Vegetation Management Lead

Position Summary:
The Vegetation Management Lead is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and governance of the Vegetation Management program. This role involves close collaboration with the Operations team to ensure effective delivery of the Works Program, adherence to regulatory standards, and successful bushfire mitigation efforts. The role demands a strategic mindset, strong leadership abilities, and a comprehensive understanding of vegetation management within an energy infrastructure context.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the Vegetation Management strategy, ensuring compliance with regulations and bushfire mitigation programs.
• Coordinate with Network Operations to ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery of the Works Program.
• Monitor and adapt to changes in rules and regulations, ensuring business compliance.
• Handle audits, respond to stakeholder queries, and maintain quality assurance in Asset Management practices.
• Support Network Safety teams in regulatory interactions and contribute to submissions and updates.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment.

Measures of Success

• Wholly accountable:
  • Yearly completion of the Vegetation Management program
  • Provide support to the electricity Distribution network team
  • Ensuring network compliance with technical regulatory obligations
  • Undertake independent problem solving and managing of resolutions for assigned works
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  Critical Outcomes
  • Ensure Vegetation Management Program is understood by all, documented, and applied by all network teams in a clear and defined manner
  • Overall process supervision of risk & consequence assessments
  • Overall process supervision of compliance obligations
  • Process documentation creation and maintenance to ensure traceability of works undertaken
  • Maintenance of Asset Management Framework in line with ISO55001 requirements