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About the Role
This is a highly respected technical leadership role within Origin's Asset Governance & Assurance team, focused on strengthening process safety, technical risk and governance across a diverse generation portfolio. You'll operate at the centre of operations, engineering and maintenance - providing oversight, guidance and assurance that critical risks are understood, controlled and continuously improved.
This is a business-critical role with visibility across senior leaders, where you'll strengthen process safety through influence and technical expertise. You'll work closely with site teams, engineers and senior stakeholders to embed strong safety practices, support change management and ensure safety critical controls are effective.
A key part of the role is facilitating technical risk assessments and governance forums, while helping evolve process safety evolves as the business transitions across assets and technologies. You'll also work across a diverse asset base - from coal to hydro and batteries - supporting both current operations and the future energy portfolio.
In this role, you will:
About You
You are an experienced and capable engineer with process safety experience and the ability to apply sound judgement in operational environments. You bring integrity, attention to detail and the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
You are comfortable working across both governance and hands-on technical problem solving. Whether facilitating a risk workshop, supporting an audit or improving systems and processess, you bring a pragmatic, soutions-focused approach and a genuine committment to safety.
You enjoy working in a collaborative, one-team environment and are motivated by the opportunity to influence change at scale - improving systems, strengthening risk management and contributing to better outcomes across a national asset base.
You will bring:
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Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.
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