Senior Design Leader, Power & Substation Projects

First Nations Jobs; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration with ASX-listed company

Career paths

Health & wellness benefits

Retail discounts

Job summary

Downer Energy & Utilities is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design delivery across high voltage transmission, substations, renewables and storage projects in Australia.

You will coordinate engineering design services from tender through construction and commissioning, interfacing with clients, contractors and stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant and cost-effective outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Civil or Structural engineering is required.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status is preferred; RPEQ/NER or equivalent registration will be highly regarded.
• Ten+ years of experience in power transmission and substations.

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning, coordination and management of multidisciplinary design teams across primary systems, secondary systems, protection and control, telecommunications, SCADA, civil, structural, building services, transmission lines, geotechnical and environmental disciplines.
• Developing project design management plans, engineering delivery strategies, budgets, resource plans and design schedules.
• Managing engineering consultants, subcontractors and delivery partners while promoting collaboration between engineering disciplines and project teams.
• Leading design reviews, interdisciplinary reviews, constructability reviews and appropriate verification, validation and independent checking processes.
• Maintaining configuration control and technical governance while identifying engineering risks and ensuring suitable mitigation measures are implemented.
• Supporting tender development, bid submissions, procurement activities, technical evaluations and vendor document reviews.
• Monitoring design progress, cost performance and resource utilisation while identifying schedule, technical and commercial risks.
• Providing engineering support during construction, testing, commissioning and energisation activities.
• Managing design changes and the resolution of technical queries throughout project delivery.
• Building strong relationships with clients, network operators, delivery partners and suppliers, while facilitating technical workshops, design reviews and stakeholder meetings.
• Leading Safety in Design workshops and ensuring safety, environmental and sustainability requirements are incorporated into design outcomes.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical/Civil/Structural)

Job description

Downer Energy & Utilities is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead multidisciplinary design delivery across high voltage transmission, substations, renewables and storage projects in Australia.

You will coordinate engineering design services from tender through construction and commissioning, interfacing with clients, contractors and stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant and cost-effective outcomes.