Senior Project Development Engineer

Senior Project Development Engineer – Maximum Term Full Time / Perth CBD

Are you an experienced Senior Project Development Engineer, ready to lead the development of complex, high-value projects within the energy sector? We’re seeking a skilled engineer with a proven track record in managing large-scale, technically challenging projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines. Your technical expertise, combined with your ability to engage key stakeholders, balance competing priorities, and drive project delivery within stringent deadlines, will be critical to your success in this role.

You'll gain exposure to concepts and practices that are at the technical, commercial, and regulatory forefront of Western Australia’s transforming energy landscape, while helping develop ambitious renewable energy projects for the benefit of the Western Australian community and electricity consumers.

As a Senior Project Development Engineer, you’ll challenge and influence technical solutions, ensuring alignment with the highest standards of engineering and regulatory compliance.

In preparation for project execution, you will initiate investments in accordance with Western Power’s Investment Governance Framework and prepare business cases to justify investment decisions based on sound assessment of relevant financial, commercial, regulatory and risk considerations.

Your Role in Action

• Coordinate and lead Joint Planning Teams and provide technical input into the options analysis and scope development.
• Develop and collate robust and detailed documentation to support investment decisions.
• Analyse and assess technical solutions to planning problems, including costing of feasible options.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective and timely framing of decisions and / or contracts relating to complex network and major customer connections and line relocations.
• Ensure appropriate and robust commercial solutions having regard to risk implications and all engineering requirements.
• Be responsible and accountable for the production and management of accurate capital budget requirements associated with complex projects.
• Apply the Regulatory and Technical rules, policies and guidelines to customer driven and network investments and planning criteria.
• Provide mentoring to graduate engineers.
• Provide high quality data and forecasts with respect to investment proposals.

What Makes You a Great Fit

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations.

You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including :

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