Vice President, Technical Services

Location

Business - Renewable Power & Transition

Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded platforms for renewable power and sustainable solutions. Our renewable power portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, utility-scale solar, distributed generation and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Our operating capacity totals over 35,000 megawatts and our development pipeline stands at approximately 200,000 megawatts. Our portfolio of sustainable solutions assets includes our investments in Westinghouse (a leading global nuclear services business) and a utility and independent power producer with operations in the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as both operating assets and a development pipeline of carbon capture and storage capacity, agricultural renewable natural gas and materials recycling.

Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed renewable power and transition company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management.

To learn more about the Brookfield Renewable & Transition group, visit https://www.brookfield.com/our-businesses/renewable-power-transition.

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical advisor for Singapore and Asia-Pacific project development, acquisitions, and operational initiatives.
• Lead and participate in global technical working groups covering relevant technologies, ensuring Asia-Pacific considerations are integrated into company-wide strategies.
• Provide specialist advice to the global platform on electrical engineering tasks such as network design, power system studies, power transformer and switchgear specification, electrical hazards and electrical safety programs.
• Assess projects for technical performance, lifecycle, and cost, including market-specific factors in Asia.
• Monitor and analyze emerging technologies, market trends, and regulatory developments across key Asia-Pacific regions for Brookfield, providing insight on their commercial potential.
• Conduct comparative technical and commercial evaluations of equipment suppliers, with a focus on regional supplier networks.
• Support investment teams, with accountability for selected elements, on technical due diligence and commercial screening for acquisitions, project development pipelines, and operating assets in Asia-Pacific, while aligning with global standards.
• Support Capital Markets and Asset Management in financing initiatives incl. supervision of the asset owner led technical studies
• Support Asset Management team by managing and leading operational and technical requirements for the integration of new businesses, investments and ongoing support in joint ventures, partnership agreements.
• Oversee value engineering processes to validate underwriting assumptions in financial models and ensure proper valuation of existing and prospective assets.
• Advise on facility configuration, equipment selection, and design strategies tailored to local market and regulatory contexts.
• Share best practices globally on design, construction, operation, and asset management, incorporating learnings from Asia-Pacific projects.
• Maintain strong relationships with industry stakeholders, regulators, and technical experts in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region to position the Company as a leader in energy transition deployment.
• Represent the Company at relevant conferences, technical forums, and stakeholder engagements in Asia-Pacific.

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Recognized professional engineering designation (e.g., P.Eng.).
• Minimum 15 years of experience in renewable energy or related fields, with significant exposure to Asia-Pacific markets.
• Deep technical knowledge of power generation, electricity T&D, renewable energy generation and storage facility design, construction, and operations.
• Strong contractual knowledge and proven competency in equipment supply, construction and operations third party agreements.
• Broad understanding of global energy transition challenges and opportunities.
• Demonstrated success working as a senior individual contributor in complex, cross-border environments.
• Proven experience in pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, development and construction of renewable and/or low-carbon energy projects.
• Demonstrated success in technical due diligence for investment decisions, including risk assessment and mitigation.
• Proven ability to define good practice in construction, operations and to lead implementation of such
• In-depth understanding and experience of the development lifecycle from origination to execution, including stage gating for investment decisions and commercial business case aspects
• Familiarity with climate-related physical risk assessments and resilience strategies for assets in the region.
• Exceptional influencing skills, with the ability to balance technical and business considerations and gain stakeholder support.
• Confident, shows conviction when expressing positions and points of view.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it.  Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.