Protective Security and Network Facilities Analyst

About us: 

We’re a team that cares about you and your community. CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include a large number of households, as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.

In designing and delivering these services, our people are united by a real sense of purpose to empower customer choices in ways that are important for our communities and the environment. Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry. 

Increasingly, our networks are connecting new large-scale renewable energy generators and integrating technologies like solar, batteries and electric vehicles as customers change the way they generate, use, store and share power. This demand is transforming the electricity market faster than any change we’ve ever seen before. As a result, our people are at the frontline in developing and implementing innovative technologies and solutions necessary for the future of our industry not only in Victoria but globally.

About the Role:

This is an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly engaged Protective Security and Network Facilities Analyst to join our team.

In this role you will use your knowledge and experience of protective/physical security concepts and principles to uplift and maintain business reporting, data management and analytics across the various IT operating systems and software used by the Protective Security and Network Facilities management team.

With a focus on continuous improvement, trend analysis, and troubleshooting, this role also supports systems issues identification and problem resolution. The role undertakes liaison with internal and external stakeholders regarding data quality, generated reports, associated analytics, and will play an important function in this wider team in dealing with the various threats, risks, issues and tasks at hand.

A permanent opportunity in a role that is based in Melbourne CBD but has flexible working options in the inner eastern and western suburbs at either the Glen Waverley or Brooklyn Depots and with hybrid working supported, we look forward to welcoming the successful candidate into our team!

What you’ll deliver: 

• Drive continuous improvements by staying abreast of new protective/physical and facilities management technologies and recommending change.
• Identify and implement innovative concepts to drive maturation of CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy’s protective/physical Security and Network Facilities management systems. 
• Provide assistance and support to third party system administrators regarding systems upgrades, maintenance, issues identification and problem resolutions.
• Assist in developing, maintaining and continually refining the overarching policies and procedures that govern protective/physical Security and Network Facilities management systems.
• Ensure quality data management is maintained within relevant databases, systems and repositories to ensure accuracy in reporting and analytics.
• Conduct and support analytics including hindsight, insight and foresight opinions and where necessary, make recommendations to remediate identified gaps.
• Develop targeted education and training programs including where necessary the coaching of wider business team members on their use of protective/physical Security and facilities management systems.
• Liaise with public law enforcement and security agencies regarding official requests for and the provision of protective/physical security systems data. 

To succeed in this role, you’ll have:

• Well-developed working knowledge of protective/physical security concepts and principles.
• Current knowledge and experience of Protective Security and/or facilities management systems including programming of electronic access control, closed-circuit television (CCTV) and physical intrusion detection will be highly regarded.
• Formal qualifications in security risk management will be advantageous but not mandatory.
• Computer skills including use of Windows-based software applications.
• Strong excel and reporting skills including extracting data from systems.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
• Capacity to present incident or issue briefing notes and business case opportunities
• Experience with negotiation and problem solving.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail is essential in all matters.
• Security Adviser licence (Victoria Police) will be highly regarded but not mandatory.

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be. 

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. 

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here to check out our benefits.  https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/powercor/benefits

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

What’s next? 

If you possess the required skills and experience and you are looking for a fantastic career opportunity, please submit your application by 31 May 2024.             

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. 

We welcome applications from suitable candidates from a military and / or emergency services background or are making transition into the private sector.

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us.