Senior Information Management Compliance Specialist

If you're seeking a new opportunity that will challenge you to think bigger and imagine more, join us and our leading experts at Western Power as we create a new energy future for communities across Western Australia.

Western Power's role in the energy transition

We are at the forefront of the energy transition and as part of our commitment to creating a cleaner energy future we established our new Energy, Transition and Sustainability business unit in 2023 to lead major customer engagement on future energy needs.

Within this recently established business unit, an exciting new function which is dedicated to the Transmission Energy Transition. Within this function we are striving to deliver exceptional value through:

• Focusing on new capabilities in transmission social performance
• Transmission environmental performance
• Demand Assessment strategic planning
• Establishing our Transmission portfolio management office

We are seeking a Senior Assurance Specialist to join our Social Performance Team on a Permanent Full Time basis.

About the role

• Assist in the development of the Western Power corporate, divisional and functional audit and assurance programmes with relevant aims and objectives
• Develop and agree audit specifications and protocols with stakeholder consultation to meet the aims and objectives in line with the Western Power audit standard
• Conduct the audit/ assurance programme as agreed with stakeholders, seeking appropriate evidence to assess compliance with the stated aims and objectives
• Develop the audit/ assurance reports with any agreed conclusions and SMART recommendations in conjunction with stakeholders allowing for suitable commentary from the auditee
• Ensure suitable tracking and governance of actions to meet the timeframes in recommendations including the closing out of audits.
• Maintenance of relevant functional assurance records as required by the Western Power management systems
• Identify and manage existing or potential compliance breaches or management system non-conformances, which introduce or sustain an unacceptable business risk and support the business in monitoring and managing potential prosecutions
• Prepare reports on Western Power's legal and regulatory obligations including legislation, regulation & code review, and external requests for legislative consultation
• Provide and facilitate the timeliness and quality of reports issued to relevant regulators and other information such as Requests for Information requested by external stakeholders by reviewing prior to issue including documentation subject to legal professional privilege requirements
• Assess the significance of relevant incidents and implement processes to ensuring the effective reporting and governance of statutory notifiable incidents
• Establish, enact and strengthen, as necessary, technical safety and regulatory compliance programs and reporting systems to ensure timely and proactive compliance in accordance with relevant legislation and corporate requirements

About you

• Bachelor's degree qualification in quality auditing or management discipline or or proven experience in or related to Australian standards ISO9000
• Professional Lead Auditor status in Quality Management
• Extensive knowledge and industry experience relevant to the business unit, particularly experience with electrical transmission and distribution networks and their associated systems.
• Demonstrated experience in incorporating best practice into audit processes in large organisations
• Extensive current knowledge and understanding of state and federal legislation
• Knowledge of relevant area of assurance requirements and associated systems, and any inherent or potential risks associated with these
• Demonstrated ability to engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and work collaboratively to reach agreed outcomes
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive papers, board submission, external communications and process improvement methodologies
• Ability to identify and escalate performance risks, assurance issues and compliance management
• Highly developed communications and written skills with ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.

Joining Western Power

• We are an employer of choice, offering our employees a range of benefits that include:
• Very competitive salary plus 11% superannuation
• Professional Development opportunities including training initiatives
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• 2 wellness days per year on top of generous annual leave entitlements

Our commitment to Diversity

We are committed to our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2021 - 2027 and ensuring that people with disability have equal opportunities to gain and maintain employment with Western Power. It is strongly encouraged that people with a disability who meet the inherent requirements of the position description apply for this role.

We are also proud to have launched our Innovate RAP in Mar 2022 (Reconciliation Action Plan). Our Innovate RAP outlines our commitment to the Reconciliation journey in WA.

How to Apply

Submit your application and be added to our Talent Pools by clicking the ‘apply' button, if you have the skills and are committed to our values… we will find a place for you!

Our recruitment process requires that all candidates who progress to the pre-employment stage must hold a police clearance issued within the last six months.

Applications close on 17 April 2024

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