Site Team Leader (BESS)
AGL.com
Office
Liddell Power Station, Australia
Full Time
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About The Role
AGL’s BESS Operations team have a newly created and exciting opportunity for a Site Team Leader (BESS).
Based at our newly transition Liddell site, you will be supervising all maintenance and operation of AGL’s growing grid-scale battery fleet.
AGL’s ambitious energy targets of 12GW of new renewable and firming capacity by 2035 see grid-scale batteries as a key part of our asset portfolio. This role will provide long-term growth and exposure to a variety of different projects and opportunities across the region.
What You’Ll Be Doing:
- Leading the development of BESS service, repair schedules and operational management plans.
- Working with multidisciplined team of engineers, operators and technicians.
- Providing leadership and management of AGL’s contractor management system.
- Performing site-based audits on employees and contractors, ensuring appropriate work is conducted on site.
- Managing permit to work systems.
- Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure BESS maintenance activities are delivered on time.
- Being the HV Operating Authority on site.
What You’Ll Bring:
- Trade qualification in electrical discipline and High Voltage switching operations certificate
- HV Switching experience and creating Switching Plans
- Capability with varied software systems including SCADA, permitting systems, maintenance systems and similar.
- NSW Drivers’ License
- Experience in permit creation and workflow management
- Demonstrated risk management experience including hazard identification, risk assessment and mitigation/preventative control awareness.
- Ability to lead on site and manage competing priorities and multiple projects.
Applications close 9 October
Inclusion At Agl
At AGL, we value diversity and welcome applicants from various backgrounds, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals with disabilities, culturally diverse individuals, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. AGL is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants to share their lived experiences.
We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and respect the privacy of those who choose not to disclose. To learn more visit: www.agl.com.au/careers
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Location
Muswellbrook NSW 2333Job Family Group
OperationsSite Team Leader (BESS)
Office
Liddell Power Station, Australia
Full Time
September 25, 2025