What it does: Every day Horizon Power supplies electricity to over 110,000 homes and businesses in remote and regional Western Australia.
Mission: Our customers are looking for more affordable and cleaner energy - and we’re on a mission to deliver just that.
Size and presence: panning a service area of 2.3 million square kilometers, we are responsible for the largest geographical catchment of any Australian power provider.
Best known for: We’re passionate about what we do and strive to ensure our customers, including those in some of the most isolated and remote communities in the world, receive cleaner, safe and reliable power.
The good bits: Culture is very supportive and positive. The organization is doing some inspiring work with solar energy.
The not-so-good bits: Not an overly large organization so progression may be limited.
Horizon Power is a commercially focused, state government-owned, power company that provides power supplies to Western Australia. It is responsible for generating, procuring, distributing, and retailing electricity to residential, industrial, and commercial customers and resource developments in its service area.
Horizon Power was established in 2006 during reforms to Western Australia's electricity sector. They operate in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Gascoyne/ Mid-West, and the Southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Horizon Power’s head office is based in Karratha with regional offices in Broome, Kununurra, Carnarvon, Esperance, and Port Hedland, and administrative support delivered from Perth.
Horizon Power is responsible for delivering electricity to 47,000 connections, supplying more than 100,000 residents and more than 10,000 businesses in regional towns and remote communities. They manage 38 systems: the North West Interconnected System (NWIS) in the Pilbara and the connected network between Kununurra, Wyndham, and Lake Argyle, and 34 stand-alone systems across regional WA.
Its service area is approximately 2.3 million square kilometers, which means Horizon Power services the biggest area with the fewest customers in the world. For every 53.5 square kilometers of terrain, Horizon Power has one customer.
Building strong, respectful partnerships with our customers, communities, staff, and suppliers is key to achieving our goals for reconciliation, serving our customers effectively, and reflecting the community in which we live, work and do business.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected, and have access to opportunities and resources.
It's an exciting time to be part of the energy industry. Horizon Power not only provides an essential service, but we're also transforming the traditional electricity network. We're a diverse group of individuals working as a team to deliver more sustainable energy solutions for regional growth and vibrant communities.
⛔ Bonus annual leave
✅ Bonus parental leave
✅ Unpaid extended leave
✅ Permanent employee
✅ Signing bonus
✅ Annual bonus
⛔ Stock options
⛔ Full remote work
✅ Partial remote work
✅ Flexible working hours
⛔ Child care
✅ Free gym
⛔ Pet-friendly office
✅ Mental health days
⛔ Hospital
⛔ Outpatient
⛔ Dental
⛔ Maternity
⛔ Free breakfast
⛔ Free lunch
✅ Free tea & coffee
✅ Free snacks
✅ Free dinner
As part of our Solar Schools Program, we’re partnering with the Department of Education to install and commission rooftop solar on schools within our regions.
Power bills take up a large part of a school’s operational budget. The switch to solar will slash their energy expenditure by approximately 27%, freeing up considerable funds for other projects.
In partnership with our lead contractor MPS, we’ve safely and successfully installed 25 rooftop solar systems on schools across our service area.
We only have 5 systems to go, but there’s still plenty of work to be done! These last systems are whoppers and make up more than 50% of the PV we’ll be installing across the whole program.
Esperance SHS is up next, then Halls Creek and Wyndham high School to see out 2021.