Title:  Program Director, Asset Management

• Lead a dynamic portfolio of digital programs that are transforming how AusNet manages energy infrastructure and drives the clean energy transition.
• Join us during an exciting period of growth > shape how AusNet delivers digital programs
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment 

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.
 

We are going through an exciting period of growth and with that we have a great opportunity for a Digital Portfolio Director, Asset Management & Market Services to join us!
 

This role will see you running strategic programs for the business, including the NEM 2025 reform program and other digital initiatives that modernise critical infrastructure, accelerate decarbonisation, and enable a smarter, more resilient grid.

Responsible for leading the delivery of digital programs driving transformation across AusNet’s asset management and market services. This includes enhancing asset lifecycle planning, maintenance scheduling, and operational analytics, as well as modernising metering, network billing, market settlement, and connection processes.
 

The role will manage a diverse portfolio of digital programs and projects involving complex data types, including asset health, maintenance, usage patterns, metering, lidar, and market data.
 

This is a permanent full-time role with a hybrid work setup (Office/WFH). You'll be based at our Southbank office and will be part of the Digital & Technology team.
 

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

• Oversee delivery of a portfolio of project business cases, plans, and outcomes within agreed cost, time, scope, and quality parameters.
• Develop and implement the roadmap for strategic programs within the Asset Management & Market Services Portfolio.
• Provide strategic oversight and digital-solution leadership to bridge business objectives with digital delivery, ensuring alignment and integration across stakeholders.
• Maintain strong governance and portfolio oversight, ensuring alignment with Digital and Enterprise PMO requirements for reporting, forecasting, and risk management.
• Oversee the translation of business requirements and outcomes into clear, measurable initiatives that align with AusNet’s strategy

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

• Experienced Program or Portfolio Director with a proven track record delivering a portfolio of complex digital programs over $15M, ideally in asset-intensive and regulated sectors.
• Proficient in managing projects from concept through to implementation and benefits realisation, with portfolio experience in budgeting, resource planning, risk management, group facilitation, and reporting.
• Skilled in balancing technical solution oversight, change management, and business stakeholder alignment, while resolving delivery challenges and maintaining program momentum.
• Experience in delivering data and information management (IM) projects, including data quality, integration, governance, and reporting. Exposure to enterprise data architecture, regulatory compliance, and data-driven business optimisation is preferred.
• Knowledge of electricity and gas asset and metering data, billing and settlement processes, and regulatory obligations in market operations is highly desirable

Emergency Response: Customers and community are at the heart of everything we do.
 

From time-to-time you may be called upon to support an emergency response (e.g. storms, bushfires, floods) to ensure we continue to safely deliver our customers’ energy needs.
 

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.