Title:  Access Planning Coordinator

• Make a real impact on facilitating planned electricity distribution network outages.
• Join a supportive team that values collaboration and continuous improvement
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When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

A brilliant opportunity for an Access Planning Coordinator role that will be responsible for overseeing the scheduling, coordination, and facilitation of planned electricity distribution & sub transmission network.

Your focus will be on providing safe Access to the distribution network for our delivery partners to complete maintenance, minimising costs, re-work and impact on customer supply reliability

Join our team and work with people who truly support and inspire you to do your best. Apply today!

With a Hybrid split, this role can be based in any of our major depots and is part of the Access & Outage Planning Team

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Facilitate safe and secure access to the network for planned works, such as maintenance or asset installation.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of network operations, switching arrangements, and network topology.
• Support the scheduling and coordination of network access requests across electricity distribution and sub-transmission networks.
• Create, review, and submit high-quality Switching Schedules for both planned and emergency works.
• Review and approve network access applications and switching schedules.
• Coordinate with field resources, high voltage customers, and relevant authorities to ensure effective planning of network access requests.
• Prepare and submit customer notifications for planned outages.

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

• Electrical operational knowledge for writing switching schedules in line with AusNet Services policies and procedures, with experience in a Distribution Management System being advantageous.
• Understanding of Electricity Distribution and sub-transmission network elements, operational policies, procedures, reporting, and codes of practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Code of Practice on Electrical Safety in the VESI (The Blue/Green Book), supplementary instructions, operating principles, procedures, and practices, or relevant experience working in a VESI environment.
• Basic knowledge of construction, maintenance, and testing activities associated with system plants.
• Experience in stakeholder management, particularly in liaising with entities with high voltage connections.
• Training or qualification in Electrical Engineering, Diploma/Advanced Diploma of Electrical Engineering, Electrical trade, or equivalent is highly desirable, or comparable industry experience.

A real place to belong 

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.

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