Senior Project Manager - Power Generation

Cummins; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Training & development

Income protection insurance

Private health discounts

Annual bonus program

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Job summary

Cummins is seeking a Power Generation Project Manager for our Wetherill Park, NSW team. Lead complex projects from planning through handover across the state, coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders and ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery.

You will manage schedules, budgets, and risks while aligning with Australian standards and Cummins’ engineering guidelines. This role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities for professional development within a global power solutions

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ PM experience in power generation or related sectors.
• Experience managing complex projects from planning to handover.
• Understanding of diesel and/or gas generator systems and balance of plant.
• Ability to review drawings, schematics, and equipment schedules.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and revenue management skills.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex power generation projects from planning to handover.
• Manage schedules, budgets, forecasting, costs, resources, risks, and commercial performance.
• Coordinate customers, engineers, EPC contractors, builders, vendors, and internal teams.
• Coordinate technical specs, drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment schedules.
• Lead FAT, site installation, commissioning, and project close-out.
• Ensure compliance with standards and safety requirements.

Skills

Project management

Power generation

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Electrical systems

Engineering knowledge

Education

PM/Engineering tertiary degree

Job description

Based at our Wetherill Park branch in New South Wales, you will join our expanding Power Generation team and lead the delivery of complex commercial, data centre, and critical infrastructure projects across the state.

Working closely with customers, consulting engineers, EPC contractors, builders, vendors, subcontractors, and internal Cummins teams, you will manage projects from initial planning and design coordination through procurement, installation, commissioning, and final handover. You will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with customer requirements, relevant standards, and Cummins quality expectations.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Power Generation projects from planning and design coordination through procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, forecasting, costs, resources, risks, and overall commercial performance.
• Coordinate customers, consulting engineers, EPC contractors, builders, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Work with Engineering teams to coordinate technical specifications, drawings, electrical schematics, equipment schedules, and project documentation.
• Lead key delivery activities, including design reviews, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), site installation, commissioning, and project close-out.
• Ensure projects comply with customer requirements, Australian Standards, safety requirements, and Cummins quality and engineering guidelines.
• Proactively manage project risks and build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and consistent communication.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum five years’ Project Management experience within Power Generation, electrical infrastructure, critical power, construction, mechanical, or a similar technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex technical projects through planning, procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Practical understanding of diesel and/or gas generator systems, electrical infrastructure, and associated balance of plant.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, electrical schematics, technical specifications, equipment schedules, and other project documentation.
• Strong commercial and financial capability, including project budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and revenue management.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contractors.
• Working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards and safety requirements, with tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Flexible Lifestyle – Monday to Friday (Hybrid)
• Competitive salary package
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Income Protection continuance insurance
• Discounts with select private health insurance, PC software/hardware and a range of vehicles.
• Annual remuneration review
• Participation in an annual variable compensation (bonus) program
• A range of personal and professional benefits
• Employee Assistance Program available to employees
• Paid Parental leave (Conditions apply)

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