Planner - Substations

ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.

An 80-year group, COBRA promotes its own efficient business model, the result of the combination of decentralization, geographical diversification and technical specialization of more than 20,000 professionals in more than 43 countries. In this way, it offers a wide range of services throughout the value chain of projects, adapted to each sector and to the scope of the contract required by our clients, both public and private. Cobra is divided into four main sectors of activity, Networks, Specialised installations, integrated projects and concession assets.

ACEREZ, a partnership of ACCIONA, COBRA and Endeavour Energy, has been appointed network operator by EnergyCo to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission network. The ACCIONA COBRA Joint Venture (ACJV), the design and construct (D&C) consortium, will design and build the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project.

The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Transmission Project will build new high-capacity transmission lines, energy hubs and supporting infrastructure to transfer power generated by solar and wind projects to electricity consumers. The new infrastructure is expected to be operational by 2028 and will initially unlock up to 4.5 gigawatts of new network capacity.

The project consists of 90km of 500kV overhead transmission lines and 150 km of 330kV transmission lines for generator connections, stretching from Elong Elong in the west through to Barigan Creek in the east, via an energy hub at Merotherie.

Our Central-West Orana project is currently seeking a dedicated construction Planner - Substations to share their expertise within our growing Energy Hubs and Substations team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures all quality and environmental aspects of the project are addressed to maintain effective operation and project delivery.
• Ensures that the project teams execute all aspects of the project works in accordance with quality requirements (e.g. all non-conformances and defects closed out)
• Demonstrates senior management commitment to safety by participating in site safety inspections.
• Actively and constantly assists in the identification of risks and opportunities for the project in relation to area of control and the wider project.
• Assists with the implementation of measures to mitigate risks.
• Communicates and escalates risks and opportunities to the Line Manager as identified.
• Assists, maintains, and monitors the internal Target program, ensuring it is included in all tenders, subcontracts, procurement, and contracts.
• Assists with client interactions and client advisement of evolving project circumstances and anticipated impacts on program outcomes.
• Creates project timelines for deliverables, development of processes, assists in budget management.
• Delivers high quality programs on time and within budget.
• Develops measurement metrics for client satisfaction, team efficiency, assists quality assurance and project timeliness.
• Any other duties as may be required by the project or Line Manager
• Assists with the development of programs and implementation of relevant program systems to monitor the progress of the project
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems.
• Thorough knowledge of the project documents related to planning issues and related outcome.
• Assists with the preparation of accurate and timely monthly reports.
• Reports regularly to the Line Manager on the status of implementation and its effectiveness.

• 5+ years as a Planner, Project Controls Engineer and or Schedular
• Experience working on large scale renewable energy transmission lines, 500kV Energy hubs and 330kV substations or infrastructure style projects
• Experience constructing outdoor air insulated substations
• Preferably Tier 1 contractor experience
• Self-confident and able to persuade, convince or impress others to gain their commitment and co-operation to a course of action.
• Good at multi-tasking and demonstrates sound judgments, including balancing competing issues.

Planner roles can be in our project office in Sydney CBD, with occasional site visits or it will be DIDO, 14 days onsite in camp style accommodation and 7 days off site, on a roster-based arrangement out of The Central West Orana Transmission Line Project

• Specialised knowledge of project scheduling and program logic networking. Demonstrable understanding of design engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning methodologies
• Proficient in Primavera software applications and P6/database programming
• We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you believe you bring the capabilities to succeed in this role, we’d love to hear from you. We look forward to continuing to build our supportive workplace together.

  Please note: This position is being delivered as part of a joint venture between two organisations. As such, your employment may be with either of the parent companies, and this will be confirmed during the recruitment process.

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