Project Manager – HV Infrastructure

STACK Infrastructure APAC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure in Melbourne is seeking a Project Manager - HV Infrastructure to lead high‑voltage data centre delivery across Australia. You will manage HV packages from design through energisation, coordinating HV EPC contractors and interfaces with project directors, grid connections, and engineering teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5–8 years of HV infrastructure experience, with strong programme, cost, risk, and contract management skills.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across design, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, cost and risk.
• Strong communication and leadership to drive HV infrastructure delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage HV infrastructure projects from ECI/design to EPC execution and energisation.
• Maintain detailed schedules and track milestones across engineering, procurement and construction.
• Track scope, programme, cost, risk, quality and changes; escalate as needed.
• Coordinate delivery of substations, HV cables/lines, transformers, switchgear and BESS.
• Support procurement and manage HV EPC contractors and partners.
• Monitor EPC performance against programme, cost, quality and obligations.
• Work with Principal Engineer to integrate technical requirements into EPC design.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning and energisation programs.
• Promote a strong safety culture across HV project activities.
• Prepare clear project reporting on programme, cost, risk and delivery status.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline

Job description

Company Overview

STACK Infrastructure builds, owns, and operates hyperscale and colocation data centers that power the world's most ambitious technology companies. With a rapidly expanding footprint across APAC, STACK combines deep development expertise, flexible capital, and operational discipline to deliver critical digital infrastructure at scale.

Our clients include the largest hyperscale cloud platforms. We are building a regional platform defined by speed of delivery, power reliability, and long-term partnership - and we are assembling the team to lead that effort.

About the role

The Project Manager - HV Infrastructure supports the delivery of high-voltage infrastructure for STACK's data centre developments across Australia, managing assigned project packages and coordinating contractors, engineering and delivery interfaces. The role manages assigned HV works from design and procurement through construction, testing, commissioning and energisation. Projects may include substations, transformers, switchgear, HV cables/lines, contestable works, BESS and associated infrastructure. The Project Manager coordinates day-to-day delivery with HV EPC contractors and works closely with the Project Director - HV Infrastructure, Grid Connection Manager, DC Engineering, DC Delivery and network service providers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage assigned HV infrastructure projects or work packages from ECI and design through EPC execution, commissioning and energisation

• Maintain detailed project schedules and track engineering, procurement, long-lead equipment, construction, testing and energisation milestones

• Track and manage assigned scope, programme, cost, risk, quality and changes, escalating matters outside delegated authority

• Coordinate delivery of substations, contestable works, HV cables/lines, transformers, switchgear, BESS and associated infrastructure as applicable

• Support procurement and manage the day-to-day performance of HV EPC contractors and specialist delivery partners

• Monitor EPC performance against programme, cost, quality and contractual obligations

• Work closely with the Principal Engineer - HV Infrastructure to ensure technical requirements are incorporated into EPC design and delivery

• Coordinate the testing, commissioning and energisation programme for assigned HV works

• Promote a strong safety culture across all HV project activities

• Prepare clear project reporting on programme, cost, risk and delivery status for project leadership

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

• 5-8 years' relevant experience in electrical, transmission, renewable-energy, utility or infrastructure projects

• Experience supporting delivery of HV substations or associated electrical infrastructure

• Experience managing contractors or defined construction packages

• Experience across several project phases, including engineering, procurement, construction or commissioning

• Strong understanding of project controls, programme, cost, risk and contract management

• Sound project management skills in electrical or infrastructure delivery

• Strong knowledge of HV electrical infrastructure and substation delivery

• Strong programme, commercial, risk and change-management capability

• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills

Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.