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This organisation is a major force in Western Australia’s energy sector. the company continues to invest in renewable generation and advanced energy storage solutions to support Australia’s shift toward cleaner and more sustainable energy systems. They also play a key role in powering regional communities, providing reliable baseload electricity to the North West through long‑standing generation assets.

Your new role

• Lead and monitor daily operations to ensure safe, reliable and efficient performance of power assets, maintaining strong data integrity and supporting achievement of availability, reliability and safety KPIs.

• Coordinate outage planning, risk assessment, resourcing and execution, followed by post‑outage reviews and implementation of corrective actions to reduce recurrence and improve asset reliability.

• Manage regional OPEX budgets with strict cost control, escalates CAPEX requirements when needed, and ensures consistent contractor governance, mobilisation standards and performance oversight.

• Oversee regulatory, safety and environmental compliance, ensures audit readiness, addresses findings promptly and proactively identifies emerging compliance risks.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, network operators and OEM partners to support smooth operational delivery and issue resolution.

• Provide operational leadership across sites, ensuring appropriate staffing, rostering, training, emergency response readiness and long‑term workforce planning.

• Support alignment of regional operations with broader organisational strategy to ensure decisions and initiatives contribute to long‑term business objectives.

• Apply strong contract understanding to guide operational decision‑making, manage risk and meet contractual obligations effectively.

• Contribute operational insight, risk assessment and cost analysis to tenders and commercial submissions to strengthen bid competitiveness.

• Represent the organisation in client‑facing interactions, supporting discussions on service performance, expectations and commercial matters.
  
  What you'll need

• Preferred – Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or equivalent), or a trade qualification supported by extensive power generation operational leadership experience.

• Extensive experience in power station and maintenance.

• Proven multi-site operational leadership experience.

• Demonstrated capability in outage planning, contractor governance, and risk-based decision-making.

• Proven experience in negotiation and management of contracts
  
  

What you'll get in return

Take on a role where your leadership directly shapes the performance of a vital regional energy network, guiding safe and reliable operations across multiple sites while influencing long‑term strategic outcomes. Based in Karratha, you’ll be at the centre of a key energy hub—building capability, strengthening local relationships, and leading high‑performing teams with real autonomy. Alongside the career growth this role offers, you’ll receive a regional allowance and full relocation support, making your transition smooth and worthwhile.

What you need to do now

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