Industry Director – Systems Planning & Grid Integration Lead ANZ I Energy

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Lead strategic growth of practice capabilities across technical, client, delivery, commercial and people priorities.
• Guide Energy business leaders on market change, regulation, technology and commercial considerations.
• Build long-term relationships with current and prospective strategic clients as a trusted advisor.
• Oversee specialist technical excellence and verification for complex utility-scale projects.
• Develop and mentor leaders, strengthen team culture and support succession pathways.
• Provide strategic technical leadership across renewable energy, battery storage and power generation.
• Assess team capability and plan future recruitment, development and retention aligned with market needs.
• Lead projects in a Project Manager, Design Manager or Project Director capacity.

Qualifications and experience

• Proven industry leadership with technical and delivery experience in the energy sector.
• Experience delivering nationally significant projects at scale across multiple power-system, planning and grid-integration disciplines.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams delivering technical and engineering projects.
• Build mutually beneficial client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor.
• Collaborate with regulated utilities, government regulators, OEMs, contractors and other industry organizations.
• Apply commercial judgment to shape sustainable long-term growth.
• Work effectively with ambiguity across stakeholders, disciplines and teams.
• Motivation to develop others and shape future energy engineering leaders.

Work arrangements

• AECOM describes hybrid work options, with work possible from an office, remote location or client site.
• New employees are required to attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.