Project Manager (Remote)

We are unique

Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry’s future.

About the role

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager – Property. This role can be based anywhere within Essential Energy’s operational footprint, with the possibility of some travel as appropriate for connection and collaboration purposes.

As a Project Manager, you’ll lead the development and execution of project plans, manage stakeholder engagement, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Your role will also involve reporting project performance, managing risks, and supporting change management initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain project management plans, ensuring milestones are achieved.
• Create comprehensive project plans, including Gantt charts, and report performance to the Project Steering Committee.
• Monitor project expenditure and provide detailed forecasts and reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage interdependencies between projects.
• Establish risk, issue, and decision registers to address emerging challenges.
• Work closely with Change Managers to support communication and training initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic sourcing, procurement, and contract management.

About You

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively towards common goals.
• Proven success in delivering improved business processes and performance reporting.
• Strong risk assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies.
• Exceptional project management capabilities for complex projects.
• Strong communication, influencing, and business writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to change.
• Effective change management skills with a focus on accountability and collaboration.
• Proficiency in relevant software applications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or a related discipline, or equivalent experience and qualifications.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration from $124,000, 16% superannuation and a 9-day fortnight.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including 26 weeks paid parental leave, learning and development opportunities, and Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page .

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women .

We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.

As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD – we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think.

Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.

For further information please contact Gabrielle Maguire, Senior Program Project Manager (Property) on 0488 010 939.

Applications close on Sunday 8 December 2024 at 11:55pm

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Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.