Construction Team Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

corporate discounts across retail,  &‑

novated leasing options

workplace flexibility

20 weeks paid parental leave

more

Job summary

Transgrid is seeking a Construction Team Manager to lead teams of Construction Electricians, Construction Managers, Site Managers and Senior Site Managers across NSW and ACT. You will focus on people leadership, performance, capability uplift and operational alignment to deliver safe, efficient construction outcomes.

You will coordinate resources, coach teams, manage progress and align with engineering and commissioning stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery across sites.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading construction teams within major infrastructure or utilities environments.
• Strong capability in resource planning, workforce coordination and performance management across multiple projects or sites.
• Ability to develop capability and uplift competency, supporting progression and consistent standards across teams.
• Current Australian Driver's Licence and willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead construction resources across multiple sites to meet project demands.
• Coach and provide performance feedback to Construction Managers and field-based resources.
• Monitor progress, risks and constraints, delivering practical solutions to schedule, cost and quality outcomes.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Commissioning and other delivery functions to align sequencing and handovers.

Skills

People leadership

Resource planning

Performance management

Safety orientation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualifications or equivalent industry experience

Job description

At Transgrid, we play a crucial role in delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy to millions of Australians. Operating over 13,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 128 substations across NSW and the ACT, we connect electricity generators to the distribution network, powering homes, businesses, and communities.

As a Construction Team Manager, you'll lead teams of Construction Electricians, Construction Managers, Site Managers and Senior Site Managers across multiple locations. Your focus will be on people leadership, performance, capability uplift and operational alignment, ensuring our construction workforce is supported to deliver safely, efficiently and consistently.

A Day in the Life at Transgrid

As a Construction Team Manager, you play a pivotal role in enabling the successful delivery of substation and transmission construction projects across the state.

Your days are centred on leading, coordinating and supporting construction resources, ensuring teams are appropriately planned, capable and performing at their best. You'll work closely with the Construction Delivery Manager and broader project teams to balance competing priorities, respond to changing delivery demands and maintain a strong focus on safety, quality, cost and schedule outcomes.

A typical week may involve:

• Coordinate and plan construction resources to meet current and forward project demands, including developing and managing rolling 3-6 month resource plans in partnership with the Construction Coordinator.
• Support construction delivery across multiple sites, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with approved construction plans and standards.
• Lead, coach and provide performance feedback to Construction Managers, Site Managers and field-based resources to drive capability uplift and consistent performance.
• Monitor construction progress, risks and constraints, contributing to practical solutions that support schedule, cost and quality outcomes.
• Partner with Engineering, Commissioning and other delivery functions to align sequencing, handovers and ways of working, while maintaining visibility across sites and reinforcing consistent expectations.

About You

You are an experienced construction leader who understands the complexity of delivering large-scale infrastructure in a highly regulated environment. You bring a balance of operational discipline and people-centred leadership, with the ability to coordinate resources, manage performance and support teams through changing priorities.

You're comfortable working across multiple projects and locations, and you take pride in creating structure, clarity and consistency for your teams.

To succeed, you'll bring:

• Proven experience leading construction teams within major infrastructure or utilities environments with a strong commitment to safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement.
• Strong capability in resource planning, workforce coordination and performance management across multiple projects or sites.
• Proven ability to develop capability and uplift competency, supporting progression and consistent standards across teams.
• A collaborative approach to working with project, engineering and commissioning stakeholders to achieve aligned delivery outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience and a current Australian Driver's Licence with willingness to travel as required.

Our Values

Our core values, Safety, Achievement, Integrity and Service shape how we work every day. We prioritise safety, strive for meaningful impact, act with honesty, and deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers and communities.

Benefits & Perks

• corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc.
• novated leasing options
• workplace flexibility
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• more

Equality & Inclusion

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, mature-age candidates and those returning to the workforce after a career break.

Accessibility

If you require adjustments during any stage of our recruitment process, we're committed to providing support so you can participate fully and perform at your best.

We do not accept agency introductions as Transgrid operates a direct sourcing model.