Title:  Group Manager, Engineering, Data & Analytics

Group Manager, Engineering, Data & Analytics

Are you ready to make a real impact in Australia’s energy transition?

At AusNet, we play a key role in the energy transition and provide essential energy to Victorian households and businesses.

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 clean energy future.

About the role

We are seeking a Group Manager, Engineering, Data & Analytics to join our Group Operations function. This key leadership role is responsible for enterprise delivery of engineering and data analytics enablement and support. Acting as the technical authority on engineering standards, design integrity, and alignment with strategic asset and lifecycle management principles, you will establish and reinforce enterprise standards and continuous improvement for engineering and data practices. You will also own data governance frameworks and build enterprise capability and thought leadership across these disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the enterprise technical authority across engineering disciplines.
• Lead and mentor Principal Engineers and subject matter experts to ensure consistent application of engineering standards, technical risk management, and design integrity.
• Provide expert technical input into capital investment proposals and business cases.
• Lead or oversee investigations into significant technical incidents and ensure rigorous root cause analysis informs improvements.
• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, integrity, and accessibility.
• Enable advanced analytics capabilities to support data-driven decision-making across Lines of Business.
• Collaborate with Asset Management teams to define asset strategies and lifecycle management approaches.
• Define and reinforce enterprise standards for engineering and data practices, driving consistency and continuous improvement.
• Build and lead communities of practice across engineering and analytics disciplines.
• Partner with Lines of Business to provide expert support and facilitate cross-functional collaboration.
• Manage people-related responsibilities including performance reviews, recruitment, onboarding, and capability development.

What You’ll Bring

You will bring strong expertise in engineering principles across infrastructure or asset-intensive industries, combined with deep knowledge of data governance, architecture, and analytics platforms. Your background includes leading engineering governance and technical standards, driving enterprise data initiatives, and partnering on asset strategies and lifecycle planning. Experience managing cross-functional teams, overseeing complex assets, and embedding learnings from technical investigations is essential.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Systems) or related technical discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications in Engineering, Data Analytics, or Business Administration (MBA) highly desirable.
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status and registration as Professional Engineer (or eligible in Victoria).
• Member of Engineers Australia (Fellow or eligible).

Skills:

• Significant experience in engineering governance and technical standards development.
• Proven track record in leading enterprise data governance and analytics initiatives.
• Experience partnering with asset management teams and managing cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership in technical incident investigations and embedding learnings into practice.
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Strategic thinking and planning capabilities.
• Skilled in continuous improvement and innovation.

Please note, we will not be engaging in Recruitment agencies for this role, please apply directly!

A real place to belong.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, 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:

• 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.