Senior Project Manager - Capital Projects | Cooma

Job Description

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy. Snowy 2.0 is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

The role: Senior Project Manager - Capital Projects

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Project Manager - Capital Projects to join our high-performing Engineering and Capital Projects team. In this role, you will play a key part in the planning and governance of capital projects, and focus on the upgrade/refurbishment of our existing asset fleet whilst being an integral part of the sustaining capital project delivery team.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager of Capital Projects Delivery, this role will see you supporting strategic delivery of capital projects, ensuring alignment of standards and implementing improvements. You will oversee and manage a team of project managers in program/project planning and execution by sharing your expertise and being a leader of the team. Using your highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills, you will communicate with internal and external stakeholders, whilst monitoring project progress and evaluating project outcomes.

This role can be based out of the Snowy Monaro region or Canberra, with attendance at Snowy Hydro's office in Cooma as required.

We're looking for someone with: 

• Diploma in Project Management and/or a minimum of 7 years of experience managing large-scale, complex, high-risk, varying and/or multiple projects.

• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to lead and execute tasks 

• Proven ability to manage and lead project performance with project managers

• Strong negotiation skills with key stakeholders and external contractors

• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Able to quickly and effectively adapt to changing circumstances and demands in a measured and constructive way

• Ability to read and understand work scopes and other relevant information

• Sound knowledge of WHS, Safety in Design, Environmental, Quality, and EEO policies, procedures and standards

If you feel that you have what we're looking for, please apply now!