At Aurecon we see the future through a very different lens. Do you?
Innovation, eminence and digital are at the heart of everything we do. Are you excited about the future?
Are you driven by the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and complex projects and to learn from the best? We are.
Diversity is at the core of everything we do. We work together to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness. Our differences are what fuel our creativity.
We embrace flexible working and are always open to discussing your individual needs so that you get to create your own experience with us.
What will you do?You will take a lead role in delivering transmission and distribution projects within Aurecon’s South Australia and Victorian (SAVI) Energy business. Aurecon’s SAVI Energy business includes capability across transmission and distribution, and power generation and storage market segments, supporting a variety of clients including utilities, developers, contractors, investors and Government. This is an opportunity to join an eminent and well-established team and take on some of the most complex and pressing challenges of the energy market transformation. Aurecon has a strong pipeline of energy sector work having recently won a number of high profile projects, and is well positioned with Government and private sector clients in both SAVI and more broadly across Australia to play a major role in delivering the electricity sector infrastructure of the future.
In this role as a Technical Director, you will will be responsible for supporting the growth and technical development of team interacting with colleagues from across different markets, capabilities and regions, to advise our clients on the development and implementation of distribution and transmission projects across the entire development lifecycle. Roles include technical advisory, multidisciplinary detailed design projects as part of D&C, EPC or design only project delivery, as well as potential owner’s engineer and or technical due diligence opportunities.
Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.Provide a wealth of experience and hands-on technical leadership, to grow the Transmission and Distribution Teams’ capacity and technical capability by motivating, developing and mentoring staff.
Provide leadership in building and maintaining relationships with our industry clients through technical delivery eminence including proposal preparation and technical aspects in the delivery of small to large scale projects.
Have well-developed and strong communication and technical report writing skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to a diverse range of clients.
Work collaboratively across the business and with local and national clients, bringing diverse skillsets together through national and international work-sharing, and innovation to complex problems to successfully deliver projects.
Membership of professional bodies related to transmission and distribution, Chartered Professional Engineer and Registered Professional Engineer Victoria
We know today’s complex challenges can only be solved through bringing together diverse teams of people from across our business, so there will be opportunities for you to apply your skills and creativity to projects in other geographies and markets.
What can you bring to the team?Firstly, you will share our genuine passion for re-imagining engineering and be someone that actively pursues continuous learning to help shape the future.
You will also bring the following:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
15+ years of industry experience
Strong transmission and distribution engineering background, with a strength in HV protection and secondary system detailed design, with a deep understanding of the multidisciplinary design requirements and relevant standards
IEC61850 knowledge and experience would be highly desirable.
Commercial acumen. The ability to understand where to focus efforts in mitigating our risk is an important part of the role.
Confident communication and ability to influence
Collaborative team builder with a focus on diversity and inclusion
An ability to inspire teams through technical leadership
Our Aurecon Attributes describe the types of people we bring together for clients. We don’t expect you to have all eight of the attributes, but one that is unique to you.
In Aurecon’s Energy team, we pride ourselves on the technical expertise, quality and the depth of knowledge of our people that really sets us apart - our clients come to us to deliver challenging projects at the forefront of the energy transition.
Finally, we value that each of our team members brings something different to Aurecon. We look for people who have had a broad range of experiences throughout their career and can demonstrate how they have worked as part of a team to bring ideas to life. Does that sound like you?