Project Controls Manager

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About the role

As Project Controls Manager you will lead the Project Controls portfolio within the Renewable Distribution Program (RDP). The RDP is a newly established branch within the organisation whose role is to develop and deliver expansions and upgrades of Essential Energys sub-transmission network in order to accelerate the connection of grid-scale wind solar and battery storage. This new branch aims to play a key role in the renewable energy transition in NSW.

The role will provide strategic leadership and oversight of Project Controls capability (cost schedule risk change and document mgt and reporting) ensuring disciplined effective and efficient planning and delivery across complex and largescale project portfolios. This role leads the Project Controls function to support major packages and scopes of work enabling intended outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

You will be responsible for establishing standardising and continuously improving project controls processes systems and governance frameworks while delivering highquality insights to support informed decisionmaking at Executive and Board levels. You will also be responsible for ensuring a high degree of collaboration with other parts of the business that cover project controls or PMO functions for their respective branches to ensure knowledge sharing best practice implementation and staff development opportunities.

Reporting to the General Manager Renewable Distribution Program this role is critical to building organisational capability and ensuring consistent bestpractice project delivery across Essential Energy.

This is a permanent opportunity and can be based anywhere within Essential Energys operational footprint.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage the Project Controls function providing strategic leadership coaching and capability development
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive project controls capability across project development preconstruction and construction phases
• Lead the standardisation of bestpractice project controls processes and frameworks in collaboration with PMO groups that drive efficiency value for money and quality outcomes
• Embed gateway and lifecycle transition processes to support effective project delivery
• Provide strategic insights analysis and advice to support timely decisionmaking across all project lifecycle stages
• Lead governance monitoring and reporting practices including preparation of Executive and Boardlevel reports
• Oversee master scheduling and resource demand forecasting services
• Manage external service providers supporting project controls and advisory needs
• Contribute to organisational transformation initiatives and continuous improvement across project delivery

About You

You are a highly experienced leader with deep expertise in project controls complex project delivery and governance within assetintensive or construction environments. You operate comfortably at both strategic and detailed levels with a proven ability to influence outcomes in complex stakeholder environments.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading project controls functions or working in large construction or infrastructure programs
• Strong experience with project and program management methodologies tools and systems
• Proven capability preparing and presenting reports and insights to Executive and Board audiences
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across nonreporting relationships
• Strong analytical problemsolving and decisionsupport capability
• Demonstrated experience leading transformation and change initiatives
• Sound understanding of risk management and safety principles in highrisk environments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering Project Management Business or demonstrated capability through relevant experience and/or qualifications

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualification in governance risk management safety engineering management and/or economics
• Project Management certification (e.g. PMP PRINCE2)

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas Optus NIB and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit ouremployee benefits pagefor more information.

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An energy network doesnt just keep the lights on its a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation commitment and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised and youll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

For further information please contact David Coker General Manager Renewable Distribution Program on 0.

Applications close on Monday 26 January 2026 at 11:55pm.

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