As the Technology Cost and Benefits Manager, you will be responsible for evaluating the costs associated with technology initiatives, analysing their benefits, and providing recommendations to ensure cost-effectiveness and maximum value for Technology and the organisation.

Additionally, you will lead a team to provide operational planning, dependencies management, reporting, financial management, ensuring seamless coordination with the broader Technology deliverables.

The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, financial stakeholders, and technology leaders to drive informed decision-making in technology investments. It also involves establishing and upholding a comprehensive Value Management Framework to assess, track and optimise the value derived from technology investments and spend.
 

Key Accountabilities:

• Establish and uphold a comprehensive Value Management Framework to assess and optimise the value derived from technology investments and spend.
• Actively manage the enterprise value management framework with focus on ensuring all work to be delivered by Technology has a clear outcome and measurable benefit and realisation plan defined, signed off by Sponsor and Business Owner, planned for with Finance and then is frequently tracked and reported on. Provision of actionable insights will be key as these will feed through to Steering Committees
• Drive business management practices within our Technology teams
• Ensure alignment with the overarching Technology strategy and contribute to the budget planning process.
• Develop input for internal and external reporting; material for tenders, contractual review summaries, scheduling and minuting agreed governance meetings.
• Assure delivery of maximum value within budget and with minimum risk while quickly responding to changing business needs and demand across the portfolio. Strategic cost management across the total Technology portfolio and insightful reporting to Leadership Team required.
• Drive business impact through creation of new Commercial Management tools/processes (or optimisation and automation of existing ones) that solve for team-wide pain points and opportunities.
• Set up best practice frameworks for governance, risk identification & management, vendor management, value management, strategic planning & reporting.
• Develop and maintain Technology Dashboard to measure operational effectiveness and impact. Co-ordinate input for Board and external reporting as required.
• Direct adoption of vendor management best practices – managing key inputs for strategic vendor meetings directly.
• Manage and optimise the current budgeting process & BAU business management – Supporting SoWs, BAU reporting, contracts, invoices
• Drive structured approach to managing cost-to-income (cost base diligence) improvements across Technology Delivery, working with Platform Leads to set, track and report benefits ( cost reduction and avoidance). Maintain refreshed TCO profiles.
• Active participation and ownership of strategic focus areas covering workforce management, operating model, vendor management, technology obsolescence & simplification and technology acceleration.
• Lead and coach team to provide consistency in process, service and stakeholder support through process.
• Drive the annual strategic budget setting process for Technology Delivery – with input from broader Technology Leadership Team, ensuring strong alignment across strategy-> budget->delivery goals with focus on what is required to deliver and impacts of change.

You will be leading the development of renewable projects including wind, solar and battery storage that will need your stewardship through the development life cycle to financial close.

The role is based in our Melbourne or Sydney office – with site visits required to our development sites, stakeholders and communities. Our current portfolio consists of a mixture of greenfield through to late-stage assets, and with your help, we’ll be growing the pipeline to feed more projects into the construction phase.

Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. We’ll need you to be an engaged team member, who can cross pollenate your development expertise into an investment world. Be ready for a dynamic work environment, with a start-up mindset. You’ll be encouraged and supported to be bold in your thinking and leadership, whilst being a helpful colleague to those around you.

Flexible working arrangements are typical at Octopus with the team working from both home and office over the working week

Essential Job Functions

Project Development

• Potentially anything that falls under the banner of Project Development from landowner liaison, development approvals, grid connection, EPC procurement, PPAs etc. Treat the projects as if they are your own.
• Assist the wider Investment Team through asset growth opportunities as required, including bringing your contributions and knowledge into project evaluations, acquisition bids, transaction and negotiation processes, due diligence work and supporting Investment Directors through internal approval processes.
• Provide leadership in developing sound relationships with relevant stakeholders including landholders, community, Traditional Owners, regulators and policy makers.
• Manage project teams of multidisciplinary internal and external experts, including technical, planning, legal, grid, environmental and engineering advisors.
• Selecting advisors, consultants, OEMs, and construction contractors (including EPC contractors), running procurement process and contract negotiations through to financial close.
• Take the lead role for negotiation of high value contracts including project construction (EPC etc), equipment supply and transmission connection agreements.
• Manage the grid connection process, working closely with NSPs and grid consultants, to navigate the complexity of the technical, regulatory, and commercial connection landscape.
• Manage the delivery of development works within allocated budgets in a timely, efficient and effective manner.
• Development of project execution plans including timelines, costs, risk assessments, communication of project financials and progress reports in a consistent manner across the assigned projects.
• Development of required inputs for management papers, board papers and commercial negotiations as required.
• Prepare and manage budgets for Capex and Opex, project schedules, and technical inputs into financial models, supporting overall project business case development.
• Support our fundraising efforts, including meeting with prospective investors, promoting the Octopus profile, and supporting our fund managers with development expertise as required.
• Support ongoing profile raising activities – networking with industry participants and at times engaging with energy policymakers to influence energy policy.

ServiceNow is the fastest growing enterprise cloud software company in the world, and we believe it’s the great people we hire who will keep us there. We hire carefully, we hire the best, we celebrate our people. Come join our Sales A-team.

ServiceNow is currently seeking a highly driven Sales Development Representative to join our expanding Inside Sales team for ServiceNow's Cloud Observability solutions (Lightstep). This role will be responsible for strategically prospecting into new accounts, expanding usage within existing customer base, and ensuring these customers continue to get value from the solutions. The candidate will be an individual with a demonstrable track record in new business pipeline generation ideally over the telephone within an Enterprise capacity.  They will collaborate with their team of Sales Specialists, Solution Consultants, Renewal Sales and more to exceed quota and build the future of ServiceNow sales talent.

What you get to do in this role:

• Meet or exceed Monthly, Quarterly and Annual sales objectives.
• Manage sales opportunities and business relationships over the telephone with influential contacts within Small, Mid-Market, and Commercial  Accounts.
• Focus on understanding an organization’s business drivers, challenges, pain points and how ServiceNow solutions map to these.
• Strategically prospect within key verticals to develop new opportunities and pipeline
• Follow the Value Selling sales process to win new business, expand withing existing accounts and ensure contract renewals
• Collaborate with an extended team and coordinate resources necessary to further sales cycle such as Solution Consultants, Customer Service, Partners etc.
• Provide timely and accurate information to management such as forecasting, territory plans, strategic account plans etc.
• Working towards daily, monthly & quarterly KPI metrics such as new prospect meetings, pipeline generation, ACV bookings and Renewal Rates
• Mentor team members and work on collaborative projects to help bring value to the team
• Occasional travel for training and/or meetings may be required.

Kieser has large growth aspirations and a potential barrier to this growth is the development of current and future leaders.  

This role holds the key responsibility of developing leaders across Kieser through training and development interventions. These interventions span workshop design and development, and the facilitation of group training and 1-1 coaching. Inherently, the role requires the creation of learning resources to enrich the learning experience, and for leaders to utilise on-the-job to continuously enhance capability. 

Position Responsibilities

1. Complete ongoing training needs analysis (TNA) to understand the Kieser leadership capabilities that need to be built, grown and maintained through learning and development. 

2. Review market trends and industry research to apply best practice principles to learning interventions. 

3. Project manage the design, development and implementation of Learning & Development (L&D) solutions which fit both Kieser and leadership capability needs, in line with the business strategy and plan. 

4. Work autonomously or partner with L&D team or third-party providers to design blended learning solutions. Liaise with key stakeholders and subject matter experts on projects for effective, relevant and accurate training interventions. 

5. Effectively implement L&D solutions via 1-1, group coaching, workshop facilitation and/or online learning to leaders, as appropriate. 

6. Review and assess the effectiveness of training interventions and solutions. 

7. Support and assist in the development of other Leads to strengthen and broaden the leadership development offer.  

8. Interstate travel required. 

At Egis, we present an outstanding two-year graduate program designed to cultivate a varied set of knowledge and skills. Our graduates will have the opportunity to gain exposure to diverse sectors and work environments, laying the foundation for a successful and enduring career. Our program is dedicated to nurturing the early stages of your engineering journey, guiding you towards achieving your goals.

We are seeking talented, motivated, and innovative Graduates to join our dynamic and high-performing UD team in Brisbane for 2025!

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Support: Assist Senior Engineers in planning, designing, and executing engineering projects.
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyse data to support engineering decisions and project outcomes.
• Technical Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements to ensure our engineering solutions are cutting-edge.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, reports, and drawings.
• Problem Solving: Identify and solve engineering problems to improve processes and product quality.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.

At Egis, we present an outstanding two-year graduate program designed to cultivate a varied set of knowledge and skills. Our graduates will have the opportunity to gain exposure to diverse sectors and work environments, laying the foundation for a successful and enduring career. Our program is dedicated to nurturing the early stages of your engineering journey, guiding you towards achieving your goals.

We are seeking talented, motivated, and innovative Graduates to join our dynamic and high-performing UD team in Sydney for 2025!

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Support: Assist Senior Engineers in planning, designing, and executing engineering projects.
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyse data to support engineering decisions and project outcomes.
• Technical Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements to ensure our engineering solutions are cutting-edge.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, reports, and drawings.
• Problem Solving: Identify and solve engineering problems to improve processes and product quality.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.

At Egis, we present an outstanding two-year graduate program designed to cultivate a varied set of knowledge and skills. Our graduates will have the opportunity to gain exposure to diverse sectors and work environments, laying the foundation for a successful and enduring career. Our program is dedicated to nurturing the early stages of your engineering journey, guiding you towards achieving your goals.

We are seeking talented, motivated, and innovative Graduates to join our dynamic and high-performing UD team in Canberra for 2025!

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Support: Assist Senior Engineers in planning, designing, and executing engineering projects.
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyse data to support engineering decisions and project outcomes.
• Technical Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements to ensure our engineering solutions are cutting-edge.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, reports, and drawings.
• Problem Solving: Identify and solve engineering problems to improve processes and product quality.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.

At Egis, we present an outstanding two-year graduate program designed to cultivate a varied set of knowledge and skills. Our graduates will have the opportunity to gain exposure to diverse sectors and work environments, laying the foundation for a successful and enduring career. Our program is dedicated to nurturing the early stages of your engineering journey, guiding you towards achieving your goals.

We are seeking talented, motivated, and innovative Graduates to join our dynamic and high-performing UD team in Melbourne for 2025!

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Support: Assist Senior Engineers in planning, designing, and executing engineering projects.
• Data Analysis: Collect and analyse data to support engineering decisions and project outcomes.
• Technical Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements to ensure our engineering solutions are cutting-edge.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, reports, and drawings.
• Problem Solving: Identify and solve engineering problems to improve processes and product quality.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations.