Energy Project Manager

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Procurement supplies solutions. Coles Group is a top 30-listed ASX company with diverse needs from thousands of suppliers. Our team specialises in reducing cost and risk across our supply base. We partner with all areas of the business to develop and execute sourcing and contracting strategies that innovatively deliver sustainable value to our customers.

About the role

As the Energy Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of innovative energy and emissions reduction initiatives that strengthen operational resilience, reduce costs and support Coles’ sustainability ambitions. Working across a dynamic national portfolio, your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the end to end delivery of energy projects including EV charging, solar, battery storage and load management initiatives across Coles supermarkets
• Managing project timelines, budgets, risks and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful delivery outcomes
• Identifying opportunities to improve project performance, efficiencies and long term commercial value
• Driving accurate reporting of project benefits, emissions outcomes and energy certificate requirements
• Ensuring all projects are delivered safely with minimal disruption to customers, team members and store operations
• Implementing technology and energy initiatives aligned to Coles’ strategic sustainability and emissions roadmap
• Managing and negotiating supplier contracts across CAPEX and OPEX project delivery streams
• Collaborating with cross functional teams to deliver integrated and scalable energy solutions across the business

About you and your skills

You are a commercially minded project leader with a passion for energy innovation, sustainability and delivering impactful infrastructure outcomes. With strong technical capability and stakeholder influence, you thrive in fast paced environments and enjoy bringing complex projects to life. You will also bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Project Management, Construction or equivalent industry experience
• Experience delivering EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy or related energy projects
• Proven capability managing projects from technical scoping through to implementation and delivery
• Strong commercial acumen including capital budgeting, lifecycle costing, NPV and IRR analysis
• Demonstrated success delivering retail or industrial infrastructure projects within complex environments
• Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to drive outcomes across multiple teams

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email inclusionrecruitment@coles.com.au

Job ID: 186633

Employment Type: Fixed Term

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