Transitional Generation Lead | Brisbane, Melbourne, SydneyHybrid

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

As the energy sector continues to transition within Australia and globally, WSP’s Power & Energy division is dedicated to supporting that transition. Collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

Power & Energy

Our Power & Energy team helps clients maintain secure and reliable power supplies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and deliver future energy schemes to help our cities transition to a more sustainable world. Our team has expertise in solar, wind, hydropower, thermal energy, waste-to-energy and bioenergy, battery storage, network distribution and systems and automation.

The Opportunity:

Lead a team of Mechanical Engineers in WSP’s Transitional Generation team that specialises in thermal generation projects (steam cycle, gas, diesel, waste to energy, geothermal, and waste heat recovery), hydropower, new energy (such as hydrogen), and energy storage (such as compressed air). 

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of mechanical engineers to undertake a broad range of power generation engineering projects.
• Undertake business development activities including development of the team’s strategy.
• Grow the company’s capability to deliver projects in innovative generation technologies.
• Identify and pursue opportunities, leading and directing proposal strategy and development.
• Develop and maintain client relationships. 
• Develop and mentor staff, ensuring success of our people and business.
• Exhibit and promote a positive health, safety, environment and quality culture.
• Leading and delivering technical outcomes for generation projects new and currently under development.
• Provision of technical advisory for refurbishment / operation / asset management / maintenance projects for generation facilities.
• Ensuring engineering outcomes meet client needs, regulatory requirements, quality and purpose.
• Monitor and manage multi-disciplinary projects, applying business systems.
• Administration of project and team commercial metrics.

About you:

• Experience in a consultancy environment and/or experience in power generation.
• Experience in a lead position. Experience as a team lead beneficial.
• Bachelor’s level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered engineering status and/or state-based registration qualification (RPEQ, RPEV).
• High technical aptitude gained from demonstrated project delivery.
• Knowledge of power generation equipment design, operation, and manufacture.
• Experience in managing multiple engineering projects of varying complexity and size.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work virtually and face-to-face within a team environment.
• Ability to motivate and develop others.
• Ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• Exhibits high degree of accountability and ownership.
• Ability to manage self and undertake / manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Established networks within the power generation industry.
• Experience and motivation to grow teams / businesses.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience delivering business objectives.
• Ability to lead and deliver projects, while liaising with internal teams and clients.
• Ability to lead and develop strategic outcomes.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.

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