Hydropower Project Engineering Manager - Brisbane
Requisition ID: 275279
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Brisbane, QLD
Bechtel Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Hydropower Engineering Manager to lead the technical development of proposals, project development, and EPC project delivery. This is a Brisbane based role.
What We Offer:
There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make. In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live a healthy life.
With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.
About the Role:
This role is to join Bechtel's growing Infrastructure Project Development Team, providing engineering management services to support development and delivery of a portfolio of Heavy Civil projects in Australia, with a focus on dams and pumped hydropower energy storage.
The Hydropower Engineering Manager will participate in all stages of the project lifecycle, including conceptual design, early contractor involvement (ECI), FEED, detailed design and project execution, and contribute to technical feasibility studies, value engineering, cost development and strategic planning for the project.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coordinates technical scope with Construction and Procurement Functions.
- Provides support to Business Development, securing new work and external engagement.
- Manages multi-discipline team executing conceptual design, FEED and project execution.
- Prepares scope of work, coordinates bids and selection, and manages the delivery of engineering scope by design consultants.
- Manages technical discussions with third parties (consultants, regulators, original equipment manufacturers) to facilitate appropriate technical solutions and decisions.
- Provides leadership and inspires performance of the project team.
- Other duties as designated.
What You Bring:
- Degree in Geotechnical, Civil, Hydraulic, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with Professional Engineering License (RPEQ)
- Experience of design development, feasibility studies, detailed design, and in managing design consultants, including scoping, technical specifications, tender evaluations, design review, and construction supervision.
- Demonstrable professional experience in the hydropower and pumped storage industry, ideally with an international developer, consultant or contractor.
- Demonstrable engineering skills and experience including civil structures, dams, tunnels, generation plant and powerhouse complexes.
- Specific areas of technical expertise would be viewed positively:
- Large hydropower or pumped storage design and construction.
- Experience of dams and large hydraulic structures.
- Knowledge of geology and geotechnics.
- Tunnelling and underground works experience.
- Experience with design and integration of M&E equipment.
- Experience with layout and construction planning of major hydropower or pumped storage projects.
- Management of multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, procurement, construction.
Working Rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required.
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Why Choose Bechtel?
Just as we are committed to helping our customers achieve their visions, we are committed to offering the best people in the industry—people like you—with rewarding, challenging, and flexible long-term careers.
Outstanding professionals are needed on projects that create jobs and grow economies; improve the resiliency of the world's infrastructure; connect communities to resources and opportunities; get us closer to net zero; tackle critical environmental challenges to protect people and the planet; and accelerate progress to make the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.
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