Title:  Projects and Programs Planning Lead

• Drive innovation and deliver projects that power communities
• Flexible hybrid work with growth and development opportunities
• Be part of a team shaping Australia’s energy transition

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’re looking for a Projects & Programs Planning Lead to play a key role in shaping the future of our electricity distribution network. This position is central to planning and delivering works programs that meet regulatory, customer, and community needs.

In this role, you’ll lead the development and maintenance of short, medium, and long-term plans (0–5 years) for all distribution projects and programs, ensuring they are achievable across cost, resources, materials, and timing. You’ll collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders and delivery partners to optimise planning and resource allocation, while providing insights and reporting that enable informed decision-making.

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

• Developing and maintaining centralised projects and programs plans for Distribution works.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure deliverability and compliance.
• Providing accurate reporting and analysis to support operational decisions.
• Forecasting resource requirements and managing sequencing for optimum delivery.
• Driving process improvements and implementing best-practice planning methodologies.

You don’t need to tick every box – if you have a mix of skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in project, program, and resource planning within complex environments.
• Knowledge of and operational experience in electricity distribution, utilities or infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical and reporting capabilities, with proficiency in various systems and tools.
• Ability to innovate, adapt, and manage competing priorities.

Relevant tertiary qualifications in program management, business, or engineering are valued but not essential.

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:

• Development: Opportunities to grow and shape your career
• 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.