Team Lead Market System Support

Northern Territory Government

Job Title Team Lead Market and System Support

Classification Science and Engineering Professional Band 4PR Position No. 42277

Job Type Full time Duration Ongoing

Business Unit Core Operations System Control Location Darwin

Reports to Manager Market and System Transition Reports P/No. 37378

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

Provide technical and strategic advice to support the ongoing development and operation of the Northern Territory’s electricity market and power

system. Lead the Market Systems specialist team, delivering engineering expertise and strategic guidance for the design, development, and

maintenance of systems and tools that support System Control and Market Operations. Ensure compliance with relevant codes, procedures,

operational plans, and reporting requirements to support the secure, reliable, and safe operation of the Northern Territory’s regulated power

systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The “WHAT” to be delivered

Leadership, Service and Project Management

• Support the management and technical development of the Market Systems Team and contribute to the development of the systems and tools

that support the electricity market reforms to provide power system security, reliability and efficiency.

• Meet internal and external customers’ needs through the development, delivery and operationalisation of Electricity Market Systems across

the Northern Territory.

• Ensure project deliverables are achieved on time to a high quality with a focus on providing technical engineering supervision relevant to the

Northern Territory power systems.

• Demonstrate a constructive leadership style and maintain a strong professional relationship with internal and external stakeholders to ensure

high levels of service are maintained with a positive outcome focus.

• Engage with external industry stakeholders appropriately to maintain effective relationships whilst managing Power and Water’s interests in

reform activities.

• Effectively manage all resources within budget including equipment, internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
• Drive the establishment and maintenance of policies, procedures and standards for the team and contractors to ensure the provision of

accurate, robust and practical market systems and tools.

Power System Engineering

• Provide expert electrical engineering advice to the team to guide the planning and implementation of tools and systems to support electricity

market changes and reforms including provision of design, system development and other technical activities.

• Provide engineering mentorship to professionals to enhance System Control’s engineering capability.

COMPETENCY PROFILE – Manager of Team

“HOW” to do it (refer to Power and Water’s Behavioural Competency Guide)

Builds effective teams Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.

Courage Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said

Cultivates innovation Creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.

Customer focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

Directs work Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.

Interpersonal acumen Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

Plans and aligns Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.

LAST UPDATED: May 2020

Job Description Northern Territory Government

Resourcefulness Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

No. of Direct Reports Up to 6 No. of Indirect Reports Up to 10

Key Interactions: External Stakeholders (as per Single Point of Accountability Standard), Consultants, Contractors, Executive

Leadership Team, Senior Leader Group, All Employees, External Customers

COMPLIANCE

We expect you to:

• Actively align, support and promote Power and Water Corporation’s (PWC) Values and support building a constructive workplace culture that

celebrates achievement through its people.

• Carry out duties in accordance with PWC’s Safety and Environmental policies and procedures, working towards our goal of Zero Harm.

• Ensure all activities undertaken as a Power and Water employee comply with PWC’s

Standards of Behaviour

Management Standards and

Procedures, relevant Acts, legal demands and that you manage all of your activities and responsibilities within the PWC risk management

framework.

• Pass a job-specific pre-employment medical (if applicable).

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualification & Skills Experience

• Essential
• Mandatory minimum 3 or 4 year Science or
• Demonstrated highly developed written and oral

Engineering degree recognised in Australia. communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

• Ability to lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team at necessary for both stakeholder management and

a senior engineering level, including the ability to training engineering concepts or skills to other

effectively manage physical, financial, and human professionals.

resources while maintaining strong professional • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in

working relationships with stakeholders, the external electricity supply industry, power system

community, and industry representatives. configuration, power system optimisation, planning

• Ability to resolve complex faults on systems under and enhancement.

time pressure. • Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate

• High level knowledge of Systems used to manage and projects with a focus on efficiency, value for money

analyse demand and generation information relating with a high quality of service.

to electricity system security and control generation • Proven experience in working with stakeholders

input to ensure system stability. focusing on positive outcomes for customers and the

• High level interpersonal and communication skills organisation.

including the effective use of conflict resolution, • Demonstrated experience with and following safe

negotiation, and networking. working practices.

• Valid NT Driver’s Licence or equivalent Australian
• Demonstrated experience in the development of

Driver’s Licence or ability to obtain. technical standards, policies and procedures

• Desirable
• Extensive knowledge and demonstrated expertise in
• Proven hands-on experience in the design,

Energy Management Systems (EMS), system implementation, integration, and ongoing support of

architecture, database design and management, Energy Management Systems (EMS), SCADA

SCADA systems, and application development within platforms, system architectures, database

power system or operational technology environments, and associated applications within

environments. electricity or operational technology settings.

• Demonstrated high level of ability to develop and
• Demonstrated experience in the operation of public

maintain policies, procedures and guidelines in consultation within a regulated industry with several

accordance with relevant National and Northern external participants.

Territory regulations. • Demonstrated experience in the development and

• Demonstrated detailed understanding of the technical implementation of operational systems and

and market rules for the regulated power systems in processes.

the Northern Territory.

FURTHER INFORMATION

1. Contact Narayan Marasini on 0477 900 467 for further information about the position

2. Information about Power and Water Corporation may be viewed at powerwater.com.au

3. The total remuneration package amounts published for this position include base salary, superannuation and annual leave.

4. An offer of appointment, promotion or transfer for this vacancy is subject to passing a job-specific pre-employment medical examination

and satisfy job-specific pre-employment criminal history check requirements.

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Vacancy Closes: 25/06/2026 Michael Besselink - Executive General Manager – Core Operations