Roles and Disciplines
Work at The Mills Network is organised across a set of functional disciplines aligned to long-term infrastructure planning, operation, and governance.
This discipline encompasses the planning, operation, and maintenance of physical and digital infrastructure across the Network.
Responsibilities may include systems engineering, capacity management, operational monitoring, maintenance planning, and incident coordination.
Work is typically conducted within defined operational frameworks and is subject to reliability and continuity requirements.
Energy and environmental disciplines focus on integration with regional power systems, water resources, and environmental management regimes.
Activities may involve coordination with utilities, assessment of energy availability, optimisation of cooling systems, and long-horizon sustainability planning.
This work is shaped by regulatory requirements and long-term system constraints rather than short-term optimisation.
Planning and development roles support site selection, phased build-out, and integration of new capacity into existing systems.
This discipline addresses land use, permitting, infrastructure sequencing, and coordination with public planning processes.
Work is often multi-year in scope and subject to external dependencies beyond the control of any single organisation.
Governance-related disciplines ensure that operations remain aligned with legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.
Responsibilities may include policy interpretation, risk assessment, audit coordination, and oversight of compliance processes.
These functions operate independently of day-to-day operational decision-making.
Programme and coordination disciplines support cross-functional alignment across sites, partners, and jurisdictions.
This may include long-range capacity planning, interface management with external organisations, and coordination of multi-site initiatives.
Work in this area emphasises documentation, sequencing, and continuity rather than direct execution.
Administrative functions provide support across finance, procurement, legal administration, and internal services.
These roles enable operational continuity and compliance with internal and external requirements.
While not directly involved in infrastructure operation, these functions are integral to institutional stability.
Specific roles within these disciplines vary based on operational need, jurisdictional context, and phase of infrastructure development.
The Network does not maintain a fixed taxonomy of job titles. Roles are defined by function and responsibility rather than naming convention.
Engagement opportunities, where applicable, are communicated through appropriate channels.