Operations Readiness Engineer for Major Hydro Project

Snowy Hydro Limited; Cooma; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking an Operational Readiness Engineer for the Snowy 2.0 project in Cooma, NSW. You will bridge engineering execution, enterprise software systems, and operational transition, ensuring assets and documentation are prepared for handover to operations.

You will coordinate readiness activities, develop maintenance strategies, and maintain dashboards and KPIs, working with Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions teams.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience on large-scale industrial, energy, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
• Experience bridging technical challenges with business processes and systems.
• Strong track record in operational transition, commissioning support, or asset management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Operational Readiness Coordination across multiple workstreams.
• Develop and maintain O&M manuals and maintenance strategies.
• Support asset documentation and technical instructions for readiness.
• Maintain operational readiness dashboards, reports and KPIs.
• Stakeholder engagement across Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions.

Skills

Operational readiness

Stakeholder management

Technical integration

Documentation expertise

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Aconex

Asset management systems

Job description

Snowy Hydro is seeking an Operational Readiness Engineer for the Snowy 2.0 project in Cooma, NSW. You will bridge engineering execution, enterprise software systems, and operational transition, ensuring assets and documentation are prepared for handover to operations.

You will coordinate readiness activities, develop maintenance strategies, and maintain dashboards and KPIs, working with Engineering, Commissioning, Asset Management, Quality, HSE, and Completions teams.