Senior Energy Projects Lead — Solar, Battery & EV Deployments

Origin Energy; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 weeks parental leave

Additional 4 weeks annual leave

Employee electricity, gas and internet

EV subscription benefits

Job summary

Origin Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of distributed energy projects across solar, batteries, EV charging and embedded networks. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, coordinating internal teams and external partners to ensure safety, quality and customer outcomes.

You will manage complex projects, monitor budgets and schedules, and drive improvements in governance and delivery practices across Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex energy, infrastructure or building services projects.
• Strong commercial capability including contract management, cost control and forecasting.
• Proven stakeholder management across customers, consultants, contractors and partners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex, multi-asset projects that support Australia’s energy transition.
• Lead solar, battery, EV and energy services projects from contract acceptance to operational handover.
• Manage commercial outcomes, contract obligations, budgets, schedules and delivery performance.
• Coordinate customers, consultants, delivery partners, network providers and internal teams to bring integrated solutions to life.
• Maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, compliance and customer outcomes.
• Contribute to business improvement by strengthening systems, reporting, leveraging technology, digital ways of working and delivery practices.

Skills

Energy projects

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering

Renewable energy

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Power BI

Procore

Job description

Origin Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery of distributed energy projects across solar, batteries, EV charging and embedded networks. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, coordinating internal teams and external partners to ensure safety, quality and customer outcomes.

You will manage complex projects, monitor budgets and schedules, and drive improvements in governance and delivery practices across Australia.