Operations Manager

About the role

CS Energy is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Manager Operations to provide strategic leadership across operations and performance at Callide Power Station. As a key member of the Callide Senior Leadership Team, you will be accountable for optimising site performance and ensuring the safe, reliable and cost-effective generation of electricity. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an operational leader who can bring together people, plant and performance to deliver strong production outcomes while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance and operational discipline.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Operations and Performance teams, driving generation targets through plant reliability, operational discipline and continuous improvement.
• Champion operational excellence, identifying opportunities to maximise unit output, minimise availability losses, reduce downtime and improve asset utilisation.
• Monitor and report on key operational and performance metrics, using data and insights to identify opportunities, implement corrective actions and drive sustainable improvements.
• Work closely with the Joint Venture partner responsible for operating and maintaining Callide C Power Station, ensuring effective alignment, collaboration and transparent communication.
• Build strong relationships with external shareholders and stakeholders to support shared operational and strategic priorities.
• Maintain operational accountability for coal supply, ensuring secure and reliable fuel delivery to meet generation requirements.
• Manage relationships with coal supply vendors and key stakeholders, proactively addressing logistics and supply issues and contributing to long-term fuel security and planning.
• Provide strategic and governance oversight of the Waste Containment Facility (WCF), ensuring compliance with relevant plans, manuals, emergency arrangements, corrective actions, ANCOLD guidelines and CS Energy governance requirements.
• Provide strategic oversight and support to the site-based Chemistry Team, ensuring process chemistry activities support safe, reliable and compliant plant operation.
• Lead, coach and develop teams to build capability, engagement and a strong pipeline of future operational leaders.

About you

• Significant leadership experience in production, mining, power generation, heavy industry or a similar complex operating environment, with a minimum of 10 years' relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success leading teams and delivering strong HSE, cost, production and operational performance outcomes.
• Experience in a senior operational or production leadership role, with the ability to influence across multiple disciplines.
• Strong understanding of complex infrastructure, industrial processes and process systems.
• Demonstrated ability to use performance data and business systems to identify trends, drive improvement and support effective decision-making.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams, joint venture partners, contractors, suppliers and external stakeholders.
• A leadership style that promotes accountability, collaboration, constructive challenge and continuous improvement.
• Experience using SAP or similar business systems and tools to support operational reporting and performance management.

About us

CS Energy is a Queensland energy company that has more than 500 employees, operates two power stations and has a trading portfolio of 3,535 megawatts. CS Energy's core business is the generation and sale of electricity in the National Electricity Market, dispatching 30 per cent of Queensland's electricity output. CS Energy is proud to foster an environment that builds respect, promotes inclusiveness, celebrates diversity and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all our employees.