Title:  Portfolio Planning Lead

• Provide strategic planning, insights, and analytics to drive performance.
• Make a real difference and help shape our customers’ Energy Future. 
• Grow our network and support the energy transition with genuinely good people.

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.

It’s an exciting time to work in energy and so are you ready to build an enriching career whilst contributing to our cleaner energy future? Join us in the driver’s seat as experts in our field and expand your skillset with unique projects.

As the Portfolio Planning Lead in our Strategic Portfolio Management and Planning Team, you will play an essential role in building and maintaining a view of project and program works that Network Operations will deliver over the next five years.

Help us in leading the way and providing insights to assist the strategic decisions that are crucial to confidently delivery on the expanding works portfolio as part of the energy transition. In this role you will work closely with senior stakeholders to create and maintain a visible pipeline of all works programs.

With 3 days in the office, 2 days’ work from home, this role is based in Southbank, Victoria and is part of the Planning, Performance & Customer Team.

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

• Establish medium to long-term strategic portfolio planning to ensure deliverability of an expanding portfolio of Network Operations projects and programs.
• Work with and influence senior stakeholders across Network Operations, Network Management, Finance, and the Strategy & Regulation teams to obtain information that supports the preparation of a 5-year pipeline view.

• Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of “pipeline” monitoring tools and dashboards and manage the validity of all pipeline data.
• Create and implement new processes to support the ongoing pipeline requirements, drawing on best practices and methodologies.

• Provide expertise to analyse and interrogate the portfolio.
• Lead regular pipeline review forums with senior stakeholders to outline emerging trends across the portfolio, future forecasts and discuss key risks / opportunities.

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

• Significant experience in project and portfolio management within a complex environment and understanding of methodologies.
• Experience within the utility sector and an understanding of regulated businesses is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills to proactively engage with key senior stakeholders, lead meetings and influence outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership, co-ordination, and facilitation skills with ability to manage multiple and competing tasks.
• Proven reporting experience in a business or complex projects environment including strong ERP system experience e.g. SAP Portfolio Management & Project Systems
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI
• Ability to prioritise business outcomes and promote continuous improvement of digital platforms and processes.

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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