power. This demand is transforming the electricity market faster than any change we’ve ever seen before.  As a result, our people are at the frontline in developing and implementing innovative technologies and solutions necessary for the future of our industry not only in Victoria but globally.

About the Role:
We are currently looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join our Works Planning and Contract Management team in a full-time permanent capacity based at our Glen Waverley head office. 

This role will be the key interface with UE Service Providers, specifically around the management of our contractual and commercial arrangements. These Service Providers operate on our network to deliver maintenance activities, customer connections, customer projects, major projects and asset inspections. 

Furthermore, this role will be responsible for developing and maintaining a productive working relationship with key personnel from the Service Providers to ensure UE is appropriately informed on all aspects of the Service Provider’s contractual and operational performance context. 

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience in leading, managing and developing teams. In addition, this candidate will have excellent stakeholder engagement and communications skills – with a proven track record of partnering with stakeholders to deliver operational outcomes.

In this role you will deliver: 

• Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with the key contract and commercial personnel from each of the Service Providers
• Set, communicate and manage the performance requirements, objectives, KPI’s, and budget constraints to ensure delivery of all UE works programs on time, to the standard of quality expected
• Lead, monitor, and maintain Service Provider commercial performance, risk and opportunities and reporting to ensure compliance with all of the contractual obligations
• Ensure efficient allocation of Opex and Capex works programs to the Service Providers in collaboration with Service Delivery peers and Electricity Networks
• Identification, establishment and implementation of contract and commercial improvement initiatives in collaboration with UE stakeholders
• Key stakeholder engagement support between various members of the business.

To succeed in this role you will have: 

• Technical or tertiary qualifications in a related discipline or extensive commercial contract and / or operational management experience in the electricity utility sector
• Detailed working knowledge of the operational aspects of electricity distribution
• Experience in developing and linking strategic plans to the development and management of operational requirements
• Ability to develop, articulate and manage change programs
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and project management principles
• Knowledge of human resource principles & practices and understanding of regulatory compliance issues (including HS&E)
• Project Management qualifications (Prince2, PMBOK, DipPM) – desirable
• Solid working knowledge of the regulatory drivers, business targets and the key interfaces that impact upon the operation of an electricity distribution utility - desirable.

Your career with us:  

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be. 

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.  

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here to check out our benefits.   https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/powercor/benefits

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.    

What’s next? 

If you possess the required skills and experience and you are looking for a fantastic career opportunity please submit your application by 6 May 2024.   

For a full copy of the Position Description please contract Tom via Careers@powercor.com.au

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.
 

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 work hard to ensure our organisation is inclusive and diverse. This means everyone can feel valued, trusted, authentic and safe at work.