Engineering Manager

• Hybrid working combining Perth or Melbourne office-based and work from home.
• Oversee the entire engineering spectrum for our Power Generation assets.
• Supporting a high performing engineering team and oversee their development.

Want a better job?

You’ll find it at Alinta Energy.

We’re making energy better for our more than 1.1 million customers – and we’re making work life better for our 1,000+ people too.

We believe in better.
At Alinta Energy, we’re a friendly bunch working to be the best energy company. Our culture is collaborative, and our passion drives positive change for people and the planet.   

Over the past decade, we’ve evolved from a Western Australian residential gas retailer to one of Australia’s largest energy retailers, generators, investors, and developers with infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand.

Australia’s energy system is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history and we’re right there with it.

Help us make energy better.

About the role:

Reporting to the General Manager of Power Generation, the Engineering Manager position involves directing and managing a professional team engaged in interconnected engineering activities. This role will be responsible for delivering complex solutions and managing projects for power generation sites. Additionally, you will provide engineering support for new business development and acquisitions as needed. This role requires a strong emphasis on supporting the team to achieve its objectives and maintains high-performance standards.

In this role, you’ll be:

• Supervise the management and allocation of engineering service requests and oversee change management activities.
• Offer technical engineering guidance to various stakeholders to support the achievement of engineering deliverables.
• Plan and oversee all aspects of the implementation of the Asset Management System and associated project management.
• Ensure engineering services are aligned with site-based project delivery, achieving optimal timelines.
• Align team capabilities with the business objectives of the function, fostering a collaborative team culture.

Ideally, you’ll bring to the role:

• Have a tertiary qualification in an engineering discipline (preferably electrical)
• Be a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
• Experienced professional engineer with proven management and business expertise.
• Extensive experience in the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of Gas fired power stations.
• Successful proven track record in leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers.
• Proven success in creating innovative engineering solutions to complex problems and managing service agreements, contracts, and management of major projects.

Be a part of shaping the future of our Power Generation Assets and delivering innovative Engineering solutions that align with our business strategy.

Enjoy better benefits - check our website for the full list!

One of the best things about Alinta Energy is we discover better together. If you like the sound of that, and you’re a match for the role, we’d love to talk to you.

Alinta Energy. That’s better. 

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

If your application progresses, we will need to complete background and pre-employment checks, such as immigration checks, reference checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks, and additional checks for roles related to finance.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Closing date: 6th of September