Maintenance Engineer - Transmission Lines and Cables

Transgrid; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate discounts

Novated leasing

Workplace flexibility

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Transgrid seeks an experienced maintenance/asset engineer to support preventative and corrective maintenance across the transmission network. You will be hands-on with fault investigations, maintenance programming and tender support.

You will collaborate with Delivery Managers and stakeholders, mentoring junior engineers while contributing to varied asset-driven projects from multiple depots including Sydney.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance, asset or project engineering within utilities, infrastructure or a similar asset-heavy environment (transmission lines highly regarded)
• Strong systems capability, with experience using tools such as Maximo, SAP, CAMMS, Excel or Power BI for reporting and analysis
• Experience supporting fault or failure investigations and contributing to preventative and/or corrective maintenance programs
• Exposure to tender preparation, contract setup or writing technical work instructions
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical reports and work independently in an unstructured, ad hoc environment

Responsibilities

• Support preventative and corrective maintenance across the transmission network
• Assist fault investigations and maintenance programming
• Provide contract/tender support and mentorship to junior team members

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Asset management

Project engineering

Excel reporting

Fault investigations

Tools

Maximo

SAP

CAMMS

Excel

Power BI

Job description

About Us

At Transgrid, our work improves the lives of millions – from lighting up sports fields, schools and homes, to powering the wheels of commerce and everything else in between. Now it’s your turn to make it happen.

This is an exciting time in the energy industry with the transition to renewable energy. Recent government policy documents outline plans to facilitate increasing transmission interconnection between states and development of renewable energy zones.

The Opportunity

Join our Delivery team in a newly created role, supporting preventative and corrective maintenance across the transmission network. This is a unique opportunity to step into a flexible, high-impact position where you’ll contribute across a range of maintenance activities, investigations, and manage smaller asset management-driven projects.

Working closely with Delivery Managers and key stakeholders, you’ll play a hands-on role in fault investigations, maintenance programming, contract/tender support, and mentoring junior team members. Predominantly office-based, this role offers variety, autonomy, and the chance to influence how maintenance programs are delivered and improved.

Our ideal candidate will bring experience in maintenance, project or asset engineering within an infrastructure or asset-intensive environment, with the ability to operate autonomously and contribute across varied work activities.

This role can be based from any of our Transgrid depots, including Sydney, Newcastle, Orange, Wagga, Yass, or Tamworth, offering flexibility in location.

About You

• Proven experience in maintenance, asset or project engineering within utilities, infrastructure or a similar asset-heavy environment (transmission lines highly regarded)
• Strong systems capability, with experience using tools such as Maximo, SAP, CAMMS, Excel or Power BI for reporting and analysis
• Experience supporting fault or failure investigations and contributing to preventative and/or corrective maintenance programs
• Exposure to tender preparation, contract setup or writing technical work instructions
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear technical reports and work independently in an unstructured, ad hoc environment

Recognition & Reward

We believe in providing our people personal, professional and social benefits so that they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more.

Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and on-going training, workplace mentoring and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that is right for you.

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.

Applications close on Wednesday, 21st October 2026

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.

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.