Director, Substations and Energy Infrastructure

1 month ago


Adelaide, South Australia AECOM Full time
About the Role

AECOM is seeking an experienced Director, Substations to lead our Sydney Energy team in delivering high-profile transmission and distribution projects across Australia and New Zealand.

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for partnering with clients to deliver major energy projects, leading and supporting engineers across large multidisciplinary energy projects, and driving delivery and technical excellence.

You will have a proven understanding of consulting in substations projects, with experience in primary substation systems (up to 500kV), and a strong understanding of the energy market across Australia and/or New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with key clients to deliver major energy projects across Australia and New Zealand
  • Lead, deliver, and support engineers across large multidisciplinary energy projects, with a focus on primary systems substation design and design review
  • Drive delivery and technical excellence, ensuring our project teams are delivering on the AECOM client promise
  • Identify and lead innovation by seeking and implementing new approaches that continuously enhance our ability to meet the needs of our clients
Requirements
  • 10 years' experience in consulting in substations projects, with experience in primary substation systems (up to 500kV)
  • Familiarity with complex energy projects and substation design standards, including HV substation design, protection schemes, and primary plant technologies
  • Proven background in partnering closely with clients to deliver remarkable projects
  • Approachable leader with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Local market knowledge of NEM and strong understanding of the energy market across Australia and/or New Zealand
What We Offer

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program.

We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.



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