Tania Kim Davidson

• Responsible for the management, development, delivery and administration of the Competency and Authorisation framework, training plans and assessment programs within Network Operations, which aligns with Network Operations strategy and framework
• Facilitate the scheduling and delivery of both internal and external training courses and materials, through a range of delivery strategies
• Responsible for the ongoing maintenance and currency of internal training and assessment materials, ensuring the training programs are updated with current available programs and content
• Liaison with business units to ensure compliance with business wide training initiatives and to negotiate arrangements that incorporate Network Operations requirements and special considerations
• Monitoring the development and implementation of continuous improvement measures across all areas of Network Operations Competency Management, including the training and development programs and initiatives
• Analysis of development program outcomes to ensure objectives are being achieved, meaningful statistics and data is available and propose solutions for future improvement
• Maintain training, licence & Authorisation records for Network Operations Staff to meet compliance requirements

Achievements:

• Successfully collaborated and delivered the 2016, 2019, 2021 & 2022 Reauthorisation Programs of work in Regional and SEQ Network Operations. Successfully achieved competency for 100% of employees holding various authorisations to 'Operate the Network' in accordance with the QLD Electricity Standards
• Led the EQL Training Alignment Working Party: created project plans, implemented the working party, organisation of meetings & workshops, collaborated with SMEs, researched & verifyed information to align authorisation based training material for Ergon Energy and Energex. Successfully delivered 8 EQL aligned modules and implemented continuous improvement plan and registers
• Safety: WH&S Representative, leads local site safety meetings, conducts workplace audits, First Aid Officer, CPR Workplace Assessor Trainer, Safety is Defence Coach, ICAM trained and has led SEQ Investigations
• Change management focus, participating in Unified Distribution Management Training Strategy and various associated projects
• Local Championing Women in Energy advocate, supporting women in non-traditional roles
• Emergency Management Team Coordinator: Recruited others, creating & delivered training, roster creation & ensuring continuous improvement through Safety is Defence debriefs in accordance with our Emergency Planning and Response team and procedures
• Member of the National Training Framework Steering Committee for Electrical Supply Industry. Developing baseline fundamental modular content that can be transferred across the electrical Industry. Peak body is AEMO with a range of Aust wide generators, DNSP & TNSP

• Provided specialist advice and leadership on land tenure applications and land access enquiries from the Department of Natural Resources and Mines and other external stakeholders
• Utilised a high level of knowledge and processes to liaise with internal departments such as Regional Asset Management, Design and other internal customers
• Developed and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to enable efficient acquisition and establishment of easements
• Searched, analysed and interpreted plans and survey information, property ownership and Native Title from Local Authorities, State Government Departments and online databases
• Collated and constructed reports relating to the entry and acquisition of land and easements
• Assessed, controlled and reconciled the transfer duty of land and easement legal documents in compliance with Queensland Government Legislative requirements
• Finalisation of acquisition of land and easements including legal registration with Department of Natural Resources and Mines
• Monitored, maintained and forecasted adequate workload with the use of project work orders
• Responsible for providing specialist advice and leadership on land tenure applications and land access enquiries from DNRM, other external and internal stakeholders
• Provide advice of knowledge and processes to internal customers on land acquisition
• Liaise
• Process land acquisition

Achievements:

• Successfully acquired backlog of written off projects (in excess of 60 difficult cases) due to EQL losing leverage to acquire land or land access as property had been energised
• Developed a paper to remedy immediate issues with interdepartmental business relationships
• Proposing process changes, networking to break down silos and achieving a successful rate and time on return to achieve and acquire assets with customer satisfaction
• Built relationships with Design, Customer Connection Group, Clients, Legal Teams and Property Developers to share information and negotiate upcoming land acquisitions earlier in the process resulting in a more streamlined & efficient process for acquiring land & land access
• Successfully became a Commissioner of Declarations to assist in the timely process of witnessing legal documents

• Provided high quality, confidential secretarial services and administrative support to the Management Team, including but not limited to email, diary, travel management, corporate credit card processing and reconciling as required
• Maintained the team’s safety compliance by managing E-safe and Health and Safety Programs
• Coordination of corporate governance requirements particularly in reference to tracking budget, creating monthly finance reports, updating risk registers and obtaining team compliance with corporate requirements
• Maintained all key documents to ensure current and up to date via the intranet
• Including following up SMEs on deliverables and ensuring content of documents is current and relevant
• Supported the Management Team by following up all key information for meetings, deadlines, targets and providing secretarial assistance when necessary
• Worked alongside team members on meeting agendas and minutes, followed up on outstanding actions and ensured timely operational updates from the Management Team to support effective delivery of business operations and corporate compliance
• Coordinated the employee engagement plan, all employee performance agreements and reviews.

• Provided confidential support to the Manager and Supervisor
• Provided administration support to all employees in Network Operations
• Reported and monitored all expenditure for the work group
• Prepared monthly Network Performance reports
• Collated, recorded, receipted and stored all Field and Control Centre Switching Sheets
• Prepared monthly outage presentations for Management Team meetings
• Managed local Health and Safety program

Achievements:

• Assisted the Manager of Network Operations as a Personal Assistant
• Conducted ad-hoc audits of switching sheets to ensure compliance
• Assisted in the planning, process and implementation of electronic switching sheets to replace the manual recording, filing and storing of switching sheets
• Assisted in timely and confidential investigation evidence gathering