Shevy Moss Feiglin
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Experienced and hands-on Development Manager specialising in the delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects across wind, solar, and battery technologies. Proven ability to lead projects from early-stage feasibility through to financial close, with a strong focus on managing technical, planning, commercial, and stakeholder workstreams. Routinely engage with specialist consultants (technical, planning, environmental, and commercial) to drive scope development, procurement, risk management, and approvals. Actively manage relationships with landowners, local councils, community stakeholders, and state government agencies to secure development outcomes and maintain project support. Liaise regularly with internal business leadership to align project strategy, secure Steering Committee approvals, and drive investment decision-making. Known for a pragmatic and delivery-focused approach, ensuring risks are mitigated early and milestones are achieved on time and within budget.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Development Manager
Octopus Investments Australia
South Yarra, VIC
05.2024 - Current
- Monitored progress against project milestones and deadlines.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects on time and within budget.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of industry trends in order to recommend improvements or updates as needed.
- Evaluated new technologies to determine their applicability in meeting business objectives.
- Managed the full project lifecycle from concept through delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Identified and resolved project bottlenecks and risks, ensuring minimal impact on timelines and deliverables.
- Streamlined processes and introduced new technologies to enhance efficiency and product quality.
- Developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve revenue targets and business growth.
- Developed and managed budgets for development projects, optimising resource allocation.
Development Manager
Neoen
04.2023 - 06.2024
- My tenure at Neoen was marked by leadership in project management and exceptional stakeholder engagement, overseeing two ambitious projects: the Navarre Green Power Hub 600MW Wind Farm with a Battery Energy Storage System, as well as a 300MW 4-hour Battery Energy Storage System in Geelong
- Comprehensive Project Leadership: Managed two critical energy projects, demonstrating expertise in project lifecycle management, from development through to planning up to financial close
- Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Successfully engaged with cross-functional teams, enhancing collaboration across departments (connections, technical competence, finance, procurement, and stakeholder engagement) to ensure project success
- Stakeholder Engagement Excellence: Landowner Relations: Played a pivotal role in leading the stakeholder engagement efforts for both projects, maintaining robust relationships with landowners, which was crucial for the smooth progression and community acceptance of the projects
- Community Communication: Spearheaded the creation and distribution of community newsletters, ensuring transparent and regular updates about project developments, fostering community support and engagement, as well as helped establish a new project website
- Stakeholder Register Management: Diligently updated and managed the stakeholder register, ensuring accurate and current records of all interactions and engagements with project stakeholders
- Continuous Stakeholder Communication: Established and maintained a constant communication channel with all project stakeholders, ensuring their needs and concerns were addressed promptly, thereby strengthening stakeholder trust and project goodwill
- Strategic Direction & Planning: Engaged in strategic monthly meetings with the Managing Director, aligning on project strategy and stakeholder engagement approaches, showcasing my strategic planning and execution capabilities
- Agile Learning & Project Adaptability: Adapted swiftly to project demands, learning and applying new knowledge to manage projects at different stages of development effectively
- Financial & Risk Management Skills: Enhanced project financial models, managed risks, and identified off-takers, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the energy market and project finance
Power Developer
AGL
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Monitored progress against project milestones and deadlines.
- Ensured compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices in all development activities.
- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects on time and within budget.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technologies, and competitive landscapes.
- Supported the senior project developer on the delivery of Muswellbrook Pumped Hydro project
- Regulatory support for AGL's future development pipeline
Contract management - Co-coordination connection application
- Procurement of an OE
- Development of the business case, and financial modelling
- Supporting the land and approvals manager in the approval process
- Stakeholder engagement plan
Market Modelling Analyst
AGL
02.2021 - 07.2022
- Supported Integrated Energy through delivering analysis as appropriate
- Strong collaboration cross functionally within AGL
- Developed subject matter expertise on key market inputs such as, uptake of renewables, decarbonisation trajectories, and large-scale storage development
- Managed AGL's submissions to AEMO's planning processes including the Integrated System Plan, and AEMO's engineering framework
- Developed skills to undertake long-term Plexos market modelling
- Represented the CEC on ESB's TWG for Congestion Management Model (CMM) as part of their P2025 work stream
- Plexos results processing and market insights
- Performed quality assurance to assess data and validate results
- Conducted detailed analysis on key trends and findings to summarise findings for leadership
- Synthesised multiple sources of data and large data sets to develop reports, tools and metrics
Wholesale Market Regulation Analyst
AGL
04.2018 - 02.2021
- Drove impactful policy and regulatory outcomes by engaging across the business.
- Facilitated interactions with industry stakeholders to promote regulatory shifts aiding renewable energy initiatives.
- Assisted with commercial and economic issues in the national electricity market.
Intern
Vast Solar
Sydney, Australia
11.2016 - 02.2017
- Company Overview: Vast Solar is working towards producing cost competitive, easy to construct, flexible, utility scale renewable energy power generation and storage technology that can dispatch clean energy, on demand, 24 hours a day
- Strategic Regulatory Development – Advocacy and advice on rules, reform and governance
- Engage with internal business units to highlight proposed upcoming market changes developing a strong consensus position, recently led AGL's response to AEMO's Renewable Integration Study (RIS), and is currently leading AGL's response to AEMC's integrating energy systems into the NEM consultation paper
- External engagement
- Compliance support and incident management – Providing an interface between the business and regulatory bodies on matters of compliance with the National Electricity Laws and jurisdictional energy frameworks
- Developed actionable roadmaps for improving workflows and processes
- Conducted detailed analysis on key trends and findings to summarize findings for leadership
- Participated in regular meetings with management to assess and address issues and identify and implement improvements
- Exercised good judgment and decision-making in escalating concerns and resolving issues
- Gathered and analyzed scientific data to formulate explanations and arguments for regulatory authorities
- Evaluated changes to documents submitted to determine need for amendments
- Submitted applications and amendments to regulatory agencies
- Researched new regulatory requirements for to gather information and launch resulting organizational changes
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to interpret and communicate new and revised laws as proposed by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)
- Collaborated across internal departments to achieve regulatory objectives and maintain compliance of products
- Vast Solar is working towards producing cost competitive, easy to construct, flexible, utility scale renewable energy power generation and storage technology that can dispatch clean energy, on demand, 24 hours a day
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
01.2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Renewable, First Class Honours
01.2019
First Class Honors
Skills
- End-to-end Renewable Energy Project Delivery (Wind, Solar, BESS)
- Consultant Procurement & Scope Definition (Technical, Planning, Environmental, Commercial)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Landowners, Community, Council, Government Agencies)
- Development Application (DA) & Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Coordination
- Internal Approvals & Governance (Steering Committee, Investment Committees)
- Contract & Risk Management
- Grid Connection Strategy & Technical Studies Coordination
- Financial Close Preparation & Due Diligence Support
- Project Scheduling & Budget Tracking
- Cross-functional Collaboration (Legal, Grid, Finance, Construction, Energy Markets)
- Communication & Negotiation (Internal and External Stakeholders)
- Policy & Regulatory Interface (NEM Planning and Environmental Approvals)
Accomplishments
- Nominated for Global E3 Engineering Student Exchange, 2015.
- Industry thesis with AGL's Virtual Power Plant (VPP), 2019 Working together with the AGL VPP team evaluating the impacts of inverter technical connection requirements on customer's value proposition. Awarded first class honors.
Hobbies and Interests
- STEM Outreach: Passionately supported women and girls in STEM by speaking at high schools and engaging with Grade 11 and 12 female students.
- Skill-Based Volunteering: Dedicating my skills to support various non-for-profit organizations.
- Child and Youth Advocacy: Actively engage in advocacy for children and young people who are neurodiverse.
References
References available on request.
Timeline
Development Manager - Octopus Investments Australia
05.2024 - Current
Development Manager - Neoen
04.2023 - 06.2024
Power Developer - AGL
08.2022 - 04.2023
Market Modelling Analyst - AGL
02.2021 - 07.2022
Wholesale Market Regulation Analyst - AGL
04.2018 - 02.2021
Intern - Vast Solar
11.2016 - 02.2017
University of New South Wales - Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
University of New South Wales - Bachelor of Engineering, Renewable, First Class Honours
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