Manager Access & Assurance

About Snowy:

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy. Snowy 2.0 is Australia’s largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

About the position:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Manager Access and Assurance to join our Operations team in our Gas & Diesels Northern region. Reporting to the Area Manager - Northern Gas and Diesels, you will provide technical oversight for outage plans and safe access to the plant. 

This role is based in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, covering the following sites: Colongra, HEZ (Hunter Economic Zone) and Kurri Kurri.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and supporting compliance to outage management processes

• Ensuring outages, plant access and commissioning needs are met and any impact on other assets and works is taken care of

• Overseeing all regional plants and systems to identify, understand and interpret potential, escalating or real risks to asset health and system integrity

• Identifying, reporting on and implementing improvement strategies for non-compliance, absent processes or process gaps.

• Overseeing training competency assessments across the Gas & Diesel business unit

• Leading the Emergency Management compliance program

• Assist with the business wide Major Accident Prevention Program (Process Safety)

• Conducting Major Accident Event (MAE) verifications at the Gas & Diesel sites

To be successful in this role you will ideally have:

• Extensive operational experience (10+ years is ideal) in the power industry or in a heavy industrial environment

• A trade background or relevant safety qualifications

• Hold or working towards an Advanced Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or higher

• Comprehensive knowledge of regional assets, access requirements and technical compliance

• Outage and Maintenance planning experience

• Previous auditing experience will be highly regarded

• Knowledge of and experience with Process Safety will be highly regarded

• Knowledge of OH&S, EEO and Environmental Policies and standards

The ability to provide technical & thought leadership and to influence others will come naturally to you. We are open to considering relocation assistance for the right candidate.

If this sounds like you, then please apply via the link below. The applications for this role close on 11 January 2026.

About our workforce:

Diversity and inclusion is important to us. Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at recruitment@snowyhydro.com.au