Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

The Senior Project Manager will lead utility-scale battery energy storage projects from development through construction, commissioning, and handover. They are responsible for managing budgets, schedules, risks, and delivery performance while coordinating with EPC contractors and stakeholders.

Requirements

The role requires proven experience in delivering large-scale energy or infrastructure projects. Candidates must possess strong knowledge of BESS, grid systems, and EPC processes to make effective technical and commercial decisions.

Skills

• Project management
• Utility-scale BESS
• Energy transition
• EPC management
• Stakeholder management
• Budget management
• Risk management
• Commissioning
• Grid integration
• Contractual interfaces
• Technical leadership
• Infrastructure delivery
• Regulatory compliance
• Team leadership
• Commercial acumen

Benefits

• Wellbeing allowance
• Professional development budget
• Paid parental leave
• Long term incentive plan
• Bonus scheme

About this role

Today's most tomorrow company.
We built the world's most powerful battery, the 850MW Waratah Super Battery, and now we want a Senior Project Manager to help us build even more BESS Assets.
We're leading the energy transition towards a better, brighter tomorrow. The work you will do makes a real and very tangible impact on the future of the planet and its people. We're 200 people around the world with 40 GWh of projects moving through development across Australia, Japan, the US and Germany.
Akaysha build, own, and operate our assets. We don't hand a project to someone else once it's approved. The people who design a battery site are the same people who help build it, optimise it and solve the challenges that come with operating it every day.
In this hybrid role, reporting to the General Manager, Delivery, you’ll be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of Akaysha Energy’s utility-scale battery energy storage projects. You will provide leadership across complex contractual, technical, and stakeholder interfaces.
What you'll do
Take the lead on utility-scale BESS projects from development through construction, commissioning and handover
Bring teams, contractors and partners together to keep projects moving safely and successfully
Own budgets, schedule, risk and delivery performance
Work closely with EPC contractors, OEMs, network providers and stakeholders to navigate challenges and unlock solutions
Lead and support your project team, creating clarity, momentum and shared accountability
How you'll make a positive impact
Bring proven experience delivering large-scale energy or infrastructure projects
Use your BESS, grid and EPC knowledge to make confident, practical decisions
Spot risks early and find solutions that balance technical, commercial and delivery outcomes
Build strong relationships across technical, commercial, regulatory and community stakeholders
Bring calm, collaborative leadership to complex projects and help your team achieve their goals
Why you’ll love working here
Flexibility first: we're hybrid by design, averaging 60/40 office and home split, and real trust to flex that mix when life calls for it.
Room to look after yourself: $1,500 a year for your wellbeing, plus $2,000 and two extra days off for your own development.
Genuinely generous parental leave: because family isn’t something you fit around a job
A stake in what we build: on top of your salary and twice-yearly bonus, permanent team members also share in the value we create through our Long Term Incentive Plan.
Lead the energy transition with us. Apply now.
We believe diverse teams build better solutions for the planet and its people. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to do their best work, no matter their background, identity, or lived experience.

About Akaysha Energy

Renewable Energy Power Generation · 51-200 employees · headquartered in Melbourne , VIC · founded 2021