Senior Biodiversity Business Partner

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. This role sits within our Major Projects division, supporting the Hunter Transmission Project (HTP), delivering large-scale infrastructure that will unlock renewable energy, strengthen network reliability, and power communities for generations to come.

About the Role

As a Senior Biodiversity Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of major transmission projects by proactively managing biodiversity risks and impacts across the project lifecycle. You will provide expert technical advice, support planning and approvals, and work closely with delivery teams, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure compliance and minimise environmental impacts. This is an opportunity to influence outcomes on nationally significant infrastructure projects, shaping sustainable delivery and leaving a lasting impact on Australia’s energy future.

About You

• Demonstrated experience in biodiversity management within infrastructure, utilities, or similar environments, with an understanding of project delivery in complex or linear settings
• Strong knowledge of environmental approvals, compliance obligations, and biodiversity risk identification and mitigation across project lifecycles
• Experience working with GIS and spatial data, including data interpretation, reporting, and supporting environmental decision-making
• Proven ability to engage, influence, and build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including contractors, regulators, and internal teams
• Well-developed communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, practical outcomes for diverse audiences.

Reward and Recognition

We believe in providing our people with personal, professional, and social benefits so they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, and health & wellbeing, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, and more. Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and ongoing training, workplace mentoring, and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that’s right for you.

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.

Our Leadership Principles

At Transgrid, our Leadership Principles - Courage, Care, Clarity, and Connection - form the foundation of how we lead. Courage means embracing challenges and doing what’s right. Care focuses on leading with heart, valuing people as the core of our organisation. Clarity ensures teams understand success and their impact, while Connection links individuals to our purpose and strategy while fostering strong relationships among team members, customers, and partners.

Please note vacancy close dates may be subject to change. We will assess applications as they are received. Closing date 24 April 2026.

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.