Renewable Energy Project Engineer & Leader

GHD; Hobart; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD seeks an Energy Project Engineer/Project Manager to drive wind, solar, and battery energy storage initiatives across Victoria and Tasmania. The role requires coordinating technical, environmental, planning, and commercial workstreams to progress projects from concept through to investment decision.

Ideal candidates will bring broad renewable energy development experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and proven project-management capabilities to lead diverse teams and deliver client value.

Qualifications

• Experience across the broader renewable energy project development lifecycle, including early development, planning and approvals, stakeholder engagement, network connection, development risk management and progression towards FID.
• Strong understanding of the technical, environmental, planning, stakeholder, commercial and delivery activities required to progress renewable energy projects from concept to investment decision.
• Proven project management capability, including leading multidisciplinary teams, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes.
• Strong client-facing and commercial capability with established relationships across developers, owners, contractors and other market participants.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related fields is preferred, with proven experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead wind, solar and battery energy storage projects from early development through late-stage development, with delivery responsibilities.
• Identify critical development risks and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to develop mitigation strategies.
• Act as Project Engineer and, where appropriate, Project Manager for complex renewable energy assignments.
• Collaborate with developers, asset owners, contractors and market participants to shape projects and resolve development challenges.
• Lead proposals and coordinate technical specialists to deliver integrated, commercially sound solutions.

Skills

Renewable energy

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

RPEV registration

Job description

GHD seeks an Energy Project Engineer/Project Manager to drive wind, solar, and battery energy storage initiatives across Victoria and Tasmania. The role requires coordinating technical, environmental, planning, and commercial workstreams to progress projects from concept through to investment decision.

Ideal candidates will bring broad renewable energy development experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and proven project-management capabilities to lead diverse teams and deliver client value.