Solar & Storage Engineer

In the Solar & Storage team of our Project Engineering & Due Diligencesection you will get to be involved in the design review feasibility and assessment of renewable energy projects. This role will see you working alongside other solar and storage engineering specialists and other teams within the Energy Systems landscape such as the Wind Civil and Energy Storage Teams to provide technical consulting services throughout the development financing procurement and construction phases of large-scale solar farms standalone storage plant and hybrid renewable energy projects.

We help our customers achieve their project goals by using our technical skills to conduct high-quality analyses evaluate risks and provide robust answersto difficult questions. Were predominantly engineers with a knack for skilfully using and building tools and models to get the answers we need.

Were busy and so were looking for someone to join us in an engineering role.

If your answer to most of these questions is yes then wed love to chat!

• Are you passionate about renewable energy and playing a role in the energy transition

• Do you understand how solar and storage projects work and are able to apply that understanding to evaluating project feasibilityor risks

• Are you greatat building insight and understanding from careful analysis of detailed project information

• Do you have a knackfor using engineering models or tools to understand the behaviour or characteristics of complex systems

• Are you logical creative and organised and able to manage projects efficiently and effectively

• Do you have the technical competence and judgement to interpret and review complex technical analyses to ensure technical accuracy and quality

• Do you enjoy engaging with customers to understand their problems and propose and demonstrate the value of technical solutions

• Can you mentor and build strong relationshipswith colleagues by exhibiting a genuine working style

• Are you always looking for new and better ways of tackling technical challenges

• Do you enjoybeing able to clearly and concisely communicate the outcomes from your work to those who need it most

• Are you readyto be part of an experienced caring friendly team who want to work cooperatively with you to realise great outcomes

Responsibilities of the Role:

Here are some of the other things we do and it would be great if you already have experience with some of these tasks:

• Technical due diligence of pre-construction through to operational solar and storage projects

• Providing assurance on project viability through pre-feasibility and red-flag assessments

• Developing technical specifications & providing assistance to clients for all aspects of solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) construction
• Developing reviewing and executing Owners Lenders and Independent Engineer scopes of work
• Getting out on site and undertaking inspection services for solar & storage projects

• Conducting greenfield site visits to appraise the characteristics of potential development sites

• Design support and feasibility studies for solar and storage projects
• Completion of performance reviews and evaluation of solar farm installations

• Designing efficient solar farms and BESS considering complex site constraints

• Assisting clients with procurement including contract negotiation and tendering.

As well as the technical elements of our work we are continually engaging with various customers and stakeholders including developers investors financiers planning authorities and others. Some of the other important non-technical parts of our work include:

• engaging with a wide range of clientsincluding developers and financial institutionsto establish how our capabilities can help answer their questions

• Developing compelling proposals that explain how our services can meet customer needs

• Working on multiple projects managing own time to meet project targets

• Executing projects successfully through careful project management

• Producing comprehensive high-quality written reports and other documentation for delivery to the client

• Explaining and discussing important results and outcomes from our work with customers or other stakeholders.

• Conducting careful quality assurance checking of deliverables

• Performing mentoring of junior or less experienced colleagues

• Supporting the continuous improvement and development of group procedures

• Delivering insightful presentations to customers or other industry stakeholders

Finally and on a more personal note:

• We are a welcoming and supportive team who value the benefits and strength that come from diversity.

• We have strong local and global heritage and we regularly work with knowledgeable and experienced colleagues from around the world.

• We offer competitive renumeration and leave allowances including paid and unpaid parental leave and flexible working arrangements.

• Were focussed on staying at the forefront of the industry though regular investment in research and innovation and are supportive of employee development.

• Weve worked hard to stay close and support each other in recent year when we have all increasingly had to work from home and look forward to extending the same support to you throughout whatever challenges the coming years present.

If this appeals to you wed love to talk about whether you could find a place in our Solar & Storage team.

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Guaranteed Superannuation
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual Leave Compassionate Leave Parental Leave)
• Medical benefits
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Life Insurance Salary Continuance Insurance Workers Compensation for all employees Corporate Business Travel Insurance)
• Profit Share

*Benefits may vary based on position tenure/contract/grade level*