Commercial Energy Solutions | Melbourne
We're seeking an experienced
Head of Project Delivery
to lead the national delivery of complex commercial energy projects, spanning solar PV, battery storage (BESS), EV charging and distributed energy solutions.
This is a senior leadership role and a key member of the Commercial Energy leadership team, accountable for the safe, timely and commercially successful delivery of a large and growing project portfolio across Australia.
The Opportunity
You'll own the end-to-end delivery function post-sale — leading a multidisciplinary team and a national subcontractor network to ensure projects are delivered to scope, on time, on budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.
With a strong commercial lens, you'll protect margins, drive forecasting accuracy, uplift delivery governance, and standardise scalable delivery processes to support continued growth.
What You'll Be Responsible For
* Owning the national project delivery pipeline, ensuring predictable outcomes across safety, quality, schedule and cost
* Leading and developing a high-performing Project Delivery team (PMs and Coordinators)
* Ensuring strong commercial outcomes, including margin protection, cost-to-complete accuracy, variation control and revenue recognition
* Embedding robust delivery governance, risk management, reporting and stage-gate controls
* Scaling and standardising delivery processes, tools and templates to improve consistency and execution speed
* Managing a national subcontractor delivery model, driving safety, quality and performance accountability
* Partnering closely with Sales, Engineering, Estimation, Finance and Commercial Operations to ensure smooth handovers and continuous improvement
* Championing a customer-centric delivery experience, using structured feedback to drive improvement
* Leading a strong safety culture across employees and contractors, with clear accountability and compliance
What We're Looking For
* Proven senior leadership experience in project delivery within a construction-style environment
* Strong commercial and financial acumen, including margin management, forecasting and cost control
* Experience delivering complex infrastructure, energy, or renewable projects at scale
* Demonstrated capability managing subcontractors, suppliers and multi-disciplinary teams
* Ability to drive cross-functional alignment and uplift delivery capability through process and governance
* Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable owning escalation points and executive-level communication
Qualifications & Experience
* 8+ years' experience in senior project, operations or delivery leadership roles
* Background in renewable energy, energy infrastructure, construction or related sectors
* Professional certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, CPEng or similar)
* Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline
* Exposure to regulated environments with strong HSE requirements
* Willingness to travel across Victoria and interstate as required
Why This Role
* Senior leadership seat with real influence over national delivery outcomes
* Opportunity to scale and shape a high-growth commercial energy business
* Broad remit across people, process, commercial performance and customer experience
* Visible impact on safety, quality and long-term operational excellence
If you're a delivery leader who thrives at the intersection of execution, commercial discipline and team leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or call Chris Wellock from Brunel (formerly Advance Careers) on for a confidential discussion.