Utilities Lead – Major Infrastructure Projects

fultonhogan; Iluwurru; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulton Hogan is seeking an experienced Utilities Manager to join our Eastern Region Construction (ERC) team in NSW. You will lead utility management strategies, coordinate interfaces, and drive relocation and protection works to support project delivery.

The role requires extensive experience on major infrastructure projects, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage asset owner relationships and multidisciplinary teams while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in utility management on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and proactive problem-solving.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams through complex environments.
• Knowledge of utility coordination across water, sewer, electrical, gas, telecoms and transport assets.
• Experience managing relationships with utility asset owners and councils.
• Experience coordinating investigations, relocations, protection works and service proving.
• Understanding of authority approvals, design submissions and regulatory requirements.
• Commercial acumen with procurement, subcontract management, negotiations and variations.

Responsibilities

• Lead utility management strategies for the project.
• Coordinate utility interfaces across multiple asset owners.
• Drive relocations, protection and adjustment works.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and mentor engineers.
• Engage with authorities, contractors and stakeholders to secure approvals.
• Identify and mitigate utility risks to keep delivery on track.

Skills

Utilities management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Problem solving

Procurement & contracts

Risk management

Job description

Fulton Hogan is seeking an experienced Utilities Manager to join our Eastern Region Construction (ERC) team in NSW. You will lead utility management strategies, coordinate interfaces, and drive relocation and protection works to support project delivery.

The role requires extensive experience on major infrastructure projects, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to manage asset owner relationships and multidisciplinary teams while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.