Position: Electrical Engineering Design Manager
Location: Sydney
Salary: $250k
Projects: HV Substations & Energy Projects
Design & Build has partnered with an EPC contractor delivering complex HV substation and energy projects across the NEM.
This role will suit an experienced Electrical Engineering Design Manager who understands the full design lifecycle and can lead electrical engineering delivery across major HV substation and energy projects.
Why Join?
- Strong job security with a healthy pipeline of secured projects for clients such as TransGrid and renewable energy developers
- Tight-knit, supportive team with a genuinely team-oriented culture
- Convenient inner-city Sydney office location with parking
- High level of autonomy while partnering closely with senior leadership
- Opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of major energy infrastructure projects
The Role
As the Electrical Engineering Design Manager, you will take ownership of electrical delivery and design across multiple HV projects, ensuring they are delivered to a high technical and commercial standard.
You will work closely with the Project Director and wider project teams to drive successful design outcomes, providing technical leadership across the design lifecycle and ensuring alignment between engineering, construction and commissioning teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead and manage the electrical engineering design across multiple HV projects
- Oversee electrical design development for HV substations, power infrastructure and energy projects
- Provide technical leadership across concept, detailed design and design documentation
- Support the Project Director with design strategy, programme and resource planning
- Ensure designs meet project, client, technical and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate effectively between engineering, construction and commissioning teams
- Manage key stakeholder interfaces, including Network Service Providers such as TransGrid
- Review and approve engineering deliverables, ensuring quality and technical compliance
- Identify and manage design risks, interfaces and technical issues throughout the project lifecycle
- Monitor design progress and report on programme, risks and delivery performance to senior leadership
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the wider engineering team
What You’ll Bring
- Demonstrated experience managing electrical engineering design across HV substations, power generation and/or energy infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of the electrical design lifecycle, from concept through detailed design and construction
- Experience working within the NEM and understanding of Australian electrical and network standards
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working with Network Service Providers and major clients
- Ability to manage competing priorities, programmes and design deliverables across multiple projects
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in engineering
- RPEQ / RPEV (or eligible) is highly regarded
Interested?
Apply now or email your CV to ••••@designandbuild.com.au for a confidential discussion.