Senior Project Engineer

Transgrid; Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Transgrid is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join the Infrastructure Delivery team, working on Lumea Projects. You will manage the project engineering function within the project team, providing detailed engineering management and support across multiple concurrent projects Australia‑wide.

A collaborative, technically astute leader is required to drive delivery and value. You will mentor juniors, manage design interfaces, and ensure on‑time, on‑budget outcomes while upholding safety and

Qualifications

• Degree in an engineering discipline with relevant accreditation.
• Proven experience designing, constructing and managing large infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, collaboration and change management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage construction contracts and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor junior project engineers and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate design responses for construction and resolve issues.
• Manage IFC designs, as-built drawings and project close-out.
• Deliver projects where a Project Manager is not assigned.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, cost estimates and budgets.
• Provide expert technical advice and escalate issues when needed.
• Ensure compliance with financial, audit and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Report monthly on schedule, budget and risk to the project team.

Skills

Project engineering

Substation asset construction

Transmission line construction

Leadership / mentoring

Autonomy

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Project scheduling software

Job description

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Transgrid owns and operates the high-voltage electricity transmission network across New South Wales and the ACT, connecting generators, distributors and major end users. As one of the largest transmission networks in the world, we're playing a critical role in Australia's transition to renewable energy delivering the substations, transmission lines and infrastructure projects that will power communities for generations to come.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Infrastructure Delivery team, working on Lumea Projects. You'll manage the project engineering function within the project team, undertaking detailed engineering management and support to various project teams delivering projects across our prescribed and non-prescribed programs. You'll be part of a project team or teams up to 10 concurrently based on complexity managing technical, procurement, materials, construction, design coordination and start-up and close-out items, and managing your own projects where a Project Manager isn't required. Working closely with Construction, Lumea, Procurement, Engineering Design, Project Development and Asset Management teams, this role calls for a highly collaborative, influential and technically astute person to coordinate critical projects across Australia.

What you'll be doing

• Leading and mentoring junior Project Engineers, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Managing technical RFI responses and being accountable for developing project specifications
• Coordinating design responses for construction and applying technical knowledge to resolve construction issues
• Managing IFC designs, as-built drawing processes and the project close-out and asset acceptance process
• Leading delivery of projects where a Project Manager is not assigned
• Developing and maintaining project programs, cost estimates and budgets, and identifying efficiencies
• Influencing the Construction team to ensure efficient project delivery
• Managing external customer design interfaces and facilitating design interface meetings
• Providing expert technical advice and acting as a point of escalation for Project Engineers
• Ensuring compliance with financial, audit and regulatory reporting requirements
• Reporting monthly on schedule, budget and risk to the project team

What you'll bring

• A degree qualification in a relevant engineering discipline
• High-level technical knowledge of substation or transmission line asset construction
• Substantial experience designing, constructing and managing large, complex infrastructure projects with multiple stakeholders
• High-level business and commercial acumen
• A highly collaborative and decisive behaviour style, with the ability to think outside the box and drive change
• Proven ability to work autonomously
• Experience managing construction contracts
• Experience in team management, resource management and leadership roles
• Coordinate critical infrastructure projects across Australia
• Be part of one of the largest energy transition programs in Australia
• Take on genuine technical leadership, mentoring the next generation of Project Engineers
• A safety-first culture backed by strong values: Safety, Achievement, Integrity, Service
• Competitive remuneration, superannuation and flexible working arrangements

OUR LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES AND VALUES

Courage, Care, Clarity and Connection. These are the principles we lead by at Transgrid. Courage is doing the right thing even when it is not easy. Care is genuinely looking out for the people around you. Clarity means your team knows what good looks like and why it matters. Connection links people to the bigger picture and to each other.