Learn why engineers need to understand the details of their area of expertise, as well as the “big picture” overview in relation to changes to complex transmission and distribution systems.

Hear from Jeff Allen, National President of the Electric Energy Society of Australia to gain insight on managing competency risks in the electric energy industry. Throughout his 50 years in the electric energy area, Jeff has seen many changes, including technical, market, management, and customer.

Who should attend

This event is relevant to all engineers, managers and leaders who are interested in our decision making processes.  In particular those whose roles have influence over safety, whether in the workplace or in a technical (process) sense

Speaker

Jeff Allen - B.E., FIEAust, CPEng, APECEng, IntPE(Aus.), Grad. Dip. (Mgt)
 

Jeff completed a degree in Electrical Engineering from Sydney University in 1967 and has undertaken many professional development activities and formal technical and management training courses during his career.

As well as many engineering roles, he has held executive roles in various companies. These roles include CEO, GM Networks and GM Network Services at Integral (now Endeavour) Energy, CEO of Energy Auctions (now Energy Action Ltd) and CEO of AK Power Solutions (now part of Insulect). He has also consulted widely in Australia and New Zealand in the areas of network regulatory and pricing submissions, best practice asset management, engineering consulting, business process re-engineering, procurement best practice and culture change management. Jeff is currently National President of the Electric Energy Society of Australia.

This is the second in a series of four webinars on the theme of ‘risk management in the new normal’.

The Newcastle College of Leadership and Management present their Biennial Risk Series for 2021 on the theme of ‘risk management in the new normal’.

Our world is changing rapidly and how we approach risk management is too. COVID-19, big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); our workplace and work practices; security of information; our approaches to Safety; how we manage and how we lead. This four-part series will cover a range of thought-provoking issues under the umbrella of risk and risk management. Attendees can expect to gain insight into risk application in areas which are topical to managing and leading in today’s world. The webinar is applicable to all engineering disciplines and supplies specific risk management CPD required to meet CPEng and NPER requirements.

Other webinars in this series include:
The psychology of risk and human error - 'what were they thinking?' – 10 February 2022

Data analytics and risk engineering methodologies in engineering and construction organisations – 24 Feb 2022

Cyber and insider threat risks to supply chain resilience  – 3 Mar 2022