Engineering Project Manager

Brunel; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel is seeking a Project Engineering Manager for a flagship utility-scale solar and battery project in Victoria. The role requires leading owner-side design management and engineering governance, with strong EPC interface coordination and construction support.

Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will act as the senior technical representative across design, EPC interface management, commissioning readiness, lender engagement and handover, ensuring the project meets technical, commercial,

Qualifications

• Experience leading design management for utility-scale solar and/or BESS projects.
• Strong governance and interface management capabilities.
• Ability to challenge EPC/OEMs on technical and commercial grounds.

Responsibilities

• Lead owner-side design management and engineering governance across the flagship project.
• Coordinate EPC interface management and construction support through COD.
• Engage lenders and manage handover to operations to ensure bankability and asset performance.

Skills

Design management

Engineering governance

Interface management

EPC contractor experience

BESS experience

Education

Electrical or Civil engineering

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing, utility-scale renewable energy developer with a multi-gigawatt hybrid project pipeline across Australia and APAC. We are seeking a Project Engineering Manager to lead owner-side design management and engineering governance across a flagship utility-scale solar and battery (BESS) hybrid project in Victoria.

Summary

Reporting to the Head of Projects, the Project Engineering Manager will act as the business's senior technical representative across design, EPC interface management, construction support, commissioning readiness, lender engagement and handover. The role will ensure the project is designed and delivered to meet the organisation's technical, commercial, bankability and long-term asset performance requirements.

The role requires strong utility-scale solar and/or BESS experience, ideally gained through an EPC contractor, owner's engineer, developer or principal-side environment, with demonstrated experience supporting projects from financial close through to Commercial Operation Date (COD).

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering degree (electrical, civil, or similar discipline).
• Chartered/Professional Engineer status (e.g. Engineers Australia) highly regarded.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 7+ years' experience in utility-scale solar and/or BESS projects.
• EPC contractor, owner's engineer, developer or principal-side engineering background.
• Demonstrated experience supporting projects from financial close through construction, commissioning and COD.
• Strong capability in design management, engineering governance and technical interface management.
• Ability to challenge EPC contractors and OEMs on technical and commercial grounds.
• Strong understanding of bankability, lender expectations, technical due diligence and independent engineer processes.