About the role
Octopus is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Grid team who will be responsible for leading grid related activities and providing technical support to the broader business through the project lifecycle including:
- Technologies: Wind, standalone utility scale batteries and solar hybrid.
- M&A: Provide strategic network-related insight on new investment opportunities and manage related due diligence activities.
- Development:
- Support team during the early-development phase of projects, mainly in preliminary design of solar, wind and hybrid facilities
- Engage in commercial and technical grid aspects of EPC, eBoP, and O&M tenders including the selection of key inverter and PPC equipment
- Connection Process: Lead the connection process including managing the TNSP, AEMO and technical consultants
- Construction: Support including R1, Registration, and R2 compliance
- Operation: Support team in ongoing compliance of operational assetts.
The role is based in Melbourne or Sydney – with site visits required periodically to our projects throughout various stages. Our current portfolio consists of a mixture of greenfield through to late-stage assets.
Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. We’ll need you to be an engaged team member, who can provide technical leadership to investment and development leads. You need to be a self-starter with high energy levels, tenacity, initiative, and a willingness to commit whatever it takes to deliver the required results.
