Operational Readiness Engineer for Major Renewable Project

Snowy Hydro Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking an experienced Operational Readiness Engineer for the Snowy 2.0 project based at our Cooma head office in NSW. You will bridge engineering execution, enterprise software systems, and operational transition to prepare assets, documentation, and teams for handover to operations.

You will coordinate readiness activities, develop maintenance strategies, and ensure alignment across Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions.

Qualifications

• Tertiary Engineering qualification or related field with significant field experience.
• Experience on large-scale industrial, energy, mining, or major infrastructure projects (Power Generation or Hydro experience valued).
• Proven ability to bridge engineering challenges with business processes and systems (e.g., Aconex, asset management).
• Strong track record in operational transition, commissioning support, maintenance reviews, or asset management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Snowy 2.0 Operational Readiness Framework across workstreams.
• Develop and ensure O&M manuals, maintenance strategies, and technical instructions meet standards.
• Facilitate cross-functional reviews of asset maintenance and spare parts requirements.
• Build relationships across Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions.
• Maintain dashboards, reports and KPIs for leadership visibility and handover.

Skills

Engineering background

Large‑scale projects

Technical integration

Documentation

Cross‑functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Aconex

Asset management systems

Job description

Snowy Hydro is seeking an experienced Operational Readiness Engineer for the Snowy 2.0 project based at our Cooma head office in NSW. You will bridge engineering execution, enterprise software systems, and operational transition to prepare assets, documentation, and teams for handover to operations.

You will coordinate readiness activities, develop maintenance strategies, and ensure alignment across Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions.