Title:  Manager, Distribution Network Planning

About us

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.

A great opportunity has become available for a Manager of our Distribution Network Planning team to join us to provide leadership, guidance and technical expertise to strengthen our regulated electricity distribution network for our customers.

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

About the role

This is a key role within our distribution network planning team, providing essential leadership to the Distribution Network Planning (22kV and below voltages) team and will play a key role in achieving AusNet’s strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Developing and maintaining network planning capabilities for improving our distribution network performance and supporting growth in new connections (both load & generation)
• Producing network investment plans and proposals for the regulated distribution network, including developing optimised and prioritised network augmentation programs that support regulatory submissions and program delivery
• Developing distribution network resilience plans, including summer and winter preparedness plans
• Planning for a new energy future taking into account macro trends in the energy sector and the impacts of climate change
• Developing, improving, monitoring and implementing network planning policies and strategies to meet customer needs, regulatory obligations and achieve commercial returns
• Maintaining effective relationship with customers and key stakeholders, including AEMO, DEECA, VicGrid and other TNSPs & DNSPs
• Leading, coaching and mentoring a team of approximately 10 network planning engineers including providing technical leadership  

 About you

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

• An Engineering Degree or equivalent
• A proven track record in engineering roles within Electricity Networks and/or energy industry including leading teams
• Strong technical knowledge and hands on experience in various engineering activities associated with the network planning process
• Exposure and understanding of the regulatory frameworks
• Strong business and commercial acumen 
• High level of consulting, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop, coach, mentor and support team to achieve targets
• Expert at critical thinking and the ability to problem solve and find new and unique solution

You are a true people leader, bringing your ability to upskill others with your extensive expertise in network planning. You have excellent stakeholder engagement skills with a customer centric approach.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now!

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!