Senior Renewable Energy Engineer

4 weeks ago

Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Full time

Your Impact:


It is an exciting time to be part of the energy transition at Jacobs as our Energy & Power business continues to experience rapid growth.

We are working with established clients across the globe to deliver the Energy Transition.

From major renewable energy projects to high voltage direct current inter country interconnectors and offshore grids, we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

Jacobs offer a full range of Energy & Power Project services for utility scale power generation projects.

Our scope of services is a mix of engineering consultancy including concept design, feasibility and pre-feasibility, design review, site investigations, techno-economic advisory services, and technical due diligence, construction management and owner's engineering services.


Here's what you'll need:


As a Senior Renewable Energy Engineer in Jacobs' Generation team, you'll provide specialised technical consultancy, advisory and engineering services across the Asia Pacific region, developing Jacobs' capability and reputation across a range of renewable energy projects including Solar, Wind and Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Furthermore, this exciting opportunity will include Engineering and Project/Design Management duties for other generation technologies.


We are seeking an experienced person with a tertiary engineering qualification along with solid experience in Power Generation projects, especially Renewable projects.

You will have experience in project development and delivery, gained from working on large, complex projects. You are or aspire to be recognised in the industry as a business builder in a tier 1 consultancy.

In this enticing role, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Undertake conceptual design and specification for renewable power energy power generation projects, focusing on Solar PV, Wind and Battery Energy Storage.
  • Prepare renewable energy feasibility studies, technical specifications, and tender documents.
  • Be involved in constructionphase site inspections and perform quality reporting and progress reviews for operational sites.
  • Prepare Technical Due Diligence reports.
  • Support further Generation projects, in line with experience.
  • Be seen as a trusted adviser, develop new client networks and enhance existing relationships through regular engagement from which to establish repeat business.
  • Habitually coaching and mentoring less experienced staff to enable them to be better equipped to manage complex engagements.
  • Develop Jacobs' brand through your exemplary standards of professionalism, such as selfless stewardship of business activities performed across the power business, demonstrating an adept understanding of risk and informed solution making.
  • Plan, scope, and deliver coordinated services and align engagement outcomes with a standard that reflects the importance and purpose of the services.
  • Actively support the achievement of growth targets through positive client interaction as well as proposal and bid preparation.

Jacobs. A world where you can.
At Jacobs, we support your personal life and career journeys.

From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions, we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working to help you uncover a working arrangement that delivers the flexibility, tools and space to maximise your potential.


We're the 2023 winners of the Consult Australia People First Award for our suite of employee benefits that support all our employees in all stages of their personal and professional lives.


For the 6th consecutive year, we've been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Australia).

In New Zealand, we're a founding member of The Diversity Agenda and are committed to making our industry more inclusive and diverse.

In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).


Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we're inclusive, we're more connected, and if diverse, we're more creative.

We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.

This is reflected in our eight global Jacobs employee networks centred on driving inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and our Women's Network - find out

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