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About the Role

Transgrid is seeking a Senior / Project Engineer with high-voltage substation experience to manage the engineering aspects of a portfolio of 330kV and 500kV projects in Central West NSW. This role involves technical engineering and project management, focusing on RFI responses, design coordination, as-built processes, and asset acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Manage RFI responses, develop and review project specifications, and coordinate design responses for construction issues.
• Keep Issued For Construction (IFC) designs current to applicable standards.
• Serve as the technical point of contact for contractors and engage with engineering and System Operations teams on technical matters.
• Coordinate protection and control upgrades at 330kV sites and secondary system changes at their remote ends.
• Manage the engineering interface through the 500kV switching station commissioning program, including sequencing, outage coordination, and technical readiness.
• Maintain IFC designs across the portfolio and manage work-as-executed and as-built drawing processes.
• Set up project plans, hold budgets and schedules, coordinate procurement and stakeholders, and report directly to the Project Manager on assigned projects.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project status reports and earned value assessments.
• Flag cost and schedule issues early.
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal teams and external consultants.
• Communicate clearly and follow through on commitments.

Requirements

• An engineering degree or solid industry experience on large-scale projects with hands-on knowledge of high-voltage substation construction.
• Ability to independently manage the technical side of a delivery program.
• Capability to handle contractors and consultants and run a project without close supervision.
• Demonstrated experience managing the engineering function on high-voltage substation projects, including RFI management, IFC coordination, design responses for construction, and as-built processes.
• Practical understanding of secondary systems, including protection and control.
• Experience coordinating secondary systems work alongside primary plant construction.
• Familiarity with the interface between substation construction and transmission network operations, including outage coordination and working on or near live assets.
• Experience managing construction contracts, including scope, variations, and contractor coordination.
• Ability to work autonomously across multiple concurrent projects and deliver to deadlines without close supervision.
• High standard of written and verbal communication, with the ability to produce clear technical reports, project status updates, and earned value assessments.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards, relevant legislation, and government policy guidelines for engineering and construction projects.
• Comfortable with regular travel to Central West NSW project sites.

Skills

• High-voltage substation experience
• Engineering management
• Technical coordination
• Reporting
• Earned value assessment
• Stakeholder coordination
• RFI responses
• IFC designs
• As-built processes
• Asset acceptance
• Secondary systems
• Commissioning coordination
• Construction contracts management
• Written and verbal communication
• Australian Standards
• Relevant legislation
• Government policy guidelines

Location

• Central West NSW

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior
• Project Engineer

Education Level

• Engineering degree
• Substantial industry experience delivering large-scale capital projects

Benefits

• Access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health and 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.
• As Australia accelerates its energy transition, the work we do has never been more significant.