Head of Operations & Maintenance
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Job Summary
At ENGIE great adventures always start with a simple hello and the desire to take action for tomorrow. If like us you strongly believe the energy transition holds opportunities for you and for everyone then look no further you belong with us!
Our goal is to be the best energy transition utility and we have an ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2045. In Australia this includes flexible power generation energy retail services for homes and businesses advanced energy management solutions and a growing portfolio of future-focused projects from hydrogen and battery storage to wind and solar developments.
About the Role
As the Head of Operations & Maintenance youll play a key leadership role in ensuring the safe reliable and highperforming operation of ENGIE ANZs renewable energy portfolioincluding wind solar and battery assets across the NEM.
You will guide the longterm strategic direction for operations and maintenance foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture and help shape the future of renewable energy in Australia. This role combines strategic thinking people leadership and technical excellence all within an organisation committed to sustainability innovation and diversity.
Reporting to the Managing Director Renewables & Batteries Australia you will partner with teams across the business to embed bestpractice operational standards from project design through to longterm asset performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic direction for operations and maintenance across ENGIEs solar wind and battery assets ensuring longterm performance and commercial optimisation.
- Oversee daily operational performance and maintenance programs ensuring asset availability efficiency and grid compliance.
- Champion ENGIEs One Safety principles and lead a mature HSE culture ensuring safetyindesign strong operational compliance risk reduction and competency across all teams and contractors.
- Promote continuous improvement through innovation digital optimisation data insights and lessons learned.
- Ensure highquality compliance regulatory reporting SCADA oversight and longterm performance monitoring.
- Partner with Business Development and Delivery Teams to embed operational excellence into new projects and contracting frameworks.
- Build mentor and support a highperforming team fostering inclusion capability development and clear communication.
- Lead stakeholder contractor and consultant engagement to ensure safe compliant and reliable operational delivery across all sites.
About You
You are a collaborative and strategic leader with deep experience operating renewable energy assets. You value inclusive leadership safety operational excellence and continuous improvement. You enjoy working with diverse teams and bring empathy sound judgement and a constructive leadership style to your work.
What Youll Bring
Qualifications & Education
- Degree in Engineering (Electrical Mechanical Renewable Energy) or a related field.
Technical Expertise
- Extensive experience in renewable energy asset operations including solar PV wind or hybrid assets.
- Strong understanding of O&M contract management multisite operations HV electrical systems and grid compliance.
- Solid knowledge of solar technology SCADA systems performance engineering and asset failure modes.
Leadership & Capability
- Experience leading highperforming teams and working with contractors and crossfunctional stakeholders.
- A peoplecentred leadership style with the ability to mentor guide and engage diverse teams.
- Strong commitment to safety collaboration quality and continuous improvement.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical operational decisionmaking.
ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without any regard to origin age carers responsibilities sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy religion marital status health disability or political opinions. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people with disability people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Succession Planning
- Growing Experience
- Expense Management
- Management Experience
- Rackspace
- Laboratory Management
- Senior Leadership
- Operations Management
- Relationship Management
- Leadership Experience
- negotiation
- Taxonomy
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