Description:
The Project Manager:Power will lead the planning, delivery, and integration of critical power infrastructure across the campus. The role involves managing complex utility projects spanning LV, MV, and HV networks, substations, renewable energy assets, resilience systems, and enabling works. This position requires strong technical capability, stakeholder leadership, and experience delivering infrastructure in operational environments with strict safety and regulatory requirements.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Lead the full project lifecycle from concept development, feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Manage multiple concurrent power and utility infrastructure projects across the campus portfolio.
- Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and reporting frameworks.
- Ensure successful integration of new power infrastructure into existing operational systems with minimal disruption.
- Coordinate commissioning activities and oversee transition to operations and maintenance teams.
Technical Management
- Oversee the delivery of LV, MV, and HV electrical distribution systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, and associated infrastructure.
- Support the implementation of renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, backup generation, and resilience initiatives.
- Review engineering designs, technical specifications, and contractor deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements and industry standards.
- Manage utility interfaces and coordinate with external network operators, service providers, and regulatory authorities.
- Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and capacity.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, including campus leadership, operations teams, engineering consultants, contractors, utility providers, and regulatory agencies.
- Facilitate project meetings, workshops, and decision-making forums.
- Provide regular project status updates, risk assessments, and executive-level reporting.
- Build strong relationships across internal and external stakeholder groups to support successful project outcomes.
Commercial & Contract Management
- Manage procurement activities, tender evaluations, contract negotiations, and contractor performance.
- Monitor project budgets, forecasts, change control processes, and cost management activities.
- Ensure contractors and consultants meet contractual obligations, quality standards, and project milestones.
- Review and approve project invoices, variations, and claims.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
As the successful candidate, you will have experience working within our primary infrastructure market along with having the following qualfications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 7–10 years of experience delivering electrical utility, power infrastructure, or energy projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing LV, MV, and HV infrastructure projects from inception through commissioning.
- Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems, substations, protection systems, and utility operations.
- Experience managing contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Proven track record of delivering projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.