Operational Readiness Engineer - Large Energy Project

Ventia; Cooma; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is look­ing for an Operational Readiness Engineer to bridge engineering execution with enterprise systems and the handover to operations on the Snowy 2.0 project. You’ll coordinate readiness activities, support documentation, and maintenance strategy development to ensure a safe, seamless transition.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, and Quality teams, maintaining dashboards and KPIs for clear leadership visibility and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field plus significant field experience in large-scale projects.
• Experience on large-scale industrial, energy, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to bridge technical engineering with business processes and systems (e.g., Aconex, asset management systems).
• Strong track record in operational transition, commissioning support, maintenance strategy reviews, or asset management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional alignment.
• Ability to identify systemic gaps, handoff risks, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Operational Readiness Coordination: Track milestones, registers, action logs, and risk mitigations across multiple workstreams.
• Technical & Asset Documentation: Ensure manuals, maintenance strategies, and instructions meet standards.
• Maintenance Strategy Development: Review asset maintenance strategies and spare parts requirements.
• Stakeholder Integration: Build relationships across Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions.
• Reporting & Assurance: Maintain dashboards, reports, and KPIs for leadership visibility.
• Support and enable handover from commissioning into operations.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems thinking

Technical integration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Aconex

ERP system

Job description

Snowy Hydro is look­ing for an Operational Readiness Engineer to bridge engineering execution with enterprise systems and the handover to operations on the Snowy 2.0 project. You’ll coordinate readiness activities, support documentation, and maintenance strategy development to ensure a safe, seamless transition.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, and Quality teams, maintaining dashboards and KPIs for clear leadership visibility and risk mitigation.