Equipment Interface Lead

About us

At Transgrid, we connect electricity across NSW and the National Electricity Market, playing a critical role in Australia’s transition to a cleaner energy future.

The opportunity

Right now, we have a new opportunity available to join our growing Equipment Engineering team.

Our Equipment Engineering team plays a critical role in providing expertise on high voltage equipment, providing technical advice and support across the transmission network, including equipment selection, performance analysis and defect investigations.

In your role as Equipment Interface Lead, you will oversee HV and MV primary equipment across Transgrid projects, ensuring successful delivery through engaging Equipment Engineers at the right time.

The role leads and governs equipment interfaces, exercising significant professional judgement to balance technical, project, commercial, safety and stakeholder requirements. The position is also responsible for assisting with and facilitating investigation of issues with new primary equipment as well as defects and failure investigations for existing network equipment.

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering (Degree or Advanced Diploma) with extensive relevant experience.
• Foundational understanding of the performance requirements, design, manufacturing and testing of various items of HV equipment (such as transformers, switchgear, reactive plant and instrument transformers).
• Experience managing multiple workstreams in complex, multidisciplinary engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication skills for documentation, coordination, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficiency in project tools and systems (Word, Excel, TRIM, Ellipse, or equivalent).

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, 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. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that is right for you.

Applications close 11.59pm Tuesday 19th May 2026. Please note, vacancies may close earlier and applications will be reviewed as they are received | Apply today and help shape the infrastructure that will power Australia’s future.

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.