Engineering Manager Octopus Australia

South Yarra - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Key responsibilities

1. Technical leadership and project lifecycle support

Provide engineering leadership from early origination and site screening through to operations including capacity layouts concept design constructability reviews and CAPEX inputs.
Oversee technical due diligence resource monitoring campaigns yield analysis and revenue assessments in collaboration with development investments and energy markets teams.
Own and refine standard technical specifications and Principal Project Requirements (PPRs) for solar BESS substations and wind balanceofplant incorporating lessons learned from operating and underconstruction assets.

2. Design standards systems and tools

Build internal design and yield capabilities utilising tools such as PVsyst PVDesign/RatedPower AutoCAD and specialist wind software including guidelines and QA processes.
Implement and maintain engineering and construction standards templates and reporting structures (e.g. design criteria SLDs cable schedules technical specifications construction reporting).
Champion the adoption of digital tools and implementation of innovative process (e.g. document management modelling platforms) and investigate use of AI and automation to streamline workflows.

3. Construction interface and delivery support

Work closely with the Project Director and Project Managers to provide technical oversight during procurement construction commissioning and operation.
Support EPC and BOP procurement including technical scopes evaluation clarifications and negotiation of highvalue contracts (EPC BESS supply substation grid connection).
Provide technical support to 3rdparty Owners Engineers and site representatives ensuring quality safety performance and compliance objectives are met.

4. Leadership people and stakeholder management

Linemanage and mentor a growing team of engineers creating clear development pathways for subjectmatter experts and future project leaders.
Work collaboratively across the broader Octopus Australia business (investments development HSE legal energy markets asset management) to align priorities and manage tradeoffs across the portfolio.
Represent Octopus with external stakeholders including OEMs technical advisors contractors lenders advisors and key industry bodies building strong longterm partnerships.

Qualifications :

Experience and qualifications

Essential

Degree in Electrical Mechanical or Civil Engineering (or closely related discipline).
10 years experience in largescale power or energy infrastructure with significant exposure to utilityscale solar PV and/or BESS; wind experience highly regarded.
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing multiple concurrent projects across the full lifecycle (development design construction commissioning and operations).
Proven track record of working with EPC/BOP contractors OEMs and technical advisors on complex highvalue projects.

Desirable

Experience in the investment or IPP side of the business with familiarity in project finance concepts.
Prior experience in a fastgrowing renewables developer IPP or EPC with exposure to both greenfield and brownfield opportunities.

Skills and attributes

Strong technical grounding in solar BESS and/or wind design grid integration and construction methodologies.
Excellent leadership coaching and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at all levels and build a highperforming inclusive team.
Highly organised comfortable managing complex workloads and shifting priorities in a dynamic environment with a pragmatic and solutionsfocused mindset.

Additional Information :

What we offer

A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
Extra Annual Leave entitlement
Flexible working
Ongoing learning and career development opportunities

Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

Our Values

At Octopus we dont just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward helpful and bold. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:

Be Bold We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out theres a better way of doing things.
Be Helpful We like people who behave like it is always day one and who remember that without our customers there is no business.
Be Straightforward We like people who have opinions and express them in a way thats respectful and easy to understand.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key responsibilities1. Technical leadership and project lifecycle supportProvide engineering leadership from early origination and site screening through to operations including capacity layouts concept design constructability reviews and CAPEX inputs.Oversee technical due diligence resource monitor...