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Location: Melbourne or Morwell
Job Type: Permanent
Organisation: SEC

• Become part of the solution to climate change, accelerating Victoria’s renewable energy transition.
• Join a ‘for purpose’ government-owned energy company that empowers its people to make a difference.
• Opportunity for an experienced Change and Release Manager to support the SEC Technology an Data team.

Do work that makes a difference 
More action is needed to reduce emissions and manage climate change. At the SEC, we are building an enterprising and dynamic team to accelerate Victoria’s transition to renewables and help achieve Victoria’s renewable energy target of 95% by 2035. We are working together for renewable, affordable reliable energy for all Victorians.
  
Your role 
As Change and Release Manager within our Technology and Data team, you be responsible for establishing the Change and Release model within SEC, oversee all changes and releases into production systems to support a continuous improvement delivery cycle.
  
The focus of the role will be on establishing the technology Change & Release framework within SEC utilising service desk solution to provide auditability of approvals. It will develop a release calendar across all SEC SaaS applications and established communication channels to SEC business teams to ensure awareness of all releases. The role will also develop a strong rapport with SaaS vendors to support release and environment changes. This includes implementing an environment management plan and controls to ensure non-production environments support testing and change management processes.
  
This role can be based in Melbourne or Morwell.
  
What you will do – Core Accountabilities include:
Change Leadership – Design, implement and chair SEC CAB meetings, ensuring changes are assessed for risk, impact and compliance before deployment in alignment with SEC ITSM framework.  Ensure that change approval is provided before any activity that requires this, for example before a release is deployed to a live environment.
Release Management – Maintain a comprehensive change & release schedule across SEC and implement a plan to effectively communicate product deployments with impacted business units.  Plan and coordinate all resources needed to build, test and deploy each release, including resources from other functions such as technical management or application management.
Environment Management – Develop and maintain an environment plan providing an accurate view of environments across SEC and co-ordinate environment refreshes with SaaS vendors.
Vendor Management – Collaborate closely with SaaS vendors to manage release cycles, deployments into SEC UAT environments and maintain a view of application roadmaps.
Continuous Improvement – Advocate for continuous improvement leveraging extensive experience and driving enhancements in processes and practices.
  
Who you are: 
Must Have:
Your capabilities and areas of expertise that matter most for this role are:

• Solid understanding of the ITIL processes and tools
• Proven experience of leading Change & Release Management capabilities within a medium size organisation.
• Demonstrated experience to implement robust change and release management processes including chair change advisory board (CAB)
• Experience managing environments and release schedules within a multi-vendor SaaS technology environment
• Previous experience in effectively managing multiple stakeholders and driving continuous improvement across change & release processes
• Strong communication, leadership & people management skills.

Highly Desirable

• Experience working within the energy sector
• Experience working with Tally or Technology One Saas products
• Incident management experience

Our empowered workforce 
A career with us means you’ll be joining a new and vibrant ‘for purpose’ government-owned renewable energy company that:  

• Empowers you to influence how we accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition and decarbonise our economy.
• Inspires you through meaningful, challenging work in an environment that encourages leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Supports your growth through career advancement and professional development opportunities.
• Provides hybrid work arrangements, with flexible work options to meet individual circumstances, providing greater choice and autonomy.

About us  
We have an exciting and ambitious road ahead with a focus on: 

• Investing in renewable energy and storage projects that accelerate the transition and deliver commercial returns.
• Supporting households to go all electric to reduce their emissions and energy bills.
• Building the renewable energy workforce our energy transition requires.

We’re partnering with industry to transform the energy sector, opening the state up for further innovation and investments in renewables. This includes an initial $1 billion towards delivering 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy and storage projects.    [NQ1] 
  
We will also play an important role in helping Victorian households to reduce their energy bills and emissions by offering simple and effective solutions to help them switch to electric.
  
The energy transformation will create thousands of jobs. The SEC will play a role in attracting and training our future renewable energy workforce, including through the SEC Centre of Training Excellence.
  
How to Apply
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. We strive to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job, but we recognise that there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. At the SEC we offer more than a job. We provide a platform for growth, encouraging you to bring your whole self to your role. However you identify and whatever your background, please apply if this is a role that excites you.
For further information and to explore this opportunity further please contact sec.careers@secvictoria.com.au
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and/ or a cover letter (optional) addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role.
Applications close on Friday 2nd May 2025.
  
Other things to know

• Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.
• To receive this information in an accessible format (such as large print or audio) or if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to sec.careers@secvictoria.com.au
• The SEC affirms that the collection and handling of applications and personal information will be consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

  

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