Claire Cass Appointed Aurecon Energy Industry Director

Claire Cass has been appointed as Industry Director, Energy at Aurecon. She brings more than 20 years of experience across the energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors, with a career spanning engineering, network planning and executive leadership. Most recently, she served as Executive Director, Access and Connections at VicGrid, working with industry to support investment certainty and community acceptance. She previously held senior roles at AEMO and GHD, leading network services, delivery and power businesses. Claire’s experience also includes leading network planning at CitiPower and Powercor, as well as engineering and project delivery roles at the Bureau of Meteorology and Siemens. Her background covers generator connections, network augmentation, automation and major energy infrastructure projects. At Aurecon, she will bring this cross-sector experience to support clients navigating the energy transition and the development of future energy infrastructure. Her leadership will contribute to advancing the energy sector’s evolving priorities across Australia.