Project Manager (VIC)

Jacobs; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Australia is seeking a Project Manager for Transmission & Distribution to lead multidisciplinary teams across electrical, civil, structural and mechanical scopes, managing the full project lifecycle from planning through closeout while balancing technical excellence, commercial performance and client partnership.

You will drive safety, quality and team performance, oversee schedules with Primavera P6 or MS Project, and contribute to bids and business development.

Qualifications

• Experience in transmission, distribution, industrial, or generation projects.
• Demonstrated capability managing multi-disciplinary engineering design projects.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, contracts, and project risk.
• Proven project leadership skills, with a focus on safety, quality, and team performance.
• Ability to build and sustain client relationships in a consulting or delivery environment.
• Proficiency in project controls and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project)

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across electrical, civil, structural, and mechanical scope.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, from planning through to execution and closeout.
• Drive a safety first culture and ensure quality outcomes across all deliveries.
• Provide robust commercial management, including budgets, forecasting, and risk management.
• Oversee project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships, contributing to repeat work and growth opportunities.
• Support business development and bids, bringing a strategic lens to positioning Jacobs in the market.

Skills

Multidisciplinary leadership

Commercial acumen

Project leadership

Client relationship building

Scheduling proficiency

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

It is an exciting time to be part of the energy transition at Jacobs as our Energy & Power business continues to experience rapid growth. We are working with established clients across the globe to deliver the Energy Transition. From major renewable energy projects and firming generation to high voltage direct current inter country interconnectors and offshore grids, we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

As a Project Manager for our Transmission & Distribution team, you will lead the planning and delivery of projects across the power sector, with a core focus on Transmission & Distribution. You will take a strategic approach to delivering outcomes balancing technical excellence, commercial performance, and client partnership.

You will

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across electrical, civil, structural, and mechanical scope.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, from planning through to execution and closeout.
• Drive a safety first culture and ensure quality outcomes across all deliveries.
• Provide robust commercial management, including budgets, forecasting, and risk management.
• Oversee project schedules using tools such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships, contributing to repeat work and growth opportunities.
• Support business development and bids, bringing a strategic lens to positioning Jacobs in the market.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Experience in transmission, distribution, industrial, or generation projects.
• Demonstrated capability managing multi-disciplinary engineering design projects.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, contracts, and project risk.
• Proven project leadership skills, with a focus on safety, quality, and team performance.
• Ability to build and sustain client relationships in a consulting or delivery environment.
• Proficiency in project controls and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project)

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.