Turbine Package Manager (Project Manager)

We’re Hiring – Turbine Manager (Supply & Install) – 3 year fixed term contract – located in Brisbane with some travel. Consideration given to other locations on the East Coast. 

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About Us

Our organisational culture is central to our success, and our pillars of character drive everything we do:

Speak up - Make a difference. The biggest challenge humanity faces need big brains, big voices, and fresh perspectives.

Respect expertise - ​Listen and learn, always. Ability trumps hierarchy. Share smarts and contribute.  Prove it - ​Science and business do not progress on assumptions. The problems we are solving deserve robust justification.

Collaborate -Our skills mix is our superpower. Democratise knowledge, multiply capacity.

 About the Role

The Manager, Turbine (Supply & Install) plays a pivotal role in overseeing the end-to-end process of wind turbine supply and installation, ensuring compliance with regulations, drive continual improvement, and fosters effective collaboration with the project team.

You are responsible for managing aspects of the Wind Turbine Supply and Install contract for major projects. The role will have a strong focus on supply of the wind turbines in accordance with the contractor’s requirements. You will manage and monitor the design progress and collaborate with others as well as have oversight of the installation and commissioning in line with the project requirements.

You will be responsible for the management of compliance with the various grid connection requirements. Drive continual improvement for systems, and processes to ensure industry standards.

 Duties include, but are not limited to:

 Design and Supply

You need to be fully aware of project requirement associated with the wind turbine supply and install they need to: 

 Ensure the design is progressed in a timely manner such that the various interface requirements are met, and the design is complaint with the contract.

• Management the design interfaces
• Ensure the required inspections/tests are undertaken in line with the various plans and the appropriate quality documentation is provided!
• Undertake reviews to ensure the various manufacturing and shipping works are in compliance with the various contractual requirements and application laws.

Installation

Be fully aware of all ongoing TSI site activities and provide assessments of those activities on the overall project. This will require: 

• Regular visits to site to verify the TSI performance, contract adherence, quality etc.
• Close liaison with site team to ensure any issues are being managed in accordance with the various contract requirements including commissioning and grid compliance testing.
• Management of the handover of the wind turbines to the Windlab Asset Management team including the provision of the various quality and operation documents

Contract Administration

• Ensure that all project contract requirements are implemented including the procurement and administration of contract securities and insurance requirements.
• Produce procedures for contract requirements implementation as required!
• Ensure Company policies associated with contracts are followed!
• Initiate contractual claims as required!
• Prepare contract variations.
• Lead the TSI payment and variation certification process and be directly involved in any contractual disputes should they arise!
• Monitor and review financial data related to contract performance, forecasts, labour, and variation costs, expected Gross Margin and profits, and report any discrepancies as they arise.
• Assist with reporting and processing monthly cost recording and processing.
• Monitor, review and where directed ensure all Business Units deliver appropriate reports as directed.
• Ensure all Project Reports are provided in accordance with the project and company requirements.
• Produce and/or assist in estimating with guidance on costings and commercial matters, including the provision of commercial schedules for tender submissions on other projects.
• As part of our Graduate Development Programme, you will be required to support and mentor talented graduates, ensuring their growth and success whilst on site.

 Who we are looking for!

As a project management professional with experience in large scale renewable energy projects, you understand the importance of collaboration and team dedication. Your technical understanding of the electrical industry and commercial contract management makes you a key member of any construction project team.

 Your outstanding communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders ensure project excellence. If you're passionate about renewable energy, this is the opportunity to take your career to the next level. Join our team and help us promote brand awareness.

Skills/Experience

• A strong background in commercial contract management on large scale renewable projects
• Ability to negotiate, review, and manage contracts with suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders
• Technical understanding of the Electrical industry

 This role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who is not only technically proficient but also possesses strong interpersonal skills, a passion for renewable energy and a drive to make meaningful impact in the field of sustainable development.

Windlab’s construction team combines global experience, local knowledge with a strong industry reputation to execute the delivery of our portfolio of clean energy projects safely, responsibly, on time and within budget.

Our sole focus on renewables, combined with the rich and diverse experience of our Construction team offers unparalleled construction experience and the nuanced insight that only a dedicated, fully integrated renewable energy company can offer.

You’ll wear multiple hats in a rewarding career in a team that blends contractor management, health and safety, environment management, compliance, stakeholder engagement and more.

Applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. Windlab will remove this advertisement if the position is filled. 

• Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks if required for the position (which may include police record checks).

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At Windlab we value the expertise and experience that each individual brings to our workplace. If there is a better way, a fresh perspective, or a counterpoint then we want to hear about it. We like to share knowledge, test thinking, bring the community into the process and ultimately multiply capability. We are looking for people from all backgrounds to join our team and help us make renewable energy cheaper, easier, and more reliable. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with disabilities to apply.