Senior Analyst

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As a result of significant project wins across the region and based on our growth strategy, AECOM is looking for a passionate and highly driven Senior Analyst (Energy/Techno-economics/Decarbonisation) to lead and deliver mining & industrial infrastructure projects. This newly created position will support our current internal and external clients, whilst assisting with new pursuits to further grow and sustain our team.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Develop and maintain the practice's suite of techno-economic models: LCOE, LCOA, NPV/IRR, project finance models for hybrid energy and decarbonisation investments.
• Lead technical feasibility studies for hybrid energy systems (solar PV, wind, BESS, diesel displacement, configurations) for mining, industrial and remote applications.
• Perform comparative technology assessments evaluating competing decarbonisation pathways including direct electrification, fuel switching, across technical performance, capital cost, operational cost, and carbon abatement metrics.
• Develop energy balance models sizing generation, storage, and load management systems to meet industrial load profiles with defined reliability criteria.
• Awareness and involvement in government grant applications on behalf of clients and/or agencies including prepare techno-economic case studies for Safeguard Transformation Stream, ARENA, CEFC, and state government funding programs.
• Translate technical analysis into client-ready outputs with an advisory style, decision-quality reports, investment committee presentations.
• Ability to scope and estimate techno-economic workstreams either as part of larger project proposals or as stand-alone bespoke proposals.
• Interface with clients, vendors, IPP’s and specialists to align engineering outcomes with operational and strategic objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Economics and/or Engineering (or equivalent) and Undergraduate degree in economics and/or engineering (electrical, mechanical, chemical, or renewable energy engineering preferred).
• Proficient in modelling software such as HOMER, MATLAB, Excel etc.
• 8+ years of experience in energy systems modelling, techno-economic analysis, or energy project development, preferably with direct experience in hybrid energy systems for mining, industrial or remote applications.
• Demonstrated experience with LCOE/LACE methodology including treatment of capacity factor, technical inputs, capital structure, O&M escalation, residual value, and sensitivity analysis.
• Advanced financial modelling skills & able to build complex, multi-scenario techno-economic models in HOMER or equivalent hybrid system optimisation software with post processing or modelling in Excel, Python, MATLAB or similar with a strong foundation from first principles.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with understanding of electrical systems, generation dispatch, storage degradation, grid connection interfaces, and industrial load profiles.
• Experience with Australian energy market frameworks including NEM, WEM, NWPS & AEMO grid connection requirements, network tariffs and their implications for behind-the-meter and grid-connected industrial assets.

Benefits at AECOM:

• Flexible start and finish times, working from home, part time and job share options.
• State of the art, modern and contemporary offices.
• Paid parental and partner leave.
• Purchased additional annual leave + salary packaging.
• Corporate Employee discounts from up to 400 retailers.
• Wellbeing benefits eg. Vaccinations, health insurance discounts.
• Employee stock purchase plans.
• Study assistance, and Professional and technical development opportunities.

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