Your impact
Here's what you'll need
Experience and skills are expected to include:
- Current and active participation in renewable energy sector in New Zealand.
- Early-stage wind project development.
- Experience working in consulting or for renewable energy developers.
- Strong technical knowledge of wind turbine technology, wind farm layout design and optimisation, wind resource assessment and energy yield analysis.
- Firm understanding of balance of plant requirements on wind farm projects.
- windPRO, WAsP and/or other wind engineering software.
- Time on site on renewable energy projects.
- Strong articulation and communication skills.
- High quality technical report writing.
- Analytical skills
- Time management and experience working on multiple projects or pursuits simultaneously.
- Work within multi-disciplinary teams.
The following experience and skills are preferred, but not essential:
- A personal network within the renewable energy sector in New Zealand.
- Delivery of technical due diligence services, including reviewing technical documentation, authoring relevant report sections, co-ordinating inputs from other disciplines, and liaising with stakeholders throughout the process.
- Delivery of technical advisory services including owner’s engineering (OE), lender’s technical advisor (LTA) and independent engineer (IE) through project development and construction.
- Familiarity with contracting approaches for construction of wind and other projects, including full EPC wrap and split contracting.
- Wind monitoring campaign planning and execution, including met masts and remote sensing devices (LiDAR and SoDAR).
- Participation in stakeholder engagement, including presentation of technical matters to those out of discipline.
- Early-stage solar and/or BESS project development.
- Technical knowledge of solar and/or BESS technology, including balance of system.
- PVsyst and/or other solar engineering software.
- Previous/current work in consulting and/or working with third parties (e.g. customers/clients), including project/pursuit management and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
- Understanding of commercial aspects of renewable energy development, including project economics and project financing.
Other experience and qualifications are expected to include:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in renewable energy, engineering or related field.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Jacobs’ capabilities and reputation in New Zealand, with support to Australia and Asia
- Representing Jacobs at key thought leadership events.
- Deliver technically excellent engineering consultancy services.
- Facilitate independent design/review/assurance on Projects.
- Manage projects delivering on cost, on time, and resulting in client satisfaction.
- Maintain compliance with Jacobs QA procedures, including the deliverables review QA process.
- Mentor and facilitate the technical development of more junior resources to meet market requirements. Engage with high performers in a team environment to facilitate knowledge sharing and coaching.
- Support business development, with a focus on renewable generation and support the win of the opportunities.
- Works with the Team Leader, Section Leader and Geographic Leader to achieve mutual work/business goals.
- Establishes and maintains relationships within the industry (e.g., prospects, past clients, regulators, suppliers).
- Deliver projects to a successful outcome for clients and Jacobs.
- Enhance our reputation with clients through strong service delivery.
- Builds trusted relationships with clients.
- Builds business development skills.
- Promotes a client focused culture when working within the team.
- Bid preparation a
- nd submittals as required, support section leader, project managers in the delivery of financially successful projects.
- Provide broad consulting support specific to renewable energy projects, including project development and delivery.
- Promotes safety culture within the organisation and with our clients.
- Be engaged in the safety culture of Jacobs and promote safety in all aspects of project delivery.
- Proactively manage the HSE requirements on projects.
- The Associate role is expected to provide senior support to the group including the following:
- Talent management: has a mentor and acts as a mentor to others, participate in technical training and holds or pursues professional certification.
- Strategy and growth: establish relationships with local clients and involved in pursuits. Aware of local market drivers and Jacobs’ involvement
- Connectivity: Has a network of expertise that extends beyond their home office. Participates in community of practices and leads small teams.
- Driving Innovation: Supports innovation and challenges our approach.
- Project Delivery Excellence: Participates in quality management process uses key tools and best practices to maximise productivity/ Helps identify and communicate project risks to Jacobs and our clients.
No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
Please contact the team if you require support or reasonable adjustments regarding our recruitment process (for example, you need the application form in a different format).
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.
