Manager, Project Engineering

Your Mission:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project engineers across the APAC region (Australia & Japan), including hiring, onboarding, goal setting, performance management, and career development.
• Plan and allocate engineering resources across the project portfolio, balancing workload, prioritizing critical-path activities, and forecasting staffing needs as the pipeline grows.
• Oversee Project Engineers on critical, high-value, or technically complex projects, owning engineering execution end-to-end from design through commissioning and handover.
• Be accountable for engineering execution across the APAC project portfolio, ensuring a thorough understanding of scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholders on every project and keeping all parties in sync.
• Proactively identify gaps in scope, responsibility, and contractual requirements across projects and drive resolution with internal and external stakeholders. This requires a comprehensive understanding of the engineering, procurement, construction, grid connection, and permitting process.
• Act as the escalation point and technical authority for complex engineering issues; apply engineering principles and engage subject matter experts, as needed, to drive timely and sound solutions.
• Establish equipment specification standards and review and approve specifications for major equipment, including transformers, switchgear, protection and control solutions, etc.
• Set design review standards and oversee the review and approval of project design documents, including single line diagrams, protection and communication diagrams, layouts, power system studies, equipment test reports, etc.
• Own commissioning strategy and readiness across the portfolio; plan and lead BESS project commissioning on critical projects.
• Serve as the senior engineering interface with internal (project managers, product engineers, procurement, sales team) and external stakeholders (utilities, network service providers, AHJs, contractors, end customers), representing Energy Vault in technical negotiations and ensuring consistent communication.
• Ensure project designs comply with applicable regional codes, standards, and grid connection requirements (e.g., AS/NZS standards, National Electricity Rules, and network service provider requirements).
• Support business development with technical input on proposals, bids, cost estimates, and contract technical scope during the pre-award phase.
• Develop and continuously improve standardized engineering processes, templates, design standards, and lessons-learned practices, and provide structured feedback to improve internal processes and product.

Your Background:

• 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in an electrical or power systems engineering program, or 10+ years of experience with a Master’s degree in the same programs.
• 3+ years of people management experience leading engineering teams, preferably in a matrixed project delivery environment.
• Proven track record leading project design and engineering for utility-scale power projects, such as BESS, PV, wind, or large power stations.
• 5+ years of utility-scale BESS project experience, including commissioning, strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience working on full-scope EPC projects.
• Experience in project development, managing EPC RFI/selection processes and/or working within an IPP would be preferred.
• PE, CPEng (Engineers Australia), or equivalent certification, preferred.
• Deep familiarity with permitting, grid connection, and approval processes with local authorities and network service providers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30%.
• Comfortable building teams and processes in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
• A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.

Benefits of Powering the Future with Energy Vault:

• Annual bonus plan.
• Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Reimbursement for approved home office equipment.
• Reimbursement for home internet, including mobile phone, up to AUD $85 per month.
• Wellbeing Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to novated leasing.
• Option to purchase additional leave.