Manager - Power Engineering

Northern Territory Government

Job Title Manager - Power Engineering

Classification Executive Contract Officer 1 Position No. 13620

Job Type Full time Duration Fixed for up to 4 years

Business Unit Power Services Location Darwin

Reports to Senior Manager Network Planning and Design Reports to P/No. 29072

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Lead PWC’s Power Service Power Engineering team to deliver on the responsibilities in PWC’s capital augmentation and connection

expenditure programs. Manage Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Demand Side Management (DSM) strategies and influence the

direction of small scale renewables, embedded micro grids, electric vehicles, and other emerging opportunities. Ensure PWC’s ongoing

development, management and compliance to the Northern Territory National Electricity Rules (NT NER), relevant legislation and regulatory

bodies for Basic and Negotiated connections.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The “WHAT” to be delivered

Key Result Area

• Lead the strategic direction of the Power Services Power Engineering section in alignment with the strategic framework of the

organisation. Ensure outcomes deliver on Power and Water Corporation’s purpose, vision, goals and applicable initiatives in the strategic

framework.

• Manage the Power Engineering budgets, resources and cost recovery mechanisms to deliver outcomes consistent with our strategic

framework in compliance with the NT NER.

• Manage Power and Water’s connection process to ensure the delivery of design and construction of extensions and augmentations to

the networks to meet customers’ needs in a timely and cost-effective manner compliant with the NT NER.

• Manage Power and Water’s Distributed Energy Resources strategy and connection process to meet the customers’ needs compliant with

the NT NER in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Manage the strategic direction of Power and Water’s Future Networks’ strategy, including demand management, driving innovation and

customer outcomes and operating efficiency within the compliance and funding framework of the NT NER

• Manage Power and Water’s relationship with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and other stakeholders for all connection related

matters. Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of connection related policies, Investment proposals, Annual Information Notices,

information requests, connection specifications, connection safety compliance and audits.

• Manage Power and Water’s engagement with customers’ and external industry stakeholders in connection related matters to improve

Power and Water’s public standing.

• Manage and deliver on Power Engineering’s responsibilities as an engineering design activity owner in the Power Services Capital

delivery program.

• Provide engineering mentorship to professionals to enhance Power Service’s engineering capability in network design, connection and

future networks technology related areas.

COMPETENCY PROFILE

“HOW” to do it (Manager of Function profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)

Builds Networks Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the

organisation.

Business Insight Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals.

LAST UPDATED: 02/03/2023 EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE: __________________________ DATE: ____________

Job Description Northern Territory Government

Customer Focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Develops Talent Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organisation’s goals.

Drives engagement Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation

achieve its objectives and shape the culture through living the values.

Drives results Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Financial Acumen Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better

business decisions.

Managing conflict and ambiguity Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise. Making good and timely

decisions that keep the organisation moving forward.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

No. of Direct Reports 3 No. of Indirect Reports 16

Key Interactions: External Stakeholders (as per Single Point of Accountability Standard), Board, Executive Leadership Team,

Senior Leader Group, All Employees, External Customers

COMPLIANCE

We expect you to:

• Actively align, support and promote Power and Water’s Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that celebrates

achievement through its people

• Carry out duties in accordance with Power and Water’s Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of

Zero Harm

• Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with Power and Water’s Standards of Behaviour, Management

Standards and Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the Power

and Water risk management framework

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification and Skills Experience

• Essential
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex and diverse
• Experience engaging with the Australian Energy

issues strategically, analyse and manage associated Regulator (AER) and Northern Territory National

risks and effectively negotiate change management to Electricity Rules (NT NER), or equivalent

resolve them. jurisdictional regulations or codes, particularly in

• Delivery of connection related policies, investment relation to customer connections.

proposals, economic and performance regulatory • Experience in the implementation and delivery of

reporting and information request, electricity network corporate strategic frameworks and strategies to

connection specifications, connection safety ensure the ongoing performance and innovation of

compliance and audits. multi discipline teams.

• Demonstrated skills and/or qualifications in project
• Extensive experience in and knowledge of the

management techniques and practice, particularly in power distribution industry, including hybrid and

relation to infrastructure projects. embedded generation solutions, new and emerging

• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop successful technology and operating systems for customer

multi discipline teams, including the ability to energy resource management.

effectively manage physical, financial and human • Experience and knowledge of Environmental,

resources. Safety and Quality management systems.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong

professional working relationships across Government

Agencies, industry, customers, developers and the

broader community.

• Desirable
• Degree-level qualifications in a relevant discipline and
• Experience mentoring engineering professionals at

post-graduate qualifications in a relevant discipline. all levels to enhanced team capability and career

• Demonstrated experience and understanding of opportunities.

embedded generation systems and how they relate to • Experience negotiating electricity connection

the Northern Territory operating environment. agreements with large customers and developers to

• Demonstrated skills and/or qualifications in project balance network and customer outcomes.

management techniques and practices related to

technology projects.

Job Description Northern Territory Government

FURTHER INFORMATION

1. Contact Stuart Eassie on 0457 892 949 or ***email_hidden*** for further information about the position

2. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au

3. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and the value of a fully

maintained motor vehicle.

Apply Online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=347840 Approved 1 October 2025

Vacancy Closes

18/06/2026 Belinda Small Executive General Manager – Power Services