Lead Project Engineer

The Role

Due to a significant increase in customer activity and growing demand for our engineering expertise, we are looking for a Project Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will contribute to a dynamic engineering group supporting wind turbine owners, including hands-on technical work and field assignments. This role provides the opportunity to develop broad capabilities across wind turbine systems and data-driven engineering within a fast-growing company in the wind energy industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery and management of condition monitoring hardware install projects, remotely and in the field
• Liaise with clients and internal/external stakeholders to ensure continued pace of activity
• Develop and deliver presentations and project reports
• Ensure successful delivery of site-based pilot and commercial projects
• Manage sub-contractors and develop work instructions
• Undertake predictive maintenance and asset management consulting
• Collaborate with the business development team to develop costings and technical sales proposals
• Manage and deliver technical consulting projects related to wind turbine Maintenance Consulting, Reliability Engineering, and Technical Advisory.
• Deliver technical consultancy in the areas of blade failure analysis, performance upgrade assessments, repair reviews etc.
• Utilize engineering team resources to support larger projects and sign off work.
• Act as internal subject matter expert on composite structures.

Ideally, you’ll have/be:

• An Engineering-based degree qualification, for example, Mechanical or Structural. A specialism in composites would be highly desired.
• 2+ years experience in Wind preferred, all strong candidates will be considered.
• Confident project manager, able to work effectively under pressure, and experienced in client/customer management.
• Required travel and willingness to work on-site and up tower in wind turbines.
• Works effectively to deadlines with minimum supervision; strong problem-solving skills; collaborates well with colleagues regionally and globally.

Compensation is based on market pay structures and individual factors including location, experience, and internal equity. Hiring at or near the top of the range is not typical, and compensation is determined on a case-by-case basis.

About ONYX

ONYX Insight is a growing technology and engineering organization in the renewable energy sector. Every day we monitor the performance of 32,000-plus wind turbines in 45+ countries, giving owner-operators the clarity and confidence to maximize reliability, minimize downtime, and increase annual energy production.

ONYX Insight is part of the Macquarie Group. Macquarie is a global financial services group operating in 34 markets in asset management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory services, capital raising and principal investment. The diversity of Macquarie Group operations, combined with a strong capital position and robust risk management framework, has contributed to a 54-year record of unbroken profitability.

For any further information, or to understand our products and services better, please feel free to look through our website: https://onyxinsight.com/

ONYX Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Recruitment Agencies

We prioritize sourcing candidates directly wherever possible. For specific roles, we may engage preferred suppliers, invited by our Talent Acquisition Team, to support the process. CV's from other suppliers may be considered on an ad hoc basis, subject to prior written agreement. We will not be liable for fees related to CV's or profiles submitted directly to ONYX Insight employees outside of the agreed resourcing process. Agencies must liaise with our Talent Acquisition Team before submitting any unsolicited applications.