Electrical Site Supervisor

First Nations Jobs; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Downer benefits

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Downer is seeking an Electrical Site Supervisor in Townsville, Queensland to lead construction delivery of major power infrastructure projects. You’ll ensure safety, efficiency and quality on HV substation and transmission sites, coordinating with planning, partners and field teams to keep milestones on track.

You will review drawings, manage access, materials and resources, conduct inspections and support commissioning, while engaging clients and engineers to deliver outcomes with a strong

Qualifications

• Secondary and protection systems experience.
• Comfortable working within live operational environments.
• Experience in outage planning and coordination.
• Strong background managing contractors and site-based construction activities.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical documentation.
• Proven leadership skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality and construction delivery requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction activities
• Manage construction partners and internal delivery teams to achieve project milestones
• Review drawings, scopes and build packs to ensure works are ready for execution
• Coordinate site access, permits, materials and resources to keep projects moving
• Conduct site inspections, audits and constructability reviews
• Support commissioning activities and resolve technical issues in the field
• Work closely with clients, engineers and project stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes
• Champion a strong Zero Harm culture and quality-first mindset

Skills

Secondary and protection systems

Live operational environments

Outage planning

Contractor management

Reading construction drawings

Leadership

Safety & quality focus

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

This isn't a role where you'll simply supervise a crew and tick boxes.

We're looking for an Electrical Supervisor to lead the construction delivery of major power infrastructure projects, ensuring sites are built safely, efficiently and right first time.

Working across HV substation and transmission projects, you'll be the link between planning and execution, coordinating construction partners, managing field teams and solving challenges before they impact delivery. If you enjoy being in the thick of the action, leading people and driving projects forward, this is the role for you.

What you'll do

• Lead construction activities
• Manage construction partners and internal delivery teams to achieve project milestones
• Review drawings, scopes and build packs to ensure works are ready for execution
• Coordinate site access, permits, materials and resources to keep projects moving
• Conduct site inspections, audits and constructability reviews
• Support commissioning activities and resolve technical issues in the field
• Work closely with clients, engineers and project stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes
• Champion a strong Zero Harm culture and quality-first mindset

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on critical infrastructure that powers communities
• Diverse projects across substations and transmission networks
• Career development within a leading infrastructure business
• Supportive team culture focused on collaboration and delivery excellence
• Suite of Downer benefits, including health and wellbeing initiatives

What we're looking for

• Secondary and protection systems experience
• Comfortable working within live operational environments
• Experience in outage planning and coordination
• Strong background managing contractors and site-based construction activities
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and technical documentation
• Proven leadership skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach
• Strong understanding of safety, quality and construction delivery requirements
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

About the team

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors.

Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople. All offers of employment are subject to satisfying the project minimum requirements, a pre-employment medical and evidence of your right to work in Australia.

Electrical Site Supervisor Townsville, QLD, AU