Project Manager

Join a well-established organisation within the energy sector that is advancing the development of a power generation asset in Western Australia. With the concept phase completed, the project is now progressing through a competitive process to appoint an exclusive third-party delivery partner to jointly undertake pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.

This is a sponsor-led, non-traditional delivery model where development is undertaken collaboratively with — but led by — the selected delivery partner, ultimately leading to a joint Final Investment Decision (FID). As the Project Manager – Owner’s Representative, you will act as the sponsor-side lead from pre-feasibility through to commissioning, ensuring continuity between development intent and final delivery outcomes across all phases.

• Lead the project through pre-feasibility and feasibility, building on an established concept design and defined site strategy
• Manage scope, programme, budget, risk, and dependencies across all development workstreams
• Ensure readiness for key sponsor and board approvals

• Support a competitive partner selection process, coordinating technical and commercial inputs to transaction documentation and evaluation
• Lead the selection of a preferred delivery partner

• Transition into a sponsor-side interface and assurance role following partner appointment
• Maintain structured communication across pre-feasibility, feasibility, detailed design, construction, and commissioning
• Coordinate and integrate partner inputs, ensuring constructability, operability, cost, schedule, and delivery risk considerations are reflected in outcomes
• Oversee progression through key milestones including planning and environmental approvals, grid and fuel connection processes, and transaction close

• Lead stakeholder engagement, fuel supply arrangements, electricity marketing, and land access finalisation
• Manage electricity market obligations, including capacity mechanism processes and financial evaluation
• Ensure alignment between development assumptions, approvals, and delivery execution

• Prepare clear, decision-ready reports and board papers translating complex technical, regulatory, and commercial matters into concise executive insights
• Provide leadership across multidisciplinary consultant teams
• Maintain strong governance discipline throughout the project lifecycle

• Proven experience as an Owner’s Representative or sponsor-side Project Manager within mid-scale infrastructure or energy projects
• Strong exposure to pre-feasibility, feasibility, approvals, and transaction phases
• Familiarity with grid connection processes, fuel infrastructure interfaces, environmental and planning approvals, and WA regulatory frameworks
• Ability to operate across technical, regulatory, commercial, and delivery interfaces
• Strong coordination, judgement, and communication skills, with the ability to engage at board and executive level

• Experience within the Australian electricity and gas sectors, particularly in Western Australia
• Previous engagement with grid operators, electricity market authorities, and relevant government agencies
• Exposure to BOOM, BOOT, or similar third-party delivery models, including early contractor involvement and post-handover interface management

• Opportunity to play a sponsor-side leadership role on a significant power generation project
• Be involved across the full lifecycle — from development through to commissioning
• Work within a mature, well-supported project environment with established internal and external teams
• Long-term potential with a 12-month contract + extension, aligned to key project milestones
• Ideal for a senior professional seeking strategic influence and continuity, rather than hands-on construction delivery