Land & Property Manager Decarbonisation

• Shape your career, reshape WA’s energy future
• More than 35 employee benefits including a recognition and rewards’ program
• Join an organisation that encourages diversity and inclusiveness

Be a part of something amazing for Western Australia

Being a part of the Horizon Power team is about building a better future for regional Western Australia. Everyday Horizon Power supplies electricity to over 110,000 residents and 10,000 businesses in remote and regional Western Australia. Spanning a service area of 2.3 million square kilometres, we are responsible for the largest geographical catchment of any Australian power provider.

We are passionate about delivering customer-centric energy solutions that drive regional growth, vibrant communities and ensure our customers, including those in some of the most isolated and remote communities in the world, receive cleaner, safe and reliable power.

Delivering clean energy solutions for regional growth and vibrant communities with our shared purpose, values and empowering beliefs drive our culture.

This role contributes to the Horizon Power Purpose by driving strategic land and property planning, assessment and acquisition, including negotiations, due diligence and legal access to deliver decarbonisation of our energy systems. The Land & Property Manager Decarbonisation will play a critical role support our strategy by working to develop and execute strategic access to land and property for centralized and customer energy resources. Land and property access agreements to support renewables installations is critical path for a renewable future.

This is a maximum term position for three years and is full-time.

The Land & Property Manager Decarbonisation position will include :

Strategy and Frameworks

• Develop strategic land plan for decarbonization program
• Develop and maintain project land frameworks
• Develop commercial and financial models and translate to negotiation guides to support projects in delivering land and property access with community and stakeholder support
• Drive and maintain geospatial data tools for efficiencies
• Develop suitable stakeholder and community engagement models aligned with property and land access, within project scope

Land Program

• Develop program management approach to land acquisition, aligned with project pipeline
• Understand and contribute to project scope, schedule and budgets as they relate to land acquisition
• Lead land and property activity planning to commit to assessment, evaluation and acquisition steps within project timeline
• Drive land and property access pathway for short listed sites, mapping interdisciplinary activities such as communications, engagement, consultancy work and prepare for execution with specialist resources
• Ensure team maintains records of key documents, decisions and external communications including improving and adapting these as appropriate

Technical

• Provide oversight and advice, in consultation with Legal team as appropriate:
• A range of property transactions relating to commercial, community and residential leasing matters for renewable access
• Negotiation and process to support Indigenous Land Use Agreements and community partnering models
• Crown land transactions including Management Orders, Crown leases and others as required
• Interrelated land access matters including but not limited to: town planning schemes, State policies, engineering matters, legal road access and others as applicable

People

• Lead and develop high performing team and collaboration to support successful delivery of decarbonisation projects
• Provide leadership for Lands & Property teams to understand how land and property access in projects connect to corporate strategy and power supply requirements, build awareness, understanding and support to deliver together
• Foster innovation and build strong relationships with stakeholders to support resolution of complex land and property challenges both internally and externally

You will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in law, with a focus on property transactions, Native Title and Heritage desirable but not mandatory
• Project and program management qualifications desirable, not mandatory
• Experience working on projects with strong understanding of dependencies and commitment to project objectives
• Commercial land experience including residential and commercial leasing
• Land access experience across Crown land, freehold, leasing
• Native Title experience including negotiating Indigenous Land Use Agreements
• Experience in coordinating and assessing due diligence surveys, translating results to project outcomes
• Demonstrated experience developing land access and associated financial frameworks and negotiation plans

Our employees enjoy real rewards and recognition including:

• Working on impressive renewable energy projects across WA
• Helping to create a connected and thriving WA
• An extensive rewards and recognition program
• Access to our award-winning health and wellbeing program
• Flexible working arrangements

Our workplace culture is created through every interaction, every experience and everything we do.
Across our organisation, we recognise and reward people and offer work that works with you. We’re committed to equality and celebrate the diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all characteristics that make our Horizon Power team so special. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

If you want more amazing reasons of why Horizon Power should be your employer of choice, check our careers page to find out more. https://www.horizonpower.com.au/about-us/careers/

Are you ready for something that’s bigger than a job?

If you're excited about the opportunity to join our Horizon Power team and make a real difference in the energy future of WA, we want to hear from you.

Click ‘Apply’ below to get started with your application.

Applications close on 9 September 2024.

Please note: In some cases, we need to close the advertising earlier than the closing date – so don’t miss your chance!