Project Manager - Mechanical Installations

Lumea; Cooma; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Parental leave options

Additional leave above standard

Family discounts on fitness

Service Award Program

Employee referral program

Job summary

Snowy Hydro is seeking a Project Manager - Mechanical Installations to lead end-to-end installation of steel penstock linings for the Power Station Complex on a 14/7 FIFO roster, 100% on-site. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage contractor activities, and ensure compliance with design and installation requirements across the E&M scope.

The role requires a tertiary Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent site experience, strong communication, and proven ability to manage

Qualifications

• A recognised tertiary degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant site/trade based experience.
• Project management qualifications or proven management experience (knowledge of construction and E&M installation is highly regarded).
• Experience working on complex Greenfield and Brownfield infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience managing multiple contract interfaces within a multidisciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Installation Management: Direct the full scope of work for the steel lining (Penstock) installation, for the steel lined waterways within the Power Station Complex, this includes specialist welding activities.
• Stakeholder Coordination & Interfacing: Act as the central point of contact between multidisciplinary site teams, remote stakeholders, and contractors. You will need to align competing priorities and ensure everyone is moving toward the same goal.
• Quality & Compliance: Provide strict assurance that contractors are complying with the Employer's Design and Installation Requirements. Your oversight will be critical in proactively preventing short, medium, and long-term legacy issues, ensuring the constructed asset successfully stands up to its rigorous 150-year design life
• Safety Leadership & Integration: Maintain the highest standard of health and safety performance across all contract boundaries. You will lead by example, actively participate in Safety in Design studies, and collaborate closely with Safety & Environmental Assurance Officers to ensure site-wide compliance.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Contract Management

Education

Tertiary degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager - Mechanical Installations

Snowy Hydro is a dynamic, integrated energy business that has been providing on-demand, reliable energy to Australia for generations. Snowy Hydro owns and operates a powerful combination of generation assets, including the iconic Snowy Hydro-electric Scheme, gas and diesel electricity generating plants, and contracted wind and solar energy in the National Electricity Market. We also provide electricity and gas to over 1.5 million retail customers through our retail brands Red Energy and Lumo Energy.

Snowy 2.0, currently under construction, is Australia's largest committed renewable energy project. This nation-building project will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come

We are seeking a highly capable Project Manager - Mechanical Installations to join the Snowy 2.0 Project team. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager Electrical &Mechanical Installations (E&M), you will take full ownership of the end-to-end installation of all steel linings, which form the critical steel-lined waterways (Penstocks) for the Power Station Complex.

In this role, you will act on behalf of the Owners team to oversee contractor activities, ensuring that all constructed assets meet rigorous contractual and engineering standards

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Installation Management: Direct the full scope of work for the steel lining (Penstock) installation, for the steel lined waterways within the Power Station Complex, this includes specialist welding activities.

Stakeholder Coordination & Interfacing: Act as the central point of contact between multidisciplinary site teams, remote stakeholders, and contractors. You will need to align competing priorities and ensure everyone is moving toward the same goal.

Quality & Compliance: Provide strict assurance that contractors are complying with the Employer's Design and Installation Requirements. Your oversight will be critical in proactively preventing short, medium, and long-term legacy issues, ensuring the constructed asset successfully stands up to its rigorous 150-year design life

Safety Leadership & Integration: Maintain the highest standard of health and safety performance across all contract boundaries. You will lead by example, actively participate in Safety in Design studies, and collaborate closely with Safety & Environmental Assurance Officers to ensure site-wide compliance.

About the location

This role will require you to be 100% on-site, working off a 14/7 FIFO roster. Standard FIFO camp-style arrangements are included.

About you

To thrive in this complex, multi-interface environment, you must possess the right mix of technical knowledge and interpersonal finesse. You will bring:

Complex Infrastructure Delivery: You have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex infrastructure projects that involve managing multiple contract interfaces

Exceptional Communication: You possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can seamlessly adapt your style to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels—from internal Site Technical Officers and engineers to external contractors (such as ATB, Voith, and Future Generation JV) and remote stakeholders

A Measured & Adaptable Personality: You remain calm under pressure and can adapt quickly and constructively to changing project demands and circumstances.

Diplomacy & Drive: You have a proven ability to hold contractors accountable while maintaining strong, collaborative, and prolonged relationships

A recognised tertiary degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant site/trade based experience.

Project management qualifications or proven management experience (knowledge of construction and E&M installation is highly regarded).

Experience working on complex Greenfield and Brownfield infrastructure projects.

Extensive experience managing multiple contract interfaces within a multidisciplinary environment.

About our workforce

Diversity and inclusion is important to us: Snowy Hydro has a culture of decency and inclusion, with a commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people and a supportive environment to ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can succeed. At Snowy Hydro, we recognise that we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each individual brings, and we believe in providing an environment that allows that uniqueness to thrive.

Snowy Hydro is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for a role with Snowy Hydro and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request to the Snowy Hydro recruitment team at ***********@snowyhydro.com.au

We offer

• An annual performance based bonus.
• A range of parental leave options, including 30 weeks paid leave for primary carers and 10 weeks for non-primary.
• We provide additional leave over and above the minimum National Employment Standards.
• Family discounts on fitness, gyms, pools and leisure centres (location dependant).
• A Service Award Program - employees reaching continuous employment anniversaries receive additional benefits.
• An employee referral plan - good employees attract similar colleagues