Associate - Transmission Line Engineering

Beca Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Ownership & Belonging

Parental Leave

Career Development

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Beca Limited is seeking an Associate Transmission Line Engineer to lead high‑voltage transmission projects across Australia and New Zealand. You will provide technical leadership from concept through construction, mentor engineers, and strengthen client relationships while growing Beca's Power and transmission line capabilities.

Join a leading employee‑owned consultancy and help shape major energy infrastructure projects with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experienced transmission line engineer with a strong track record delivering high-voltage projects.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical capability within multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead delivery from concept through construction support with a focus on client outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex transmission line projects with technical leadership.
• Develop innovative solutions for high-voltage transmission infrastructure.
• Build and maintain strategic client relationships and support project pursuits.
• Mentor engineers and promote technical excellence across the team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Client relationship management

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Professional Engineer

Tools

PLS-CADD

TOWER

Job description

As the energy transition accelerates, significant investment in transmission infrastructure is helping connect renewable energy, strengthen network resilience and support a more sustainable energy future.

At Beca, we're delivering some of the region's most significant transmission projects and helping our clients solve complex challenges across the energy sector.

The Opportunity

As an Associate, you will provide technical leadership across major transmission line projects while contributing to the growth and development of our transmission line capability. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and senior stakeholders, you'll play a key role in delivering complex engineering solutions and supporting the continued growth of Beca's Power sector business.

This role offers the opportunity to work on large-scale transmission infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand while mentoring engineers, strengthening client relationships, and influencing the technical direction of projects and teams.

What You'll Do

• Lead the delivery of complex transmission line projects, providing technical leadership from concept through to construction support.
• Develop innovative solutions for high-voltage transmission infrastructure while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strategic client relationships, support project pursuits, and contribute to the growth of Beca's transmission line and Power business.
• Mentor and develop engineers while promoting technical excellence and best practice across the team.

About You

You're an experienced transmission line engineer with strong technical capability, a collaborative approach and a passion for delivering successful project outcomes. You enjoy building relationships, sharing your knowledge and helping develop the next generation of engineers.

You’ll bring:

• A degree in Engineering and Chartered Professional Engineer status (or eligibility to achieve chartership).
• Extensive experience delivering high-voltage transmission line projects within the electricity transmission sector, including design, technical leadership and project delivery responsibilities, with advanced proficiency in PLS-CADD and/or TOWER.
• Strong client relationship, stakeholder management, and project delivery experience within multidisciplinary environments.
• A demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, contribute to business growth, and support the development of technical capability.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transmission line engineering professional to take a leading role in the delivery of nationally significant energy infrastructure projects while contributing technical expertise, client leadership and mentoring capability within a leading employee-owned consultancy.

What We Offer

A career with Beca will provide you with:

• Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
• Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work. You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.
• Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.
• Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands‑on experience to unlock your career potential.
• Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com