Senior Project Engineer

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 the energy sector evolves, we’re growing our workforce to drive innovation and transformation.

The Opportunity | Available across Sydney, Newcastle & Regional NSW

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will step into a pivotal technical leadership role within Delivery Projects. This is an opportunity to apply your deep engineering expertise to some of the most complex and transformative infrastructure projects in Australia. You’ll shape project specifications, oversee technical delivery, and influence outcomes across design, procurement, and construction.

Senior Project Engineers at Transgrid are trusted to manage their own projects as well as provide support across larger programs. You will mentor junior engineers, act as a point of escalation for technical challenges, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.

A Day in the Life at Transgrid

In this role, you will be at the technical heart of multiple projects, often managing competing priorities while ensuring engineering rigour and compliance. You’ll bring people together to solve problems, find innovative solutions, and keep projects moving.

• Provide engineering leadership across complex infrastructure projects.
• Manage RFIs, specifications, IFC designs, and asset acceptance processes.
• Lead smaller projects independently while supporting larger programs.
• Collaborate across construction, procurement, and design teams.
• Ensure compliance with governance, quality, and HSE frameworks.

About You

You are a highly capable engineer who thrives in a leadership role. You’re confident in your technical expertise, but equally skilled at building relationships, influencing outcomes, and mentoring others.

• Degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline.
• 6–10+ years’ experience in infrastructure or energy project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of transmission lines, substations, and rotating plant.
• Proven ability to manage construction contracts and technical complexity.
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills.

Transgrid Values in Action

Our values shape the way you’ll work as a Senior Project Engineer:

• Safety: You’ll champion a culture of safety-first thinking, guiding teams to deliver projects without compromise.
• Achievement: You’ll see the impact of your leadership in the safe and timely delivery of complex programs.
• Integrity: You’ll set the standard for professionalism and technical excellence, ensuring decisions are transparent and robust.
• Service: You’ll contribute to projects that strengthen our communities and the broader energy network.

Benefits & Perks

At Transgrid, we empower our people with a well-rounded benefits package designed to support their personal, professional, and social well-being, helping them deliver their best work every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more.

Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and on-going training, workplace mentoring and tertiary education. Here you are encouraged to build a career that is right for you.

Internal Applications and External Referrals close on the 19th of September 2025