Social Performance Team Leader

Overview

Lead team to deliver social performance on transmission projects, managing stakeholders, heritage and social value.

Key Responsibilities

• stakeholder engagement
• social impact
• heritage approvals
• budget management
• team leadership
• reporting

Tasks

As the Social Performance Team Leader, you’ll guide a team of specialists in delivering social performance across major transmission projects. This role provides strategic leadership across stakeholder and community engagement, heritage approvals, social impact and social value - ensuring Western Power puts people in the heart of infrastructure project development and continues to build trusted relationships as we power the State’s sustainable future. -Develop cross divisional relationships and alignment across the business. -Establish, develop, and maintain valued relationships with internal and external stakeholders including creating and nurturing advocates to support Western Power’s growth and success. -Manage and monitor social impact reporting and data in consideration of Western Power’s objectives. -Manage a small team of engagement, social impact and heritage approval specialists through effective leadership, performance management and peer support. -Understand and provide technical advice as required on Western Power’s legal and regulatory obligations related to all heritage, social performance and engagement activities. -Lead and manage the implementation of Western Power’s social performance framework for transmission energy transition projects through providing specialist services and advice on -Social impact and value assessments, management and monitoring Heritage approvals and protecting culture -Manage and monitor the utilisation of assigned budgets and resources in consideration of affordable outcomes for our customers. -Drive improvement in Western Power’s relationship with stakeholders and provide internal strategic advice on managing complex and contentious social and heritage issues. -Drive internal awareness and acceptance of Western Power’s social performance approach and act as an advocate of protecting culture and stakeholder insights being embedded into decision making.

Requirements

• tertiary qualification
• stakeholder management
• program execution
• 10+ years
• team leadership
• analytical skills

What You Bring

-Tertiary qualification in Communications, Social Sciences, Social Planning, Marketing, or related discipline -Strong stakeholder management skills both within and outside of the organisation, with the ability to influence and negotiate -Demonstrated ability to execute large, complex programs of work with the ability to provide significant guidance, advice, and counsel -Extensive knowledge and expertise with at least 10+ years’ experience in delivering engagement and/or social performance programs in mining, construction and/or large infrastructure programs. -Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating a professional team to achieve business goals -Highly developed analytical skills required to be applied to complex organisational challenges and opportunities. -Strong business acumen, analytical and problem-solving skills and exposure to risk management and governance processes

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Benefits

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. -In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year. -Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. -Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. -Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression. -An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. -Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists. -The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. -22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

About Western Power

-Focus on modernizing infrastructure with smart grid technology to enhance reliability and reduce outages. -Key role in connecting renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, to promote cleaner energy solutions. -Typical projects include construction and maintenance of substations, distribution lines, and cutting-edge technology integration. -Noteworthy projects involve automated fault detection systems and grid resilience initiatives for extreme weather events.

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