Project Manager (Service/brownfield business )

Siemens Energy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development

PM certification program

Regional network expansion

Lifecycle development impact

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks an experienced Service Project Manager to lead high voltage service projects across Australia, including GIS, AIS, transformers, circuit breakers, and substations. The role focuses on service delivery, outage management, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle support of critical transmission assets.

You'll manage field crews and customer relationships, coordinate outages, monitor profitability, and promote safety and continuous improvement while aligning with

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience managing HV service or asset support projects.
• Experience with transmission or distribution network assets.
• Knowledge of GIS/AIS switchgear, transformers, substations and related equipment.
• Experience leading field-based technical teams and customer-facing projects.
• Strong commercial, planning, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent PM certification (IPMA, PMP, IPMA or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Deliver high voltage service projects from planning through completion.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, claims, and variations.
• Coordinate field service engineers, technicians, subcontractors, and outage activities.
• Act as primary customer interface and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Support maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, and asset lifecycle activities.
• Monitor project profitability, forecasting, and commercial performance.

Skills

High voltage service

Field team management

Commercial planning

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

Electrical Trade Qualification

Project Management certification

Tools

SAP

Similar PM systems

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking an experienced Service Project Manager to lead the delivery of high voltage service projects across Australia involving GIS, AIS, transformers, circuit breakers, substations, and related primary plant equipment. This role is focused on service delivery, outage management, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle support of critical transmission and distribution assets. The successful candidate will bring a strong service and maintenance background and be comfortable managing customers, technical teams, safety, commercial performance, and field execution activities. The ideal candidate will have progressed through a technical service pathway such as service engineer, field technician, commissioning engineer, maintenance supervisor, or service coordinator before moving into project management. Direct experience supporting HV switchgear and transformer maintenance activities will be highly regarded.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Deliver high voltage service projects from planning through completion.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, claims, and variations.
• Coordinate field service engineers, technicians, subcontractors, and outage activities.
• Act as the primary customer interface and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Support maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, upgrades, and asset lifecycle activities.
• Monitor project profitability, forecasting, and commercial performance.
• Promote HSE compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

• Minimum 5 years' experience managing high voltage service, maintenance, or asset support projects.
• Experience working with transmission or distribution network assets.
• Knowledge of GIS and AIS switchgear, transformers, substations, and associated equipment.
• Experience managing field-based technical teams and customer-facing projects.
• Strong commercial, planning, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Electrical Engineering Degree, Electrical Trade Qualification, or Project Management certification (IPMA, PMP, AIPM or equivalent).
• Experience in utility maintenance contracts, outages, long-term service agreements (LTSA), emergency response works, or brownfield substation projects.
• Renewable energy, transmission network, or Siemens Energy equipment experience.
• SAP or similar project management systems experience.

About The Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Develop leadership skills working with cross-functional teams.
• Improve project management skills by embarking on Siemens Energy’s PM certification program (IPMA) and the implementation of OnePM.
• Expand professional network within Region Asia Pacific
• Participate and contribute to the further success of Region Asia Pacific’s project management and Grid Technology lifecycle development and expertise.

Jobs & Careers: https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs