Project Manager

About Energy Bay

Established in 2016, Energy Bay offers specialised distributed renewable energy solutions to facilitate enterprise customers and property landlords through the energy transition. Founded on the values of innovation, value creation and social responsibility, Energy Bay is reshaping how energy is delivered across retail, commercial, industrial and mixed‑use precincts.

To learn more about Energy Bay, please visit energybay.com.au

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic Project Manager to play a pivotal role in the comprehensive management of construction projects from initiation through delivery. This includes developing and executing detailed project plans, programs, budgets, and forecasts. This proactive role ensures all activities adhere to established project management principles, governance frameworks, and organisational objectives.

Additionally, you will provide strategic oversight to maintain timelines, optimise resources, and mitigate risks, while fostering collaboration across stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. This position is influential in driving a robust HSEQ culture throughout service delivery, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement across all operational activities.

The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional ability to lead, manage, and coach teams to maximise performance and nurture key talent. If you excel at building and sustaining collaborative relationships with clients, workforce, and suppliers to optimise project outcomes and deliver outstanding results, we invite you to join us.

Energy Bay Culture

Energy Bay has a distinctly unique, transparent, and constructive company culture. We are a team focused on maximising the scale and impact we create in the energy transition, driven by a shared power to generate change across Australia’s energy landscape. We are seeking to build on our existing culture and create a diverse team with wide range personal and professional experience, with a long-term focus on execution and the highest standards of delivery.

Our Mission: Our mission is to design, integrate and operate distributed energy infrastructure that delivers scalable, sustainable outcomes, driving the future of energy transition for partner enterprises and customers

Our Vision: To be Australia’s most trusted partner in integrating distributed energy resources infrastructure and enabling sustainable progress towards the clean energy future.

As the Project Manager for NSW, your will be responsible for:

• Quality Management: Deliver all services to Energy Bay quality standards with zero defects, achieve a ‘Right First Time’ rate of 95% or higher, and continuously improve work instructions to minimise waste and rework.
• Schedule Delivery: Develop and maintain project schedules aligned with client delivery requirements; ensure resource allocation and workforce organisation to meet milestones; manage team size and productivity to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly targets.”
• Financial Management: Ensure adherence to Energy Bay financial authority and procedures, ensure effective resource utilisation to maximise profitability and operational returns
• Maintain accurate regional cost-to-complete forecasts, and align all Construction Partner costs and payments with delivered services.
• Commercial Management: Ensure teams understand contractual rights and obligations, maintain compliance on variations, time, and claims within required timeframes, and manage Construction Partners in line with agreed rates, contract requirements, and standard subcontract terms.
• Reporting & Escalation: Align the project team with objectives and progress, escalate issues promptly with improvement plans, and provide clear, timely reporting to keep management fully informed.
• Client Management: Manage day-to-day engagement with client project teams, communicate effectively to identify opportunities and mitigate risks, and ensure clients have clear visibility of regional performance and confidence in delivery.”
• Training and Continuous Improvement: Implement field improvement actions to achieve Energy Bay’s ‘Right First Time’ quality goal, while providing daily supervision and mentoring to Construction Partners and technicians.
• People Leadership: Build a high-performance, collaborative team aligned with Energy Bay’s goals, fostering clear communication, professional representation, and active participation while championing company mission and values.
• Safety Excellence: Embed Energy Bay’s HSEQ culture by ensuring compliance with safety standards, ISO systems, and site procedures. Additionally, promote safe behaviours, enforce hazard reporting, and achieve zero non-conformances through audits and inspections.”

You will be successful in the role if you obtain:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Civil Works, Project Management or Business Management preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing Construction Partners with a strong track record in civil works, including excavation, concrete, and asset locating.
• Deep knowledge of Civil and BESS projects, structural standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience in quality assurance within civil and BESS sectors, combined with proficiency in project management tools and systems
• Demonstrates exceptional ability to influence and negotiate to achieve strategic outcomes
• Excellent organisational skills written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Builds and nurtures effective relationships with diverse stakeholders, fostering collaboration and trust
• Thrives in high-pressure environments, with a proven ability to pivot and work in an agile workplaces onsite and in corporate offices.
• Maintains a customer-centric mindset, delivering high-quality, service-oriented results
• Highly adaptable, working independently or collaboratively to achieve organisational goals

You’ll love working here because:

• We enable everyone with the power to generate change, fostering a culture where individuals feel supported, valued, and empowered to make a real impact through their work.
• We believe in responsibility and reward you for taking initiative.
• We’re a successful, fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial vibe.
• We love to promote internally and offer development opportunities .
• Comprehensive training and mentorship from experienced professionals.
• Sydney office location, with stunning panoramic views, close to Martin Place train station.
• We have a great work culture, come and join our team!

By joining our team, you’ll be contributing to supporting renewable energy. Your work as a Project Manager will directly contribute to delivering sustainable solutions and supporting the future of Australia’s energy transition.

Energy Bay prides itself on being a diverse and an equal employment opportunity employer.