• Permanent full-time role, ideally based in Melbourne with occasional travel required.
• Put your stamp on the energy transition in a role that will have real impact for large C&I customers.
• Opportunity to develop on grid-connected microgrids and large distributed generation projects.

About Alinta Energy:

At Alinta Energy, we’re constantly striving to do better. Whether it’s lowering customers costs, providing world class local service or sustainable energy, our aim is to be better. And to keep getting better day after day. Better for our customers. Better for Australia. And better for our environment.

We’re a leading Australian utility with an owned and contracted generation portfolio of 3,000MW, over 1 million combined electricity and gas retail customers, and around 1,000 employees across Australia and New Zealand. Supplying energy in Australia for over 20 years, today we’re a vertically integrated energy company providing generation, retail and wholesale supply of gas and electricity across Australia. We support the development of renewable energy generation and offer local customer service through support hubs in Perth, Western Australia and Morwell in Victoria.

Our Culture:

It’s an exciting time to become a part of our growing team at Alinta Energy. Our people are our greatest asset and we’re committed to a culture that’s focussed on being better at providing great service externally and internally. An organisation where people truly matter. That’s better.

About The Role:

We are currently seeking a Microgrid Project Development Manager to join our New Markets team reporting to the Head of Microgrid Development. This is a full-time, permanent role to be ideally based in Melbourne with some travel required. The role will develop customer focussed opportunities on grid-connected microgrids and large distributed generation projects for Mining, Manufacturing and Industrial users of energy. These ‘Energy as a Service’ projects will be funded, owned and operated by Alinta Energy.

Duties:

• Identify and originate microgrid project opportunities with customers that are aligned with Alinta priorities.
• Oversee all aspects of microgrid, onsite energy generation, battery storage and demand response project development including hands on development of project opportunities, proposals, tender submissions and managing all aspects of the process through to Final Project Investment Decision.
• Engage and manage clients with key Alinta relationship managers and/or have direct relationship with large corporate executive and management to identify, qualify, validate and develop microgrid, distributed energy, and/or demand response project opportunities.
• Build productive internal and external relationships to facilitate the delivery of business outcomes.

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrated successful origination, business development, project development through to Financial Investment Decisions for EaaS and/or Capex Microgrid projects for mining and large manufacturing and industrial customers.
• Extensive experience developing proposals, tender submissions, negotiating and executing contracts and managing counterparty relationships.
• Understanding of what makes a microgrid project feasible and ability to identify and scope opportunities, articulate benefits, identify risks and mitigation measures.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and an ability to manage numerous projects and relationships simultaneously.
• Demonstrated successful engagement and influence with senior executives at large ASX200 companies including CFO’s and COO’s and senior management project sponsors across mining, manufacturing and industrial clients and have an extensive network across potential customers.

This is a great opportunity to join the New Markets business as it establishes itself as a key enabler to Australian industry.

One of our key values at Alinta is ‘People Matter’, so even if you don’t possess all the mentioned skills and experience, we would still encourage you to apply!

Benefits:

• Hybrid working arrangements for most roles, combining office-based and work from home.
• Staff energy discount offer (where products are available)
• Generous employee referral bonus
• Salary Packaging options
• Wellness programs including our Employee Assistance Program and free full access to the Headspace application.
• Paid community volunteer leave
• Access to LinkedIn learning
• Discount program for a range of products and services
• 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Company paid salary continuance insurance.
• Ability to purchase additional leave.
• Modern offices with free snacks, drinks, and coffee

Let’s spread the positive energy together…

Alinta Energy is a 2023 Circle Back Initiative employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please note that if your application progresses you will be required to complete background/pre-employment checks. These checks may include but are not limited to - right to work/immigration checks, reference checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks and additional finance checks for finance related positions.

How to apply:

Click “APPLY” to submit your application. Closing Date: 15th of September.

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