Senior Project Manager - HV Utilities

Responsibilities

You will lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver high voltage utility works on a major transmission project, ensuring safety, quality, and contractual compliance. This involves managing project scope, budget, and schedule while coordinating with stakeholders, asset owners, and regulatory authorities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a tertiary qualification in engineering or a related discipline and possess extensive experience in high voltage infrastructure delivery. You must be available for a 20:8 site-based roster and demonstrate strong leadership, commercial acumen, and technical risk management skills.

Skills

• Project management
• High voltage infrastructure
• Transmission project management
• Electrical safety
• Technical compliance
• Risk management
• Contract management
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Stakeholder management
• Leadership
• Construction staging
• Design integration
• Negotiation
• Decision-making
• Communication

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits
• EAP Beyond Blue
• Retail discounts
• Competitive remuneration

About this role

The opportunity

* An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Project Manager HV
Utilities to provide leadership across the delivery of critical high voltage
infrastructure works on a major transmission project.

* Leading a multidisciplinary project team, you will create a high performing
environment built on safety, accountability and collaboration. You will
provide direction, coaching and support while ensuring the team has the
resources, capability and information required to achieve successful project
outcomes.

* You will oversee the delivery of high voltage utility works and
undercrossings across the transmission project alignment. This will include
design integration, construction staging, programme coordination and third
party approvals. You will manage critical interfaces with transmission
assets, utility owners, designers, construction teams and adjacent work
packages, ensuring activities are carefully planned and safely executed.

* Working closely with clients, asset owners, consultants, government agencies,
regulatory authorities and internal teams, you will ensure the works meet
technical, contractual, safety, quality and environmental requirements. You
will also coordinate access, approvals and planned outages where required,
while minimising disruption to existing networks, surrounding stakeholders
and other project activities. 

* With accountability for scope, schedule, budget and commercial performance,
you will establish effective project governance, decision making and
communication processes. You will identify and manage delivery risks, resolve
complex technical and construction issues, and maintain clear reporting to
senior leadership and the client. 

* This senior role offers the opportunity to influence project strategy,
strengthen client and asset owner relationships, and guide a capable team
through the successful delivery of complex high voltage transmission
infrastructure.

What we offer

* The opportunity to lead complex high voltage utility works on a major
transmission project
* A senior position with responsibility for project delivery, commercial
performance, client engagement and team leadership
* Competitive remuneration with a significant ASX-listed company
* Structured career paths with the opportunity to work in different areas of
the Utilities business, supported by a robust Commercial Operating Model
* A suite of health and wellness benefits and initiatives, including EAP Beyond
Blue
* Retail discounts with major retailers, Dell, Good Guys, Samsung, Specsavers &
ANZ
* We are a Tier 1 ASX listed company with in-house capabilities that far exceed
traditional contractor environments

What we’re looking for

* You will hold a relevant tertiary qualification in engineering or an
equivalent discipline and bring demonstrated success in a senior project or
operational management role. 
* Extensive experience delivering high voltage infrastructure within a
transmission, utilities or major infrastructure project environment
* Availability to work a project based 20:8 roster and travel to site locations
as required, including periods away from home
* Strong knowledge of transmission project interfaces
* A strong understanding of electrical safety, technical compliance and risk
management requirements associated with high voltage works
* Demonstrated experience managing project scope, programme, budget, quality
and contractual obligations
* Strong project planning, programming and prioritisation capability
* Proven leadership skills, with experience coaching, mentoring and managing
the performance of large or geographically dispersed teams
* The ability to establish a culture of accountability, collaboration and safe
project delivery
* Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting,
contract management and cost control
* Strong negotiation, influencing and decision-making skills
* The ability to interpret technical specifications, design documentation,
project schedules, financial information and performance reports
* Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
* The ability to work effectively under pressure and make timely, considered
decisions

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.

How to apply

Click "Apply" to start your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
Downer does not accept unsolicited resumes, fees, or costs from recruitment
agencies, search firms, or third parties. Candidates are welcome to submit their
applications via the advertisement.

About Downer

Civil Engineering · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in North Ryde, NSW · founded 1933