Group Leader, Structural/Lines Engineering

Ausnet; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ausnet invites applications for a Group Leader, Structural/Lines Engineering in Victoria, Australia. The role leads a multidisciplinary technical team and supports successful development of customer and company transmission projects.

You will guide technical due diligence, assess scope, cost, schedule and risk, and ensure design quality and alignment across substations and transmission lines. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering & Estimation, the position is based in Southbank with

Qualifications

• Leads a multidisciplinary technical team across civil, structural and transmission lines.
• Experience in developing scopes for transmission projects.
• Strong understanding of design, constructability and safety in design.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a team of project engineers with civil, structural and transmission lines knowledge for customer and company projects across AusNet’s transmission networks.
• Review technical requirements and project constraints to ensure deliverables meet scope and schedule.
• Assess brownfield and greenfield substation and line designs for staging, operability and safety in design across civil, structural and transmission lines.
• Apply engineering judgement to develop efficient solutions on complex projects.
• Serve as a reference point for technical issues and provide guidance on complex problems.
• Identify opportunities to develop or update engineering standards.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Structural engineering knowledge

Transmission lines knowledge

Job description

Group Leader, Structural/Lines Engineering

Title:Group Leader, Structural/Lines Engineering

Victoria, Australia

Employment Type:Permanent Full Time

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This role is responsible for leading a multidisciplinary technical team and supporting the successful development of company and customer-initiated transmission projects.

You will provide technical leadership throughout the project development lifecycle, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, risk, constructability, commercial considerations and lessons learned are effectively assessed and incorporated into project outcomes.

Working closely with Project Managers, Engineering teams, customers, and internal and external stakeholders, you will ensure projects are developed with the technical clarity, quality and strategic alignment required for successful delivery.

The role will also lead technical due diligence, identify key development risks and opportunities, and support informed investment and delivery decisions across transmission substations, transmission lines and associated infrastructure.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering & Estimation (Customer & Development), the role will be based in Southbank, with hybrid working arrangements available, including three days in the office and two days working from home

What you’ll be doing in this role:

• Provide leadership to a team of project engineers with specialist civil, structural and transmission lines knowledge accountable for the development of project scopes for Customer and Company initiated projects across AusNet’s Electricity transmission networks
• Review technical requirements on each scope/project including project constraints and deliverables
• Review and assess brownfield and greenfield electricity substation and lines designs, providing technical input into staging, constructability, operability, maintainability and safety in design covering: Civil, structural and transmission lines designs and calculations. Earthworks, roads, drainage, sewerage and water, environmental systems, footing, steel structures, fire and noise walls, poles, racks, gantries, surveys, geotechnical, etc
• Apply technical engineering knowledge to ensure efficient solutions can be reached by the team on complex design projects
• Be a recognised reference point by others in providing advice in dealing with critical and significant technical issues
• Supervise and lead team on projects and provide technical guidance and support in relation to complex problems by applying technical knowledge, skills and judgement to achieve outcomes
• Identify opportunities to develop new, and update existing engineering standards

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