Electrical Construction Manager

Enerven Energy Infrastructure Pty; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 243,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime paid at double time

13% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

LAFHA allowance

Travel within rostered work time

Job summary

Enerven Energy Infrastructure Pty delivers electrical infrastructure across Australia and leads large-scale solar, wind and battery projects. The NSW Delivery team seeks an experienced Electrical Construction Manager to oversee substation and heavy industrial construction, ensuring safe, on-time delivery within budget.

You will lead planning, coordinate crews and resources, and ensure high safety and quality standards on site. Rostered 11 days on, 3 off, with overtime and travel allowances.

Qualifications

• Seasoned HV electrical construction leader with hands-on substation experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale transmission projects and high-voltage works.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of allocated projects from start to finish.
• Drive WHS, environmental and quality compliance across teams and subcontractors.
• Provide leadership, direction and supervision to construction crews.
• Manage project budgets, schedules and resource allocation.
• Build and maintain client and stakeholder relationships; monitor performance.

Skills

Substation construction leadership

TransGrid project experience

NSW Electrical Workers Licence

Electrical project leadership

Education

Electrical Trade Certificate

Job description

• Open to candidates across Australia | FIFO/DIDO options available | 11/3 roster | Travel arranged within rostered work time


• Contribute to NSW'sgrid reliability&resiliencein permanent leadership role


• Overtime at x2 |13% super | Auto Income Protection | 17.5% leave loading


• Circa$270K including overtime+13% super+LAFHA allowance

Enerven delivers electrical infrastructure and telecommunications solutions that are vital to connecting communities across Australia. Our design, construction, and maintenance services ensure reliable power generation, transmission, and distribution to homes and businesses nationwide - and our commitment to renewable energy and resilient grid infrastructure sets us apart.

About the role

Enerven is expanding its national footprint in NSW, playing a key role in bringing large-scale solar, wind and battery projects online to support Australia’s clean energy transition. Our appointment to TransGrid's Construction Services Panel Agreement (CSPA) reflects our proven capability to safely deliver high-voltage infrastructure projects up to 500kV — including transmission line upgrades, substation construction, and full design-and-construct solutions.

Our NSW Delivery team is responsible for delivering critical electrical infrastructure projects across the state. We are currently seeking an experienced Electrical Construction Manager with a strong background in substation or heavy industrial electrical construction to join the team.

In this role, you will lead the planning and delivery of complex projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and within budget. You will provide strong on-site leadership, coordinating crews, subcontractors, and resources while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and performance.

Key responsibilitieswill include:

• leading the planning and delivery of allocated projects from start to finish


• driving WHS, environmental and quality compliance across teams and subcontractors


• providing clear leadership, direction and supervision to construction crews


• managing project budgets, schedules and resource allocation


• building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationshipsmonitoring and improving project performance across productivity, cost, quality and compliance.

This role involves working on project sites across NSW. Rosters vary depending on project requirements, with a typical roster of 11 days on / 3 days off, 10-hour days, plus overtime and travel allowances. As Construction Manager, you will be required to be on-site to effectively lead project delivery.

About you

You're a seasoned HV electrical construction leader with hands-on experience delivering complex substation projects end-to-end. You're confident leading projects in high-risk environments and bring a strong focus on safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.

Youwill bring:

• Proven leadership experience in substation construction, including installation of high-voltage equipment and systems


• Experience delivering projects for Transgrid (highly regarded)


• Electrical Trade Certificate


• Current NSW Electrical Workers Licence (or ability to obtain via mutual recognition)


• Current NSW Driver's Licence

About us

Enerven is part of the SA Power Networks Group, with employment formally engaged via Utilities Management Pty Ltd (UMPL). Given safety is at the forefront of everything we do, candidates will undergo comprehensive pre-employment screening, including a medical and a police check. Be part of something bigger. Join Enerven and help connect Australia with tomorrow.

When you join Enerven, you are working for a team guided by its core values of dependability, proactiveness and collaboration.

The work behind the network

Our broad industry skillset enables us to meet complex challenges with agility and expertise. Our team is at the forefront of change - building a more sustainable future by connecting Australia with tomorrow.

Outstanding culture of safety and well-being

Health, safety and well-being form the foundations of our operations, and we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, our customers and the community we serve.

Flexible work options and employee benefit programs

Enjoy flexible working conditions that ensure you can have a better work, life balance, all in a collaborative, safe and supportive work environment. Our variety of employee benefits include:

• All overtime (over 75hrs per fortnight) paid at double time


• Generous living-away-from-home allowance


• 13% superannuation (1% above current legislated employer contributions)


• 17.5% leave loading on annual leave


• Up to $900 in electricity reimbursement each year


• Generous Employee Referral Program with incentives of up to $5,000


• 18 weeks paid primary carersparentalleave


• Ability to purchase extra annual leave of up to 20 days


• Leadership and career development opportunities


• Automatic coverage from our income protection scheme.


• Salary sacrifice towards novated lease vehicle


• Corporate discount towards health insurance and gym memberships

An inclusive and equal opportunity organisation

We value and respect the unique backgrounds and experiences of our employees, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. As members of the Diversity Council Australia, our employees can receive full access to research, events and expertise on all aspects of diversity and inclusion.