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About the Role

This role provides a leadership opportunity across the design and delivery of complex utility-scale wind, solar, battery storage (BESS), and hybrid projects. You will apply your leadership, renewable energy sector experience, engineering, project delivery, and commercial acumen in this rapidly evolving sector.

Responsibilities

• Leading the project and design approach for renewable energy projects requiring multidiscipline engineering inputs.
• Supporting and leading project delivery excellence through leading work packages and arranging technical verification tasks.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and technically outstanding solutions.
• Building and maintaining client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor on transmission line design work packages.
• Collaborating and raising design queries, contributing to problem-solving across technical engineering disciplines.
• Mentoring graduate and early-stage career engineers.
• Preparing documentation, designs, and engineering inputs across the project life cycle for renewable energy projects.
• Involvement in prefeasibility studies, concept design, technical studies for planning approvals, development of Principal’s requirements, tender evaluation, detailed design reviews, construction phase support, and commissioning phase activities.
• Managing and delivering Balance of Plant contracts.
• Supporting clients to understand complex international supply chains.
• Reviewing Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications.
• Communicating complex technical concepts and solutions in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
• Understanding client needs, balancing engineering concepts, and problem-solving to ensure technical and project delivery excellence.

Requirements

• Experienced Renewable Engineer with a track record of leading projects in the Renewable sector.
• Passionate about the energy transition and making a difference in the consulting engineering sector.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams with a project and client-first focus.
• Experience across a variety of renewable projects (including BESS and a mix of wind, solar, and hybrid project types).
• Exposure to working across different project types, site requirements, and geographies at utility scale is an advantage.
• Experience with commercial and industrial scale solar and BESS projects is valuable.
• Ability to align site activities with design and project requirements.
• Understanding of how client requirements impact site layout considerations, climatic and site considerations, and competing requirements throughout the project.
• Knowledge of safety considerations (including fire).
• Knowing when to engage with other AECOM subject matter experts.
• Significant experience (8+ years) of demonstrated engineering leading renewable energy projects across a range of technologies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
• Experience during construction and commissioning stages highly regarded.
• Ability to operate holistically in a design management capacity across all aspects of renewable energy projects.
• Understanding the importance of technical inputs, requirements, and verification processes across all engineering components.
• Balance of plant system experience, understanding key technical engineering project requirements and risks.
• Track record of managing design, procurement, construction, and commission stages.
• Ability to interpret site, technical, and contract requirements in an owners’ engineer capacity.
• Understanding BESS performance guidelines and how to access suppliers’ technical and commercial proposals over the long term.
• Understanding BESS technical requirements (medium voltage experience is an advantage).
• Understanding the interface from generation assets including electrical engineering, Power Conversion Units, equipment (both AC and DC), site, climatic, operations, and grid connection requirements.
• Ability to proactively problem-solve, identify discrepancies, and work within agreed client timelines, scopes, and budgets independently.
• Strong client engagement and communication skills, with the ability to advise, influence, build, and maintain long-term relationships.
• Strong communication skills and ability to confidently coordinate multidisciplinary inputs.
• Registered, or working towards professional registration, on the National Engineering Register in Australia (such as RPEV or RPEQ) ideally supported by a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) designation or equivalent international accreditation.
• Experience working in the engineering consulting sector, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams with a focus on project scope, budgets, and timelines; alternatively, this role may suit those with experience in Design & Construction, and contractor sectors.

Skills

• Leadership
• Renewable energy sector experience
• Engineering
• Project delivery
• Commercial acumen
• Balance of Plant contract management
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Design management
• Technical verification
• Client relationship management
• Stakeholder management
• Technical advisory
• BESS technical requirements
• Medium voltage experience
• Electrical engineering
• Power Conversion Units
• AC/DC equipment
• Site considerations
• Climatic considerations
• Operations considerations
• Safety considerations
• Fire safety
• Grid connection requirements
• Client engagement
• Procurement
• Construction
• Commissioning

Location

• AU - Sydney, NSW

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Education Level

• Professional registration on the National Engineering Register in Australia (such as RPEV or RPEQ)
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) designation or equivalent international accreditation

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays
• Robust global well-being program
• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
• Work flexibility

About the Company

• AECOM's Energy practice provides a wide range of services from consulting and engineering design to energy engineering, energy procurement and construction (EPC) for power, energy efficiency, developer and renewable energy clients.
• AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.
• On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, AECOM's public- and private-sector clients trust them to solve their most complex challenges.
• AECOM's teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through their unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.
• AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
• AECOM is committed to delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come.

Equal Opportunity

• Everyone belongs at AECOM.
• We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives.
• AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.
• We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions.
• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.