Portfolio Manager

As a Portfolio Manager, you’ll lead a team of professionals and paraprofessionals responsible for the preparation and delivery of internally managed works across Ausgrid’s network. You’ll play a key role in operational planning, team development, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes.

• Managing stakeholder relationships, including resolution of complaints and community engagement.
• Providing effective leadership, coaching, and performance management to build a high-performing team.
• Supporting technical excellence and accreditation through a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring compliance with Ausgrid’s safety, environmental, and quality policies.
• Contributing to investigations and providing recommendations to improve operations.
• Leading change initiatives aligned with corporate and business objectives.
• Lead a high-performing team delivering capital works, maintenance, and fault response across Ausgrid’s network.
• Allocating work schedules to support fault response, maintenance, and capital works.
• Managing projects against agreed budgets and timeframes.
• Overseeing the preparation and execution of works to optimise resource utilisation and meet program targets.
• Monitoring safety and delivery performance, identifying issues and implementing corrective actions.

**Applicants must have full Australian work rights to apply**

• High attention to detail, discretion, and ability to manage sensitive matters.
• Extensive knowledge of construction and maintenance practices for electrical mains and substations.
• Proficiency in reading and preparing electrical system diagrams, schematics, and technical sketches.
• Intermediate computer literacy in Microsoft Office and relevant systems.
• Ability to manage contracts and service providers.
• Current Electrical Safety Rules accreditation and Class C Driver’s Licence.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Additional qualifications in business or leadership.
• Degree or Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven leadership experience managing complex workgroups and fostering a productive team culture.
• Familiarity with Ausgrid’s network standards and DNSP communication systems.
• Strong project and time management skills.

Celebrate success every day with our employee recognition program to bring out each other’s best. Looking to grow professionally? We’ve got you covered with study assistance, secondments, training and mentors, whose advice you’ll keep wherever you go.

We’re proud to offer gender-neutral parental leave to balance work when growing your family. And if you’re caring for elderly parents, our aged care support services offer expert guidance to help you access care for your loved ones. At Ausgrid, it's all about supporting you in every aspect of life.

At Ausgrid, we go beyond just a competitive salary to offer an exciting range of benefits. From salary sacrificing electric vehicles and novated leasing, to discounted corporate health insurance and access to Fitness Passport, our benefits support your work here, and your life out there.

Life at Ausgrid

• Receive a Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO) in support of work life balance!
• Join us at our Wallsend Depot | Flexible hybrid work mode
• Permanent Full-time Role | $200,819 + 16.5% Super + upto 10% bonus