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Engineering Team Leader - Design Delivery | Perth CBD | 12 month fixed term contract

Join our Substation Design team and play a key role in shaping the future of Western Australia's electricity network. As the Engineering Team Leader, you'll lead a team of engineering professionals responsible for delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective substation designs, technical standards and engineering solutions that underpin the development and operation of our network.

This is an opportunity to combine technical leadership with people leadership, guiding a multidisciplinary team across primary, secondary and civil/structural engineering disciplines while influencing the technical direction of critical infrastructure projects. You'll work closely with stakeholders across the business to drive engineering excellence, standardisation and cutting-edge design outcomes that support Western Power's energy transition.

Your Role in Action

Design Leadership & Delivery Management

- Lead the planning, scoping, scheduling, coordination and delivery of allocated design programs and projects.
- Manage and oversee the delivery of engineering designs undertaken by external design partners, ensuring outputs meet safety, quality, cost, schedule and business requirements.
- Provide technical direction and design leadership across primary, secondary, civil/structural and customer connection disciplines.
- Lead the management of outsourced design services and engineering delivery partners.
- Monitor consultant performance, utilisation, workload allocation, quality, responsiveness and contractual obligations.
- Ensure effective coordination between internal stakeholders,



delivery partners and project teams to achieve project outcomes.

Engineering Governance & Assurance

- Provide engineering assurance and technical oversight for all designs delivered by internal and external resources.
- Manage and maintain relevant specifications, standards, manuals and engineering systems within the responsible area.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of standard designs, templates, engineering guides and specifications.

Quality, Risk & Continuous Improvement

- Establish and maintain quality assurance and feedback systems to drive continuous improvement.
- Identify, manage and mitigate engineering, delivery and commercial risks.
- Support optimisation of capital expenditure through efficient engineering design and delivery practices.

People Leadership & Capability Development

- Lead, coach and develop Design Leads, Lead Designers and Drafters to build sustainable technical capability.
- Manage employee performance, wellbeing and development through established systems and processes.
- Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

What Makes You a Great Fit

- Degree in Engineering, eligible for corporate membership of the institution of Engineers Australia
- In-depth knowledge and extensive experience of policies, procedures,



standards and regulations related to substation design
- Good knowledge of design management and project management
- Skills and capability in front-line management, work management, design coordination and ability to schedule tasks and resources to meet project requirements
- Understanding risk management and its application within business
- In-depth knowledge and extensive experience of policies, procedures, standards and regulations related to substation design
- Good knowledge of Substation Design

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

- Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
- Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
- The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
- Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
- An award-winning employee recognition and advantages programme.
- An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
- In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
- Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.

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📌 Engineering Team Leader (Perth)
🏢 Western Power
📍 Perth