Project Manager - Renewable Projects

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Project Manager – Renewable Projects based in Perth, Brisbane or Melbourne. You’ll be responsible for coordinating and managing renewable projects across the AusPac region in terms of cost, schedule, risk and resources. This role is the conduit between project delivery, project sales, inhouse and external service providers (engineering, finance, customer service etc.) ensuring stakeholders are kept informed of progress.

Power without pause. Heating, cooling and oil-free air without end. We keep our customers’ worlds on. From world-class events that last a few weeks to mining operations and remote communities who rely on us for decades.

This role is a key member of the Major Projects Team providing project management expertise and insights to the team. Major Projects are a critical element to our business in providing energy solutions to solve customer challenges.

As the energy transition gathers pace and demand for electricity increases, there’s an unprecedented opportunity for our business to support our customers – something we’ve been doing for over sixty years.

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing renewable projects across the Australia-Pacific (AusPac) region in terms of cost, schedule, risk and resources. This role is the conduit between project delivery, project sales, inhouse and external service providers (engineering, finance, customer service etc.) ensuring stakeholders are kept informed of progress.

How we make the difference:

This role is a key member of the Major Projects Team providing project management expertise and insights to the team. Major Projects are a critical element to our business in providing energy solutions to solve customer challenges.

As the energy transition gathers pace and demand for electricity increases, there’s an unprecedented opportunity for our business to support our customers – something we’ve been doing for over sixty years.

What you’ll do as Project Manager:

Lead the end-to-end management and delivery of renewable energy hybrid power projects, combining a mixture of solar, wind, battery storage, and thermal power systems

Develop detailed full-scale project plans, schedules, risk registers, budgets and communications documents ensuring alignment with client requirements and organisational goals

Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure seamless project delivery through to handover

Act as the primary point of contact for clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders, building strong relationships with our customers, government agencies, and local communities

Monitor project budgets, expenditures, risk registers, and financial performance, ensuring cost-effective delivery

Identify and mitigate financial risks to maintain project profitability

Undertake all responsibilities in a safe manner and positively support a safety culture and systems to support this

Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise project disruptions

Maintain accurate project documentation, including contracts, HSE documentation, engineering and technical specifications

You are / have:

A minimum of ideally 10 years of demonstrated prior experience as a Project Manager within the renewable energy & construction industry, ideally from either an EPC, NSP, IPP or similar

Knowledge and understanding of the constraints affecting the renewable energy industry in Australia and New Zealand

Project Management experience in renewable energy plants connected to both MV and HV networks

Knowledge of fundamental project management systems and procedures in the construction industry

Demonstrated experience of managing construction of utility scale Renewable Energy projects, i.e., larger than 50MW

Experience in delivery of hybrid power projects is advantageous

Construction related formal qualifications in project management

An engineering degree or related discipline as background would be ideal but not required

High level of commercial acumen including strategic planning, finance and leadership skills

Successful track record in project delivery and experience in managing various stakeholders, EPC Contractors, split scope contracting models, etc

Capability to operate autonomously, demonstrating initiative, while also thriving in a team environment

Here’s what you’ll get:

Work from home or in the office, Hybrid

Competitive compensation

Paid training programs and tuition reimbursement

Safety-focused culture

Community volunteering program

A range of career development opportunities

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