Senior Project Engineer - Eraring Battery Energy Storage System

• Immerse yourself in our Grid-scale BESS project 
• Be part of our renewable energy transition 
• Eraring based

Delivering good energy starts from within

It’s an exciting time to join Origin. Creating a great place to work means together we’re progressing our ambition to lead the energy transition through cleaner energy and customer solutions. We’re always looking for better ways to deliver for our customers – and for our people.

About the role:  
Based at Australia’s largest operational power station - Eraring Power Station in New South Wales, focusing on delivering one of Australia’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects adjacent to the Eraring power station. Provide onsite engineering, project management and technical focus for the project – liaising with the wider project team and operational staff. The Senior Project Engineer will be the technical interface with the project engineering teams, contractors, site operational staff to ensure the project is completed to a high standard and support the project director with project management activities.

Why this role matters?   

• Provide onsite engineering, project management and technical focus for the project
• Be the technical interface with project engineering teams, contractors, site operational staff to ensure the project is completed to a high standard and support the project director with project management activities
• Actively support the HSE requirements and standards on site to ensure the works are delivered safely
• Provide engineering and technical coordination for the project
• Ensure that quality related processes and practices undertaken achieve a high outcome standard
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships

What will you bring?   

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or engineering degree
• Engineering experience (5-8 years) with relevant legislative and HSE knowledge
• Good level of power generation, renewables or heavy industry knowledge and experience, preferably in BESS
• A high level of Quality management and Continuous Improvement knowledge and experience
• Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work within and provide leadership to cross functional/discipline teams

So, why join us?   

• Discounted Origin products benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers!  
• Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.  
• A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work!  

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse. 

 

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. 

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