Lead Planner

• Be part of our renewable energy future
• Hybrid workplace (up to 2 days a week work from home)
• Melbourne based

Delivering good energy starts from within

It's an exciting time to join Origin. Creating a great place to work means together we're progressing our ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. We're always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers - and for our people.

It's an exciting time to join Origin. Creating a great place to work means together we're progressing our ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. We're always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers - and for our people.

About the role:

As part of the leadership team, provide planning, scheduling, and cost control support to ensure the smooth running of our Mortlake BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) Project.

Why this role matters?

• Manage program risk associated with delivery of projects in a split-contract model, including program and delay management between multiple interfacing contracts.
• Monitor project targets and provide key insights into actual targets and trends, advise on mitigation strategy.
• Development of project dashboards to measure and monitor progress of multiple contracts into a singular format.
• Coordinates with Project Director and interfaces with the project leadership team including the Project Control Manager to establish specific responsibilities to ensure a holistic application is utilised for the project, and schedules.
• Provide leadership and ownership of planning & scheduling software (P6), systems, and related tools especially with respect to enterprise solutions.
• Develop the resource requirements with respect to planning and scheduling including the roles and responsibilities between the project and project work streams to ensure the interfaces are understood by all members.
• Define how all the various schedules in the project will be coordinated and interfaced i.e., full integrated project schedule or defined milestones to provide rolled up project schedule.

What will you bring?

• Demonstrated experience and skills in integrated planning and scheduling in a heavy industrial environment.
• Previous experience in Wind Farm projects, or Renewable Energy projects as a minimum
• Knowledge of Quality Management and Project Management processes
• Health, Safety and Environment knowledge
• Reporting skills including cost monitoring and budgets
• Scheduling experience in Primavera; Ellipse, SAP or Oracle experience; Microsoft Office suite (Advanced)
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

So, why join us?

• Discounted Origin products benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers!
• Hybrid working environment, opportunity to connect with your team in our CBD office while working from home 3 days a weekCompetitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews
• Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.
• A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work!

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we're powered by people who believe in creating change.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you.

To learn more about who we are, and what we do, visit our website: www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.