Job no: 497442
Work type: Permanent Full time
Location: Gowrie Park
Categories: Engineering & Technical
Go BIG with hydropower and large-scale renewable energy refurbishment projects.
Generous salary progression and benefits package.Work in BIG locations alongside experienced tradespeople.Central hub in Gowrie Park, with area allowance.Salary range $113,448 – $131,517 plus super, allowances (including $5,772 area allowance) and overtime. With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We're fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us, as we look ahead to a suite of major refurbishments of our power stations on the North and West Coast, commencing in 2026!
We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers
Who are you? A tradesperson with several years' experience in either mechanical or electrical fields, who is ready to take your career to the next level and join transition to renewables. With a background in site outage management within a heavy industrial environment, you bring strong commercial and business acumen to support outage and resource planning, budgeting, and cost control processes on large-scale projects.
You keep safety front of mind and can provide leadership in the space while promoting quality of work and time management, while connecting the team to being part of something BIG!
In addition to a Mechanical or Electrical Trade Qualification and/or an Engineering Certificate, a Certificate IV in Frontline Management or relevant leadership experience is essential. You will also need a valid driver's licence and strong computer skills.
About the role: To put it simply… you will provide overall site management as our Major Works program focuses on assets on the North and West Coast of Tasmania. This will involve heavy involvement in the refurbishment of hydropower assets that have been operating for over 100 years!
As a Site Manager, you will be…
? Providing support to the Delivery Manager in relation to outage completion: on time, to budget and to scope,
? Work with Outage Managers and Production Managers to support the efficient use of resources and state-wide work plan priorities,
? Managing technical, operational and contractor personnel,
? Participate in Hazard and Operability Studies (HazOpS)
? Be a key point of contact pre outage, during outage, commissioning, handover, and post outage.
? Ensure that all JHA's, take 5 and SWMS are in place and adhered to.
More information can be found on the attached Position Description:PD - AI - Site Manager - HT4.pdf
Haven't convinced you yet? As a Site Manager, you'll work a 9-day fortnight, this may evolve at different stages of outages. You will also have access to vehicles when travelling to our sites.
On top of a competitive remuneration package, you get the best of working on our stunning location in the stunning North and Northwest. Based only 40 minutes from Devonport and 15 from Sheffield, the wild surrounds are filled with bushwalking tracks, and stunning fishing and boating locations (cough cough, the hydro lakes!)
As an endorsed employer for women, we have benefits and policies on our Work180 page – check it out here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania
Let's get applying! Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role. We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon we have reviewed their applications.
Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
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