Renewable Energy Project Engineer - Octopus Australia

Company Description

We are looking for a Project Engineer to join the Octopus Australia team in our Sydney office. The successful applicant will be able to join the Octopus Investments Australia team on their mission to accelerate Australia's transition to a future powered by renewable energy.

About Octopus

Octopus Group is one of the largest owners of renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia. It owns some 260 assets, on behalf of wholesale and institutional investors. Domestically, Octopus Australia is responsible for managing over $1 billion of assets for local and international investors.

Octopus Investments Australia

Established in 2018, Octopus Australia is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of over 55 highly skilled people which spans the expertise required to realise and operate a renewable energy and storage portfolio.

With an existing multi-GW portfolio of operating and development assets, including solar, wind and grid battery storage across the country. We are continuing to grow to create a long-term business that can deliver a firmed energy product to meet the evolving needs of Australia’s energy future.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be part of a team responsible for the delivery of Octopus’s projects at all stages of the project lifecycle including origination/investment, development, construction and operation.

Our project engineers are expected to:

• Assist the Senior Project Manager during construction stage delivery of renewable energy projects, managing scope, program, budget and stakeholder engagement to achieve best for project outcomes.
• Provide engineering support to the wider business including:
  • Lead engineering design to develop concept designs (Layout, SLD, cable schedules, etc) for renewable projects.
  • Preparing energy yield assessment
  • Providing inputs and managing technical due diligence process of renewable projects investments opportunities.
  • Supporting development and procurement activities.
  • Evaluation of operating plant performance and investigation of issues.
  • Supporting with closing issues on Operational projects
  • Preparing/Reviewing Principal Project Requirements and liaise with technical consultants
  • Manage various site studies conducted during early stages of the project.
  • Manage any Early Works activities, including managing the budget and schedule.
  • Ensure industry standard design processes are followed.
  • Ensure project document management processes are being followed.
  • Ensure that mandatory design and construction QA/QC related deliverables are held and documented such as Safety in Design.
  • Monitor construction and commissioning activities for compliance with design and engineering requirements, including enforcing any witnessing hold points and review of QA/QC, testing and as-built documentation.
  • Contribute to a collaborative and supportive working environment across the various teams in Australia.
  • Liaise with and manage any external design and construction advisers and reviewers such as owner’s engineers and lender’s engineers.
  • Provide feedback and contribute to any project related delivery schedules when requested.
  • Be actively involved in the construction process and contribute to the problem solving as it occurs.
  • Drive continuous improvement.
  • Contribute across several projects providing support in discipline in areas that the “lead” for other projects may not have sufficient knowledge or experience.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who meet the following criteria:

• 4 - 6 years of prior experience in engineering or construction of Solar, Hybrid, BESS or Wind projects (and at least 2 years working on utility scale renewable projects) where you applied engineering or project management skills.
• The ability to communicate with and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary and diverse team.
• A self-starter with tenacity, initiative, and a willingness to learn.
• An engineering degree. 
• Eligibility to work in Australia, visa sponsorship is not offered.

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 don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone to 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 there’s a better way of doing things.
• Be Helpful – We like People who behave like it always day one and who remember without our customers there is no business.
• Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.