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About the Role

We are seeking experienced Construction Managers to lead the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of transmission line and substation construction works across NSW. This is a key leadership role within our construction workforce, helping to shape how construction works are planned, resourced, staged, and delivered across a diverse pipeline of high-voltage infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating construction work packages across transmission line and substation assets
• Managing resources, outage requirements, construction staging, and delivery priorities
• Providing technical direction to internal teams, contractors, and delivery partners
• Monitoring construction performance across safety, quality, schedule, cost, and risk
• Building strong relationships across field teams, project stakeholders, and external delivery partners
• Leading early construction planning for transmission line and substation work packages
• Coordinating resources, outage plans, construction staging, and delivery priorities
• Providing practical technical direction to teams, contractors, and delivery partners
• Monitoring construction progress across safety, quality, schedule, and budget
• Working with Maintenance, HSE, Project Delivery, and external stakeholders to resolve issues and keep work moving

Requirements

• In-depth experience in construction, testing, and commissioning of transmission, substation, or major electrical infrastructure assets
• Strong experience in construction planning, work package delivery, resource coordination, and contractor oversight
• Sound understanding of WHS, environmental requirements, construction risk management, and site safety expectations
• Strong communication skills, stakeholder management capability, and the ability to lead across multiple sites
• Current NSW Driver’s Licence
• Willingness to undertake regular travel across NSW, including periods away from the nominated base location as required

Skills

• Construction planning
• Work package delivery
• Resource coordination
• Contractor oversight
• WHS understanding
• Environmental requirements understanding
• Construction risk management
• Site safety expectations understanding
• Communication skills
• Stakeholder management

Location

• Sydney
• Newcastle
• Yass
• Wagga Wagga
• Tamworth
• Orange

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Experienced

Education Level

• Electrical trade certificate
• Relevant diploma or degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or equivalent

Benefits

• Corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing
• Novated leasing options
• Workplace flexibility
• 20 weeks paid parental leave
• Regular and ongoing training
• Tertiary education support
• Career mentoring

About the Company

• At Transgrid, we play a crucial role in delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy to millions of Australians. Operating over 13,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 128 substations across NSW and the ACT, we connect electricity generators to the distribution network—powering homes, businesses, and communities.