Overview

Spark Renewables is seeking an enthusiastic final year student of an Environmental Science, Planning, Sustainability or Communications degree with an interest in renewable energy development.

Start date
  • April 2025 onwards.

Hours
  • Part-time or full-time; days and times to be agreed with successful candidate.
Remuneration
  • Paid position with remuneration based on days per week and length of internship.


Benefits of the position:
  • Hands-on learning with an experienced team of a leading renewable energy company with professional expertise in planning, environmental management, community consultation, engineering, legal and finance.
  • Working with a company that has a strong focus on community values, the participation of First Nations people, and industry-leading benefit sharing and engagement.
  • An opportunity to visit both operational and proposed greenfield renewable energy sites.
  • Strong team culture with a focus on wellbeing, health and inclusivity.
  • Potential for a graduate placement once studies are complete.
  • Working next to one of Sydney’s best beaches!

What’s involved?
  • Team assistance in the preparation, review and submission of environmental assessments, planning applications and stakeholder engagement documents.
  • Coordination support and participation of community engagement events and meetings with regional communities, government agencies and other stakeholders.
  • Creative input and preparing of marketing collateral, media kits and outreach materials such as digital newsletters, online surveys, posters, and advertising copy.
  • Assistance in the preparation of proposals for competitive power purchase processes and tenders.
  • Participation in energy industry forums, events and directorate meetings.

Qualifications and personal attributes:
  • Final year of a science degree, specialising in environmental science, planning, sustainability or another environmental discipline; or a arts degree in media and communications.
  • WAM > 70%.
  • Fluent English and strong written and communication skills.
  • Innovative: ability to think creatively and develop new communication strategies.
  • Experience in community-facing roles will be highly regarded.
  • Collaborative: strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment without compromising attention to detail and the quality of work. Work just as well in a team as independently and maintain a flexible approach.
  • Competent in the MS Office Suite, mapping software and web development experience preferred, or at least an ability to pick up new software quickly (platforms such as GIS, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, Canva, SurveyMonkey, and Mailchimp).

Key communications:
  • Internally – this role collaborates closely with development and legal teams.
  • Externally – this role interacts project stakeholders including local communities and landowners, planning authorities and government agencies.
About Spark Renewables
Founded and based in Sydney, Spark Renewables is one of Australia’s leading developers and long-term owners of renewable energy generation assets. Starting with a single 100-megawatt solar farm, the potential generation capacity of our development portfolio has grown rapidly to span solar, wind and battery storage hubs. Our goal is to develop and build projects leading the renewable energy transition in Australia. We work with industry innovators and tertiary institutions to provide sustainable, socially acceptable solutions for generation of electricity.

We are owned and backed by the largest electricity utility in Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), which acquired Spark Renewables in 2023. TNB has ~16 gigawatts of existing generation capacity globally, and has a significant pipeline of renewable energy developments across the world that it is targeting to construct over the coming years.

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