Field Delivery Manager - EP&T

About us :

At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people.

We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand.

If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly capable Field Delivery Manager - Electrical Plant & Test (EP&T) to lead the safe, efficient and reliable delivery of Zone and Distribution Substation critical maintenance and construction programs.

Reporting to the Head of Substations, Inspections & Meter Operations, the Field Delivery Manager will lead a team of six Senior Field Leaders and Field Leaders, who collectively oversee more than ~150 Substation Electricians and Protection & Control Testers based across five regional depots.

You will foster a high-performance culture centred on safety, accountability, collaboration and exceptional customer outcomes. You will also be responsible for driving operational performance, workforce capability, resource optimisation and continuous improvement across our network.

Working closely with key stakeholders, you will influence our delivery strategy, lead workforce planning initiatives and champion innovation to enhance productivity, network reliability and service delivery. This is a critical leadership role that plays a key part in ensuring exceptional outcomes for our people, customers and the wider business.

*Base role location is flexible across our network, including our head office in Melbourne and our EP&T depots located in Burnley, Brooklyn, Geelong, Ballarat or Bendigo. The role will also require travel across our network.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead multiple electrical field operations depots, ensuring the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance and construction programs.

- Provide strategic leadership, coaching and support to Senior Field Leaders and Field Leaders to drive high team performance.

- Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.

- Manage operational performance, budgets, resources, fleet and equipment to achieve business and customer outcomes.

- Drive workforce planning, capability development, succession planning and employee engagement across the region.

- Lead continuous improvement, innovation and the adoption of new technologies to improve safety, productivity and efficiency.

- Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including employees, unions, design and delivery teams, regulators, customers and business partners.

- Optimise resource utilisation and operational delivery to improve network reliability, reduce costs and achieve key performance targets.

For more information on the role’s responsibilities, please click here to download the position description.

To succeed in this role you will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in an Engineering or Management discipline and/or demonstrated extensive experience in a similar role would be advantageous

- Significant leadership experience within utilities, electricity distribution, infrastructure, construction, maintenance or related industries.

- Demonstrated success managing multi-site field operations and geographically dispersed teams.

- Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental management principles.

- Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, resources and operational performance.

- Experience leading workforce planning, performance management and organisational change initiatives.

- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and industrial relations capability.

- A track record of driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Key Benefits:

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more .

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our benefits .

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTIQA community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

What’s next?

Please submit your application via our careers website by 21 October 2026. For the full Position Description, please visit our website or for any other questions reach out to Tom from the Talent team at [email protected]

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

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