Connections Project Manager - Network Connections

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 
  
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact on Australia’s energy transition? This is your opportunity to combine project management expertise with stakeholder engagement in a role that truly matters.  
 
Join our Network business unit as a Connections Project Manager, Network Connections and help drive timely delivery of generation, storage, and load connection projects that power the future.  
 
Reporting to the Manager Network Connections, you’ll work closely with internal teams and engage with external stakeholders, including AEMO, customers, and technical consultants, to ensure efficient project delivery and a positive customer experience.
  
This role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, with flexibility for remote work. 
  
What You Will Be Responsible For 
  
As a trusted project manager, you will drive the successful delivery of generation, storage, and load connection projects in a dynamic and evolving environment. You’ll support multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timelines, compliance, and stakeholder engagement are always on track. 
 
You will also play a key role in shaping connection processes and reporting frameworks that support transparency and continuous improvement. 
 
Key accountabilities include: 

• Manage the delivery of efficient, compliant, and customer-focused grid connection projects from initiation to completion.
• Coordinate scheduling, resources, and communications across internal teams and external stakeholders including AEMO, customers, and consultants.
• Support procurement and contract management to ensure timely, cost-effective project delivery.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools that provide clear visibility of project progress, risks, and resource needs.
• Drive continuous improvement and promote collaboration to enhance project outcomes and customer experience.

About You 
  
You are an organised and solutions-focused project manager with a passion for delivering outcomes that matter. Known for your ability to navigate complex environments and build strong relationships, you thrive in dynamic settings and bring clarity and confidence to every project.  
  
You bring: 

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Project Management qualifications at Diploma level or higher.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, ideally in network connections.
• Strong understanding of the National Electricity Rules (NER), National Electricity Market (NEM), and the roles of NSP and AEMO.
• Familiarity with integrating large-scale renewable generation and storage into transmission networks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively.

Our Values

Transgrid's core values encompass safety, achievement, integrity, and service. Prioritising safety above all, the company emphasises making a meaningful impact through achievement, upholding honesty through integrity, and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers and communities through dedicated service. These values are ingrained in the actions and behaviours of Transgrid's people, who embody them every day.

Recognition & Reward

We believe in providing our people personal, professional and social benefits so that they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, flexible workplace policies, 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.

Applications close on the 28th of November 2025 however will be assessed on a rolling basis and may close earlier. Apply today and play a crucial role in driving the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future!