Risk Business Partner

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme, gas and diesel plants, and contracted wind and solar energy. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0 is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project, a nation-building project providing on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come.

About the position

With our critical infrastructure expanding, we are seeking a Risk Business Partner with a strong technical background to act as a crucial link between our engineering operations and strategic risk management. Reporting to the Head of Risk, this position is responsible for embedding our Enterprise Risk Management Framework and second-line risk function across our complex civil engineering and asset-heavy business units. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will play an instrumental role in fostering a proactive risk culture, providing specialized technical risk advice, and protecting our vital operational infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Technical Risk Partnership: Act as the dedicated risk business partner and trusted advisor to our engineering leadership teams, risk champions, and operational staff. Facilitate the proactive identification, assessment, and articulation of current and emerging risks relevant to large-scale civil engineering projects, asset management, and operations.
• Risk Framework Implementation & Matrix Oversight: Drive the practical implementation of the Enterprise Risk Framework and technical risk tools across engineering business units. You will champion and oversee the specialised Technical Risk Matrix to translate highly complex, civil engineering risk assessments into clear, quantifiable enterprise-level risks for business leadership and the Head of Risk.
• Operational Risk Analysis & Continuity: Facilitate the execution of key risk processes, including risk and control self-assessments, control testing, incident management, and key risk indicator (KRI) monitoring. Analyse technical operational data within civil and generation business areas to mitigate risks to asset reliability, uptime, and critical infrastructure integrity.
• Risk Culture & Capability Building: Promote a strong, accountable risk culture across engineering teams. Assist in developing and delivering tailored risk training and awareness programs, enabling project managers and engineers to fully comprehend their risk profiles, compliance obligations, and control effectiveness.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain collaborative, open lines of communication between Line 1 Risk Managers, Line 2 (Group Risk, Compliance), and Line 3 (Internal Audit) to ensure seamless information flow, shared learnings, and organisational consistency.

About the location

This role is based in Melbourne.

About you

• Civil Engineering Expertise: A strong background, academic qualification, or deep technical domain expertise within civil engineering, asset management, or heavy infrastructure project delivery, combined with a passion for how robust risk management safeguards engineering outcomes.
• Risk Architecture & Matrix Mastery: Comprehensive experience applying advanced risk management frameworks, with specific expertise utilising and embedding a Technical Risk Matrix to evaluate structural, operational, and project execution risks.
• Proven Risk Management Experience: Greater than 5 years of experience in risk management, or an equivalent mix of heavy industry technical experience and risk-advisory capabilities.
• Relationship-Driven Leadership: Superb communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of acting as a collaborative, supportive business partner. You are highly adept at offering constructive challenge to senior engineers and business leaders, building consensus, and treating all relationships as true partnerships.
• Analytical & Strategic Mindset: Exceptional ability to analyse complex technical data, identify emerging trends or control deficiencies, and ensure operational integrity is designed into projects from inception through to delivery.

About our workforce

Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at [email protected].