Team Lead Outage Planning and Reporting

Northern Territory Government
JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title Team Lead Outage Planning and Reporting
Classification Science and Engineering Professional Band 4 Position no. 41894
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Business unit System Control, Core Operations Location Darwin
Reports to Operations Planning Manager Reports to p/no. 23220

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

The central objective of this role to is to bring extensive operational experience and leadership into operational planning to support the real time
control room in maintaining power system security and reliability under all operating conditions, while meeting internal and external stakeholder
requirements and expectations.
The role seeks to provide technical and operational advice to inform and influence ongoing development and reform activities to relevant
government agencies, other Power and Water business units, consultants and proponents. The role is responsible for engineering duties for the
approval of near-term planning assessments, approval of operational risk planning and assessments, and operational plans and reports in line with
the System Control objectives for the secure, reliable, safe and cost-effective operation of Northern Territory regulated power systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The “WHAT” to be delivered

Provide expert power system engineering advice to the Outage Planning and Reporting Team to facilitate and guide the actions required to
successfully meet operational planning requirements in line with the technical requirements of the Northern Territory power systems.
Ensure all planning, reporting and risk assessment deliverables are achieved on time to a high quality with a focus on providing technical engineering
supervision relevant to the Northern Territory power systems.
Assist the Operations Planning Manager in the development of the Operations Planning Team, including the development of team strategy,
identification of development opportunities, provisioning of engineering mentorship to enhance System Control’s engineering capability, and
undertaking of recruitment and procurement activities in line with Power and Water’s requirements.
Manage a team of engineers to deliver team outcomes in line with business unit strategic directives.
Engage with external industry stakeholders appropriately to maintain effective relationships whilst managing Power and Water’s interests in reform
activities.

COMPETENCY PROFILE

“HOW” to do it (Manager of Team profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)
Builds effective teams Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
Courage Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
Cultivates innovation Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
Customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Directs work Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
Interpersonal acumen Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
Plans and aligns Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.
Resourcefulness Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
No. of Direct Reports 6 No. of Indirect Reports 0
Key Interactions: External Stakeholders (as per Single Point of Accountability Standard), Senior Leader Group, All Employees,

External Customers, Contractors/Consultants
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

LAST UPDATED: June 2026 EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE: J MacPherson DATE: 10/07/2024

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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.

• Pass a suitability assessment as part of role requirements

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification and Skills Experience
Essential • Mandatory minimum 3 or 4 year Science or Engineering degree • Demonstrated experience in the operation of public

the ability to identify and implement opportunities for process and • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in electricity
technical change management. supply industry, power system configuration, power

• Demonstrated highly developed written and oral communication, system optimisation, planning and enhancement.

interpersonal and negotiation skills necessary for both • Experience in managing people and demonstrated ability
stakeholder management and communicating engineering with dealing and resolving personnel and industrial issues
concepts or skills to other professionals. and leading proactive cultural change.

Desirable • Demonstrated high level ability to develop and maintain policies, • Leading and delivering projects.
procedures and guidelines in accordance with relevant National • Substantial experience in the use of RMS and EMT power
and Northern Territory regulations. system analysis software such as Power Factory, PSS/E,

• Demonstrated detailed understanding of the technical and market PSCAD, SINCAL or similar and Python programming

rules for the regulated power systems in the Northern Territory. language or similar.

FURTHER INFORMATION

1. Contact Jake Saunders on 0401 114 668 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 annual leave loading
4. An offer of appointment, promotion or transfer for this vacancy is subject to passing a suitability assessment as part of role requirements

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350079 Approved 12/07/2025

Vacancy closes 04/08/2026 Duncan Griffin Senior Manager – System Control

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