Maintenance Engineer - Transmission Lines and Cables

Transgrid; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Transgrid is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to support preventative and corrective maintenance across the transmission network. This hands-on role involves maintenance programming, fault investigations, and mentoring junior team members, with office-based duties and flexibility across depots.

The ideal candidate has experience in maintenance, asset or project engineering in infrastructure, and can work autonomously while engaging with Delivery Managers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance, asset or project engineering within utilities, infrastructure or a similar asset-heavy environment.
• Proficiency with reporting and analysis tools such as Maximo, SAP, CAMMS, Excel or Power BI.
• Experience supporting fault or failure investigations and contributing to maintenance programs.
• Exposure to tender preparation, contract setup or writing technical work instructions.
• Strong written communication skills and ability to work independently in an unstructured environment.

Responsibilities

• Fault investigations and maintenance programming across the transmission network.
• Mentor junior team members and support smaller asset-management projects.
• Assist with contract/tender support and preparation.
• Operate autonomously across varied maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Asset engineering

Project engineering

Reporting and analysis tools

Tools

Maximo

SAP

CAMMS

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Maintenance Engineer - Transmission Lines and Cables

Location: Sydney - Eastern Creek, NSW, Australia

Company: Transgrid

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 ongoing training, workplace mentoring and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you're 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.