Hydro Tasmania
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    Work/Life balance
    3.3(24 ratings)
    Career development
    2.6(24 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.9(24 ratings)
    Management
    2.3(24 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.8(24 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.0(24 ratings)
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    1.0
    Engineer
    Dec 2025
    All Hobart TAS2 to 3 years in the role, current employee
    Should be an amazing place to work on paper but terrible management destroys any good culture
    The good thingsFlex time policy (at the expense of being away all the time for work) Down to Earth colleagues
    The challengesConstantly working away at a moments notice and having to cancel plans. How poorly managed it is run with incompetent and unaccountable managers, especially in the consulting arm Entura and the wasted expenditure. Will throw you under the bus if you challenge the status quo. Incredibly political and toxic environment and territorial amongst regions Very low morale amongst a lot of teams
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Dual Trade Technician
    Apr 2025
    Central & South East TAS4 to 5 years in the role, former employee
    The worst place I’ve ever worked.
    The good thingsYou get to work on some great infrastructure…sometimes. Sense of pride to generate electricity for Tasmanians, echoed with guilt for how poorly the business is run and how much money it wastes, but won’t even buy the right tools to keep the machines generating
    The challengesRun by commercial team who are running the machines into the ground, managers lie and sweep issues under ‘the rug’, majority of office staff don’t care about generation, field staff are treated poorly, no plan for the future, staff leaving in droves, MMT is the dumping ground for incompetent staff
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Adviser
    Sep 2024
    All Hobart TAS
    If you don't want to waste your time you'd better consider working somewhere else
    The good thingsLooks like a big company but I can't think of anything good about it
    The challengesVery poor id say no basic communication
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Field Role
    Aug 2024
    Central & South East TASformer employee
    Beware, has a high turnover of staff in the field based roles.
    The good thingsThe unique history of Tasmania's power generation assets which contributed to the building and development of the nation......but that was in the past.
    The challengesDo not do an apprenticeship here unless you are on major upgrades throughout your entire training. There are no role models to learn from as they cannot attract any quality trades people. This is due to management and the board having no regard for the field operations side of the business as they are more focused on red tape and pie charts than actually running and maintaining power stations. Business is grossly over staffed with incompetant people who would never survive in the real world.
    8 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Human Resources Manager
    Mar 2023
    3 to 4 years in the role
    Challenging environment with little care or respect for employees
    The good thingsSalary and benefits Dedicated work colleagues
    The challengesToxic leadership with questionable ethics Highly stressful environment Lack of innovation Little care for employee wellbeing
    4 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Graduate Trainee
    Apr 2022
    Do not ever work in this company.
    The good thingsNo good things at all.
    The challengesBad HR practice, discouraging.
    9 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Learning and Development Team
    Feb 2022
    Good if you are limited to options within Tasmania.
    The good thingstechnology. ability to be creative.
    The challengessome managers and peers don't put in the work and take credit for outputs.
    3 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Customer Care Consultant
    Dec 2020
    Best place to work, 100%, no doubt
    The good thingsBest place to work, great work-life balance, always flexible and support is always there whenever required
    The challengesHigh volume of calls to meet and to reach daily KPIs
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Information Technology Support Role
    Mar 2020
    current employee
    Good place to work
    The good thingsGenerally a good vibe, people are nice, pays well for state
    The challengesSometimes takes a while to get answers
    3.0
    Senior Project Manager
    Mar 2020
    Unique opportunity to broaden my experience
    The good thingsInteresting work opportunities
    The challengesStatic culture, takes effort to accept new ideas
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Information Technology Operations Manager
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing...
    The good thingsWas fantastic working with a great team.
    The challengesTasmania have no idea of the Victorian operations and what's required. Instead of taking action to enhance or resolve issues, upper management prefer to look the other way, leading to a complete disconnect within the organisations BU's and causing staff morale to be the lowest on record.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Partner
    Mar 2020
    Lots of potential but no follow through.
    The good thingsPeople in the team are amazing and helped sustain me through the hard times!
    The challengesExecutive leadership - too many of them, clear they aren’t working together and the politics is like being back at high school. Lots of talk about changing the culture but no follow-through. Blame based culture has existed for years - simply not safe to speak up. Expect respect campaign was brilliant but none of the leaders at the top have followed through - they do the opposite.
    6 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Programs Manager
    May 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    I was under-utilised, treated poorly, the processes prevented progress and did not improve outcomes, it was political to a fault and the management at all levels was terrible.
    The good thingsThe people I worked with
    The challengesThe place is very poorly managed at all levels. They talk the talk but do not WALK the walk
    7 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Finance Analyst
    Oct 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    great culture in hydro
    The good thingswork life balance and encourage learning
    The challengeshard to achieve career progression
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    HR Manager
    Nov 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    One of the worst places to work.
    The good thingsPay was competitive.
    The challengesNot much to do or learn, slow and regressive, Management is manipulative and do not put people first. You get through years and years by not doing much and as long as you don’t challenge the status quo.
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Senior Business Analyst
    Oct 2017
    Nice place to learn and deliver
    The good thingsFriendly environment
    The challengesChanges in management
    5.0
    Electrical Engineer
    Feb 2016
    Dynamic, challenging and exciting place to work
    The good thingsBenefits, the people and training they provide
    The challengesTravelling and working in remote power stations
    5.0
    Hydrographer
    Feb 2016
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Great Employer
    The good thingsEmployment conditions
    The challengesHigh workload, with many sectors needing standardising
    4.0
    Management Systems Advisor
    Feb 2016
    5 to 6 years in the role
    Good people in a beautiful island, working together as part of the Tasmanian social fabric.
    The good thingsGreat people who were invested in the brand and company, and the ability to form strong working relationships over time. Ability to branch out and diversify work activities and roles.
    The challengesAs a government business enterprise, Hydro Tas is susceptible to large policy shifts in response to federal and state political decisions. Profits cannot be retained and re-invested. This leads to short-term focus and in recent years a myopic management style has flourished.
    1.0
    Senior Engineer
    Sep 2015
    Should be the beat place in the world to work....but it isn't.
    The good thingsInteresting technical work. Renewable energy feel good factor. Great office location if working in Hobart.
    The challengesVery low morale. No sense of teamwork. Top heavy organisation structure. Low skilled managers.
    2 people found this helpful
    5.0
    Operational Manager
    Sep 2015
    Many years in this organisation in a variety of roles, most of it fun and rewarding.
    The good thingsSocially responsible. Diverse range of career opportunities for those that seek them out. Good remuneration / packaging options. Generally a great bunch of people.
    The challengesInternal politics rife, so you need to navigate around that. Micro management style in some executive level managers can be rather dis-empowering.
    4.0
    Human Resources
    Sep 2015
    former employee
    I had 18 years working here, some of the best times of my adult life were spent at Hydro and many great friendships made
    The good thingsGreat support for families and individuals in managing work life balance. Great pay rates. Flexible working from home policies, no debit sick leave.
    The challengesThe split between management and employee requires addressing urgently. This company needs to regain its 'family feel' and community spirit. This has eroded over time.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Professional Consultant
    Sep 2015
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Great pay and working environment let down by poor management and accountability.
    The good thingsGreat pay and staff
    The challengesConstant change derived by poor management decisions and a general lack of accountability in management when poor decisions are made.
    3 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Cost Engineer
    Sep 2015
    Model you to aperfect processional.
    The good thingsOppertunity to improve your professional capabilities. Friedman day work environment.
    The challengesVery dynamic. Change management. State of art work practice.
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