Summary: 

A major player in the Australian Solar development market is seeking a Project Director for their Melbourne offices. The company have achieved financial close on various Solar Farms in Australia and are seeking a Project Director to successfully deliver the next phase of projects to market with overall responsibility for project schedule, quality, budget, and health and safety.

Your responsibilities:

·       Manage the construction process, guaranteeing project schedule, quality, budget, and health and safety.

·       Technical support for grid connection agreements, grid negotiations and grid registration processes 

·       Liaise regularly ad closely with important stakeholders (AEMO, NSP etc) assisting with Generator registration processes

·       Manage the R2 commissioning and hold point testing phases

·       Input into development and financial close

·       Manage the early works contracts

·       Aid the development team with planning and compliance work ahead of financial close 

·       Provide regular reports on project progress

·       Coordination of site visits

 Skills, qualifications and experience required from you:

·       Electrical Engineering degree preferred  

·       Experience in the delivery of a utility scale Solar Farm in Australia (experience delivering Wind/ substations highly regarded)

·       Understanding of Australian grid connection and registration process

·       Technically minded in either electrical or power engineering subjects

·       Able to engage and manage relationships with multiple external stakeholders

·       Good report writing skills for project update purposes