Senior Optimisation Engineer – Renewable Energy Performance

Squadron Energy; Victoria; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility and growth

Generous leave policy

Performance-based rewards

Job summary

Squadron Energy is seeking a Senior Optimisation Engineer to lead asset performance improvements across our operating portfolio. You will analyze operational and engineering data to identify trends and opportunities, and develop business cases to drive reliability, availability and energy yield.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Asset Management and external partners to turn insights into measurable outcomes, build dashboards, and support OEM performance reviews.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in power generation, renewable energy, utilities, oil and gas, industrial operations or related.
• Experience in optimisation engineering and asset performance management.
• Experience with asset performance platforms such as AVEVA PI, PI Vision, PI Asset Framework or Clir.
• Strong understanding of SCADA and plant performance.
• Experience preparing business cases or investment proposals.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset performance improvement and optimisation initiatives across Squadron Energy's operating portfolio.
• Analyse operational and engineering data to identify trends, root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Develop business cases and implementation plans to support decisions.
• Act as a power user and SME for asset performance platforms (AVEVA PI, PI Vision, PI AF, Clir).
• Develop dashboards, monitoring frameworks and insights to support decision-making and value realisation.
• Track and report benefits from optimisation initiatives and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Optimization engineering

Asset performance management

Reliability improvement

Diagnostics

Performance engineering

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AVEVA PI

PI Vision

PI Asset Framework

Clir

SCADA

Job description

Squadron Energy is seeking a Senior Optimisation Engineer to lead asset performance improvements across our operating portfolio. You will analyze operational and engineering data to identify trends and opportunities, and develop business cases to drive reliability, availability and energy yield.

You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Asset Management and external partners to turn insights into measurable outcomes, build dashboards, and support OEM performance reviews.