19 Aug
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Fusion HR
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Toowoomba
19 Aug
Fusion HR
Toowoomba
Are you an electrically qualified Project Manager looking for a role where you genuinely own projects from award through to commissioning and handover?
Our client is a privately owned electrical contractor with a strong reputation for delivering high voltage infrastructure work across southern Queensland including distribution and transmission voltages, substation construction and upgrades, network connections and industrial HV installations. With a healthy pipeline of secured work and ambitious growth plans, they are seeking a hands-on Project Manager to deliver a portfolio of HV infrastructure projects valued.
This is an opportunity to step into a business where your expertise is valued, your decisions carry weight, and no two projects are the same.
Why you’ll want this role
- Manage high voltage projects from award through to commissioning and client handover;
- Enjoy real variety across substation upgrades, network connections and industrial HV installations;
- Work directly with clients, network operators and key stakeholders;
- Join a business with a secured project pipeline and a clear growth trajectory;
- Be part of a collaborative, down-to-earth team that values practical experience;
- Genuine opportunity to grow your career as the business expands.
The role
You will lead the successful delivery of multiple concurrent high voltage projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
You will take ownership of the full project lifecycle, from planning and procurement, to scheduling, subcontractor management, execution, commissioning and client handover.
The project value bracket shapes this role, and it is worth being clear about it.
You will build the program, run the numbers, manage the subbies and front the client yourself. The autonomy is genuine and it is one of the best features of the job.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing high voltage projects from award through to completion;
- Building and maintaining strong client and network operator relationships;
- Coordinating site teams, subcontractors and suppliers;
- Managing project budgets, forecasting and cost control;
- Developing project schedules and monitoring progress;
- Managing procurement, long-lead items and subcontractor performance;
- Identifying and mitigating project risks;
- Ensuring compliance with safety, quality and environmental requirements;
- Providing regular project reporting and stakeholder updates;
- Supporting commissioning, energisation and final project delivery.
About you
You are a practical, solutions-focused Project Manager who understands the realities of delivering high voltage work, and who is comfortable close enough to the detail to know exactly where every job stands.
You may have come up through an electrical trade and progressed into project management, or hold an electrical engineering qualification and you already have HV projects under your belt.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Demonstrated experience delivering high voltage electrical projects in a contracting environment;
- An electrical trade qualification or electrical engineering degree;
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects;
- Strong commercial and financial management skills, including accountability for project margin;
- Working knowledge of Australian standards, HV switching and network operator requirements;
- Experience coordinating subcontractors and site-based workforces;
- A knowledge of civil works required for infrastructure works;
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
- A strong commitment to safety, quality and environmental performance;
- A proactive approach and the discipline to keep stakeholders informed without being chased;
- Current driver’s licence and willingness to travel to sites as required.
What’s on offer
- Competitive salary package plus vehicle or vehicle allowance;
- Technically interesting and genuinely wide-ranging high voltage project work;
- Solid pipeline of secured projects across southern Queensland’s energy build;
- A high level of autonomy and real responsibility, with direct access to the owners;
- Career development opportunities within a growing business;
- Long-term stability and genuine opportunity to progress;;
- Relocation assistance available for the right candidate
- Toowoomba lifestyle, short commutes, real housing affordability, and the Range on your doorstep.
Apply now
If you are looking for a role where you can take ownership, deliver meaningful high voltage projects and be part of a business with exciting growth plans, we would love to hear from you.
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