Project Manager - Electrical Power & Integration Lead

Hinchen Recruitment Group; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinchen Recruitment Group on behalf of a major Australian materials producer seeks a Project Manager – Electrical Power, Controls and Integration to deliver upgrades at a live plant in Berrima, NSW. You will manage design, procurement, installation, energisation and commissioning across HV/LV infrastructure and control systems.

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager – Capital Projects, you will coordinate with engineering, construction and operations teams, manage contractors and vendors, and

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of electrical or industrial project delivery experience.
• Experience in electrical infrastructure and/or control system upgrades.
• Background in brownfield/live operating environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HV/LV infrastructure upgrades and electrical distribution works.
• Coordinate PLC, SCADA, instrumentation and automation upgrades.
• Integrate new equipment with existing plant control systems.
• Manage electrical contractors, vendors and controls integrators.
• Plan power outages, shutdowns, connections and safe energisation.
• Coordinating configuration, functional testing, commissioning and startup.
• Controlling scope, budgets, schedules and risks across electrical and controls interfaces.

Skills

HV/LV systems

Electrical distribution

Plant controls integration

Contractor management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Energisation

Interpreting electrical drawings

Permits and isolations

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Project Manager - Electrical Power & Integration Lead

Hinchen Recruitment Group – Wollongong NSW

Project Manager – Electrical Power, Controls and Integration

Bring new plant systems to life and make the Southern Highlands your next chapter. Our client, a major Australian construction materials producer, is seeking a Project Manager to deliver electrical infrastructure upgrades and plant controls integration across its Alternative Fuels and Alternative Raw Materials projects at Berrima, NSW

This is an opportunity to take responsibility for the power and automation systems that bring multiple project packages together, managing delivery from design and procurement through installation, safe energisation and commissioning.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager – Capital Projects, you will work alongside engineering, construction and operations specialists to integrate new equipment into a live industrial plant.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering HV/LV infrastructure upgrades and plant electrical distribution works.
• Coordinating PLC, SCADA, instrumentation and automation upgrades.
• Integrating new equipment with existing plant control systems.
• Managing electrical contractors, equipment vendors and controls integrators.
• Planning power outages, shutdowns, connections and safe energisation.
• Coordinating configuration, functional testing, commissioning and startup.
• Controlling scope, budgets, schedules and risks across electrical and controls interfaces.

What you will bring

You will have around 5–10 years of electrical or industrial project delivery experience, including electrical infrastructure and/or control system upgrades within a brownfield or live operating environment.

You will also bring:

• Working knowledge of HV/LV systems, electrical distribution and industrial controls.
• Proven contractor management and multidisciplinary coordination experience.
• Practical involvement in energisation, commissioning and system integration.
• The ability to interpret electrical drawings, control logic and integration requirements.
• A disciplined approach to permits, isolations and electrical safety.

An Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent experience is desirable. Experience in cement, mining, manufacturing or heavy industry will be highly regarded, as will a background in electrical maintenance, automation, controls or plant reliability.

Why make this move?

• Target salary of $200,000 plus superannuation.
• Fixed term contract through to mid or late 2028
• Ownership of electrical and automation scope across a substantial plant upgrade programme.
• The opportunity to take systems through installation, testing and operational startup.
• Collaboration with specialist contractors, integrators and an established capital projects team.
• A role that strengthens your experience across both power infrastructure and industrial automation.

A location with lifestyle appeal

Based at Berrima, you will work in the Southern Highlands, surrounded by historic villages, rolling countryside, wineries, cafés and restaurants. Nearby Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Vale offer further opportunities to enjoy the region outside work.

For someone considering a regional move, this opportunity combines significant technical responsibility with an appealing place to spend your time beyond the plant.

Acknowledgement of Country: Hinchen Recruitment Group pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elder’s past and present and acknowledge the valuable contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to Australian society.