Power & Energy Project Manager – Hybrid Australia

WSP in Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Project Manager to lead Power & Energy projects across Australia. You will manage multidisciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle from planning to close-out, balancing technical delivery with commercial outcomes and client relationships.

Based in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane or Adelaide, you’ll work in office, site and hybrid environments within a collaborative national team. You’ll bring 4+ years’ experience in engineering, infrastructure or project delivery, with a

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Approximately 4+ years’ experience across engineering, infrastructure or project delivery environments.
• Demonstrated project management experience within power, energy, utilities or major infrastructure.
• Experience delivering transmission, distribution, substations or other complex electrical infrastructure projects will be highly regarded.
• A strong understanding of the project lifecycle, including planning, design, procurement, delivery, commissioning and close-out.
• Experience managing budgets, programmes, forecasts, project controls, risks and commercial outcomes.
• Strong commercial awareness and an ability to understand the relationship between technical delivery and project financial performance.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, consultants, contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving capability.
• A collaborative leadership style and the confidence to take ownership of project outcomes.
• A strong commitment to health, safety, quality and sustainable project delivery.
• Flexibility to undertake occasional project or client travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering transmission, distribution and substation, renewables and power generation projects.
• Manage full project lifecycle, from proposals and project initiation through engineering, delivery and close-out.
• Develop and manage project scope, budgets, schedules, forecasts and resourcing plans.
• Monitor project financial performance, including costs, margins, invoicing, cash flow and forecasting.
• Manage project risks, changes and commercial matters, identifying issues early and driving practical solutions.
• Coordinate engineering, design, project controls, procurement and other disciplines to support successful project delivery.
• Establish appropriate project governance, reporting, quality and safety requirements.
• Build strong relationships with clients and act as a key point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Support contract negotiations, scope development, project proposals and commercial discussions.
• Work closely with technical and discipline leads to ensure engineering deliverables meet project, client and quality requirements.
• Coordinate internal resources, specialist expertise, suppliers and subcontractors as required.Provide clear project reporting on programme, budget, risk, scope and overall performance.
• Support lessons learned and project close-out activities to continuously improve how we deliver our work.
• Contribute to the continued growth and development of WSP’s Power & Energy business in Australia.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Leadership

Education

Engineering degree

PM qualification

Job description

WSP is seeking a Project Manager to lead Power & Energy projects across Australia. You will manage multidisciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle from planning to close-out, balancing technical delivery with commercial outcomes and client relationships.

Based in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane or Adelaide, you’ll work in office, site and hybrid environments within a collaborative national team. You’ll bring 4+ years’ experience in engineering, infrastructure or project delivery, with a