Transmission Line Engineer

First Nations Jobs; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness

Downer benefits

Career path development

Competitive remuneration

Safety culture

Mentoring

ASX listed company

Job summary

Downer Group in Sydney is seeking an experienced Transmission Line Engineer to lead design across high‑voltage projects from 33kV to 500kV. You will guide engineering teams, support proposal and project delivery, and visit construction sites as required.

The role requires a Civil or Structural Eng degree with Chartered Engineer status and at least 5 years in transmission lines. Based in North Ryde, it offers a permanent full‑time path with strong safety and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering as recognised by IEAust, with Chartered Engineer status.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Transmission Lines Engineer in the Power sector.
• Knowledge of AS7000, AS4100 and AS1170 and Australian TNSP design standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering design leadership across transmission line projects from 33kV to 500kV.
• Support design manager with reporting, RFIs, and variations notifications.
• Develop solutions to improve performance against project targets and progress reporting.
• Ensure design deliverables pass Quality Control processes and safety standards.
• Offer expert technical advice to project delivery and wider teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Stakeholder communication

Project guidance

Education

Civil or Structural Eng degree (IEAust)

Chartered Engineer status

Tools

PLS-CADD

PLS-POLE

PLS-Tower

Job description

Job Description

The opportunity

We are currently seeking to appoint experienced Transmission Line Engineer's specialising within the Power sector, working with our Power engineering team, who are mainly based in Sydney. This role will report to the Transmission Lines Engineering manager and work alongside industry known and respected technical experts, leading engineering designs and design teams for some of Australia's highest-profile transmission line projects from 33kV to 500kV. The ideal person will have a passion for leading teams and delivering high level technical advice and support to our proposal teams, project teams, clients, and other stakeholders as well as supporting our project teams by visiting construction sites on a regular basis. This is a permanent full-time position and will be based out of our North Ryde office.

What you'll do

• Provide engineering design leadership across the specific engineering field through research, presentation of papers, and attendance at conferences/forums/focus groups, leading bid opportunities, leading, reviewing and engaging in design activities.
• Provide support to the design manager in terms of reporting, raising RFI's and notifying of variations
• Provide input to reporting on project performance and progress, including development of solutions to issues that compromise attainment of agreed performance targets
• Ensure design deliverables are checked thoroughly and follow the Quality Control Process
• Provide expert technical advice to the Project Delivery and wider program teams
• Be an active participant in the Safety in Design process as required, to assist in the identification of potential hazardous site activities and ensure appropriate procedures and controls are implemented
• Ensure the consideration of community, environment, operations and maintenance issues are integrated into the selection of preferred options for the project during the planning and design process
• Undertake on-going 'fit for purpose' and value engineering reviews to ensure constructability of design

What we offer

• Employee benefits including health and wellness initiatives
• Access to Downer Group benefits
• Personalised career path development and growth working with an industry leading team.
• Competitive remuneration package
• Safety focused culture working within in leading services industry
• Management support coupled with ongoing training and mentoring
• Career enhancing opportunity to work within an ASX limited company

What we're looking for

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering as recognized by IEAust, coupled with Chartered Engineer status
• Minimum 5 years' experience working as a Transmission Lines Engineer in the Power Sector
• Knowledge of relevant Australian Standards (e.g. AS7000, AS4100 and AS1170) and the typical design standards and expectations of Australian TNSPs
• Ability to motivate and guide your project teams to carry out analysis, design and provide construction stage support
• Proficiency in the use of engineering design software PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE and PLS-Tower
• Known and respected in the Australian power industry, and able to provide referees from within Australian TNSPs

'About Energy & Utilities...

Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.