Imagine a world where possibilities are widespread. We are the leader in connecting communities easily to their energy supply choices while striving for net zero. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?

We are the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, providing power to 1.8 million customers with over four million Australians relying on us every day. Our network is made up of substations, powerlines, underground cables, and power poles, spanning 22,275 square kilometres throughout Sydney, the Central Coast, and the Hunter Valley.

Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power in a resilient, affordable, net zero future.

Day-to-day we are actively operating, maintaining, repairing, and building our electricity network with a focus on safety and reliability. Our job is also to make sure the network is ready for a future where:

• Renewables play a major role in the electricity mix: connecting small scale household solar through to larger scale solar farms.
• Electricity replaces carbon intensive energy (e.g. gas, petrol): integrating new efficient electrified assets into the energy system (e.g. electric vehicle chargers, reverse cycle aircon, induction cooktops) as customer needs change.

We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safe, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. It is through our values that our employees grow and thrive in our business.

Our people are critical to our success. With this in mind, we are committed to driving diversity and inclusion within our workplace by implementing ambitious gender equity targets. We want our business to reflect the voices of the communities we serve. Our diverse workforce has allowed Ausgrid to create a rich community with shared values and goals amongst our workforce.

To build our future, we are looking to enrich our internal talent with people from all genders, communities, and culturally diverse backgrounds.

Light up your career at Ausgrid.

Your role at Ausgrid

In this role you will lead the development and implementation of Ausgrid’s strategy to deliver customer and shareholder outcomes. This includes managing the strategic elements of the annual business planning process. You will assess a wide range of strategic environmental factors and consider the implications for the business in order to develop and execute against a robust strategic plan that positions the business for sustainable growth over the medium to long term.

The Strategy Manager is also responsible for assessing opportunities as they arise and taking a lead role in coordinating any processes that the organisation enters to pursue them. For example, commercial approaches to meeting customer’s electric vehicle charging or broader electrification needs. The role will provide key support to the team in helping drive innovation and learning at Ausgrid as we transition to a low carbon future grid.

What we are looking for

We need someone who can hit the ground running! The ideal candidate will have:

• Degree level qualifications, preferably in commerce, engineering or another relevant discipline.
• Excellent analytical capabilities.
• Extensive experience in strategy consulting including a well-developed strategic thinking toolkit.
• Excellent presentation and business writing skills with a proven ability to communicate clearly and convincingly and produce high quality PowerPoint presentations for different audiences.
• Proven and effective stakeholder management skills and an ability to influence outcomes with external and internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering commercial outcomes.
• Experience working within the energy sector.

Why work for us?

We empower our teams to challenge the status quo, they own decisions that directly impact the transformation of our network to be safer, smarter, and more sustainable. In return, our employees enjoy an array of benefits including:

• Annual performance bonus incentive
• In line with our diverse workforce, we support flexibility in all its forms in line with business deliverables. This includes but is not limited to condensed work weeks, part-time working, job sharing, remote working, flexible hours, and time off in lieu
• Our gender-neutral parental leave is competitive and provides our employees with 16 weeks of paid leave including superannuation payments
• We have in place mentoring circles for our women with senior male and female mentors
• We invest in our people’s development through secondments, Ausgrid onsite training and varied leadership opportunities
• We focus on the talents of our internal workforce. In the last year, over 130 employees were promoted to new roles
• Our recognition program – Amped – recognises employee contributions, behaviours, and achievements through gift e-cards, quarterly and annual awards
• We have a generous study assistance program
• Our employees stick with us with a very low turnover of 3.9%
• We provide access to novated leasing for private use vehicles
• We support corporate social responsibility, enjoy paid community service leave
• We have developed and are executing our fourth Reconciliation Action Plan
• We have an Annual free flu vaccination program
• Corporate Health Discounts through NIB and Bupa!
• Health and Wellness Program provides employees access to gyms/pools across the east coast.
• The Ausgrid Staff Club membership gives you access to a range of discounted entertainment, social events and access to company-owned holiday accommodation!
• In the unfortunate circumstances where it is needed, employees can access family and domestic violence leave
• Our Employee Assistance Provider - Converge International - provides a range of support services to our employees at no charge

Interested? We would love to hear from you! Please submit an updated resume via the Apply button below and respond to the below question within the application form.

• Tell us about your consulting experience and how/ where you developed your strategic thinking toolkit

Successful candidates will be notified regarding an interview.

Applications close: 5 February 2023, 11.55pm AEST.

Please note, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, we will assess applications as they are received

Please note – Unsolicited resumes/applications from agencies will not be accepted by Ausgrid

Ausgrid – An Equal Opportunity Employer