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Your Impact

At Jacobs, we're helping clients accelerate the energy transition by planning, delivering and optimising power generation and energy storage assets across a rapidly evolving energy landscape. Our Energy & Power team partners with utilities, independent power producers and developers to deliver renewable generation, energy storage and emerging energy solutions that improve reliability, strengthen resilience and support a lower‑carbon future.

As part of our Power Generation team, you'll work on some of the region's most significant renewable energy projects, including large‑scale wind farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), solar developments and other generation technologies. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Australia and APAC, helping clients deliver critical energy infrastructure that will shape the future of power generation.

Role Summary

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex power generation projects across their full lifecycle, from development and design through to procurement, construction and commissioning. Combining strong project leadership, commercial acumen and client relationship skills, you'll oversee multidisciplinary teams,



manage project performance and provide strategic advice to clients on some of the industry’s most significant renewable energy projects. You'll also play a key role in mentoring project managers, supporting business growth and contributing to Jacobs' continued success in the energy transition.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Manage project scope, cost, schedule, risk and quality outcomes, ensuring projects are delivered safely and in line with client expectations
- Act as the key point of contact for clients, providing trusted advice and building long‑term relationships across the energy sector
- Lead multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of project delivery, including engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities
- Support business development activities through proposals, bids, cost estimates and project execution strategies
- Mentor and support project managers and project teams while promoting Jacobs' culture of safety, collaboration and technical excellence

Qualifications

- Demonstrated experience managing complex power generation or energy infrastructure projects within a consulting, owner’s engineer, EPC or developer environment
- Strong experience delivering renewable energy projects, ideally including wind, BESS,



solar or related generation technologies
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and successfully manage project commercial, contractual and delivery outcomes
- Experience developing client relationships, leading proposals and supporting the pursuit of recent project opportunities
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams
- Degree qualifications in Engineering (Electrical preferred, although Mechanical, Civil or related disciplines will also be considered) or a related field

Location

Sydney, NSW. This role is office‑based under Jacobs’ flexible working model, with travel required from time to time to support project and client needs.

Benefits

Paid parental leave, lifetime financial allowance for fertility and IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance, menopause and low testosterone treatment support, and comprehensive wellbeing resources.

Cultural Support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews and invites nominated cultural representatives to participate on the interview panel. All employees find connection, purpose and belonging through our Employee Networks and Communities of Practice.

Inclusive Recruitment Support

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process, please contact the team via Careers Support.

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📌 Senior Project Manager (North Sydney Council)
🏢 Jacobs
📍 North Sydney Council