Energy Transition Specialist

Flexible & dynamic working environment
- Supporting Australia’s energy transformation
- Competitive salary and great benefits
- Based at Sydney - Ultimo

**The Opportunity**:
Are you an experienced energy expert, passionate about enabling the rapid transformation of Australia’s electricity system? Do you have a creative mindset and a keen interest in energy system innovation and new technologies?

We are hiring for two roles in the Innovation & Energy Transition team - an Energy Transition Principle and an Energy Transition Specialist.

These roles work across the Energy Transition team, on projects such as:

- Transgrid’s System Security Roadmap, developing and implementing infrastructure, services, tools and systems to enable the secure operation of our network at up to 100% instantaneous renewable energy.
- Delivering system strength services to keep the grid secure as we transition to renewable energy. You will support techno-economic assessments, market modelling and commercial transactions to procure system strength from new infrastructure such as synchronous condensers and grid forming batteries, or from existing synchronous generators.
- Investigating future power system trends and opportunities, such as distributed energy resources, electric vehicles, renewable energy zones, green hydrogen and offshore wind. You will collaborate with our power system engineers to guide modelling and analysis to plan the long term evolution of the NSW power system. You will prepare research and thought leadership, and engage with industry stakeholders.

This role is perfect if you love combining an expert knowledge of electricity, renewable energy and new technologies with strong communication skills and commercial acumen. You will lead project origination, development and strategic decision making.

In the role of the **Energy Transition Principle / Energy Transition Specialist **you will:

- Guide the development and implementation of new infrastructure and services to enable the secure operation of our network at up to 100% instantaneous renewable energy
- Facilitate the assessment, optimisation and commercial transactions to deliver system strength services to meet our regulatory obligations
- Investigate and trial new technologies and services to provide system security throughout the energy transition, such as synthetic inertia and system strength from grid forming batteries. Liaise with proponents and equipment manufacturers to assess technical capabilities and costs.
- Prepare business cases and economic justification to support regulatory approvals and capital investment decisions for infrastructure and services required to deliver the energy transition
- Support the design and implementation of advanced digital tools and capabilities required for the planning, management and operation of a renewable-based power system
- Support the planning, analysis, and predictive modelling of the system to understand the changing supply and demand environment, considering the potential impacts of future economic, demographic, regulatory, technical, and market assumptions on Transgrid’s long term energy vision
- Guide power system and energy market modelling to analyse the implications of future scenarios, policies and technologies on the operation and stability of the energy system
- Support organisational transformation required to meet the needs of the energy transition, including uplifting internal capabilities and capacities
- Monitor technological, market and policy developments in the National Electricity Market and beyond, and assesses implications for Transgrid
- Lead discussions with stakeholders to build long lasting relationships with government bodies and industry groups, including AEMO and other transmission and distribution operators

**Skills & Experience**:
What we expect from you:

- Extensive technical experience in the energy industry, related to electricity systems and new technologies
- Strong commercial experience developing and delivering new technologies into the electricity system
- Excellent knowledge of the National Electricity Market including rules and regulations
- Knowledge of electrical networks engineering and operations and/or experience deploying Operational Technology tools (such as advanced alarms, advanced forecasting) considered a bonus
- A creative and collaborative approach - eager to guide the planning of ‘the electricity system of the future’
- Well-developed analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills
- Tertiary qualifications at degree level in an appropriate discipline, including Engineering and Commerce degrees
- Effective written and verbal communication with a range of stakeholders including customers, suppliers, contractors, other technical experts and senior management
- Well-developed people and service management skills
- Solid understanding of risk management - qualitative and quantitative

**Recognition & Reward**

In return for your hard work, we