Northern Territory Government
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title Executive General Manager Power Services
Classification Executive Contract Officer 3 Position no. 18740
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 4 years
Business unit Power Services Location Darwin
Reports to Chief Executive Officer Reports to p/no. 13317
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive General Manager Power Services assumes a strategic role in the overall definition of the
Power and Water strategy from a Power Services Delivery and Asset Management perspective to ensure continuity of power supply to all customers
in the Northern Territory through power assets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The “WHAT” to be delivered
Strategy and Development
Overarching strategic responsibility for the power network and generation systems including:
- Definition of the Power Services strategy, including the development and assessment of future power system strategies and solutions,
- Delivery of the process to drive Power Services business unit and network performance supported by data analytics,
- Management of the network access for third party connections and the master planning of distribution system augmentation,
- Management of the design and development of the distribution network for developers and stakeholders, and
- Execution of regulatory reporting requirements.
Reporting and Improvement
Overarching responsibility to coordinate reporting and improvement for Power Services:
- Identification and development of innovation and improvement in Power service delivery supported by data analytics,
- Coordinate delivery of improvement projects and implement business initiatives, including change programs,
- Collate operational, system, and health and safety performance data, report on compliance to targets, coordinate the delivery of regulatory
reporting requirements, and execute process monitoring and process auditing to support asset and engineering change.
Power Engineering
Overarching responsibility for the provision of specialist engineering and advanced support services to ensure delivery of the maintenance and capital
works programs, including complex project development.
Asset Management
Overarching responsibility for the development and maintenance of asset management plans (SAMPs and AMPS), delivery of reliability programs,
definition of asset data requirements, and asset documentation management and audit activity.
Monitoring supplier and technology landscapes for new asset management innovations.
Service Delivery
Overarching responsibility for the dispatch of Power resources to safely execute work including connections, maintenance, capital replacement,
projects and augmentation for the distributed power network assets and generation, to the required quality.
Overarching responsibility for the dispatch of Power resources to safely execute work related to meter replacement, connection and disconnections,
and substations, to the required quality. Delivers power testing and protection services.
COMPETENCY PROFILE
“HOW” to do it (Manager of Organisation profile - refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)
Attracts top talent Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs.
Balances stakeholders with Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions by anticipating and balancing the
a customer focus needs to multiple stakeholders.
Drives vision and purpose Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Demonstrate business Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals.
insight with self-awareness
Manages Complexity Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Organisational Acumen Manoeuvring comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organisational dynamics.
LAST UPDATED: July 2026
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