Transgrid
Operates and upgrades Australia’s high-voltage electricity transmission network, linking generators, distributors & major users.
Project Manager
Lead Class B infrastructure projects, overseeing safety, scope, schedule, cost, risk and stakeholders.
Job Highlights
About the Role
As a Project Manager, you will be accountable for end‑to‑end delivery of infrastructure projects, managing safety, scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder outcomes within Transgrid’s Project Management Framework. You will operate in complex delivery environments, collaborating closely with contractors, consultants, and internal teams on greenfield and brownfield projects of varying scale and complexity, providing meaningful challenges and development opportunities. • Lead project delivery from planning through to completion • Manage contractors, consultants and internal delivery teams • Maintain strong governance, reporting and assurance disciplines • Manage budgets, contracts and commercial outcomes • Identify, manage and mitigate delivery and safety risks • Coordinate interfaces across multiple workstreams and stakeholders • Ensure compliance with Transgrid safety, quality and regulatory frameworks
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project delivery
- ▸risk management
- ▸budget management
- ▸compliance
- ▸governance
- ▸interface coordination
What You Bring
Successful candidates will be matched to projects based on capability and delivery experience rather than being tied to a single long‑term assignment. The role offers exposure to a diverse portfolio, including synchronous condenser projects, the Central‑West Orana Renewable Energy Zone, and data‑centre connections and network augmentations, each varying in lifecycle stage and delivery environment. • A tertiary qualification in Electrical/Civil Engineering or a related discipline • Proven experience delivering capital infrastructure projects • Strong commercial and contract management capability • Confidence operating in complex, multi‑stakeholder environments
Requirements
- ▸engineering degree
- ▸infrastructure experience
- ▸commercial management
- ▸contract management
- ▸stakeholder confidence
- ▸delivery experience
Benefits
Transgrid offers a collaborative environment with strong governance and support, allowing you to build a long‑term career in a stable, purpose‑driven organization. Employees enjoy a well‑rounded benefits package, including corporate discounts, novated leasing, workplace flexibility, and 20 weeks of paid parental leave.
Work Environment
Hybrid