What will this job do to improve your life?

This position offers the opportunity to become a recognised technical leader within one of the country’s most important infrastructure sectors. You will work on complex, high-value transmission assets with direct influence on asset strategy, investment planning and network performance.

The role provides a strong blend of strategic influence and hands-on technical leadership, giving you visibility across senior stakeholders while allowing you to mentor engineers and drive major initiatives. You will gain exposure to large-scale network planning, regulatory submissions, refurbishment programs and emerging technologies that will significantly strengthen your long-term career profile.

Beyond the technical challenge, this is an opportunity to contribute to the transition toward a more sustainable energy future while working in a business that values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

About the role

Reporting into the Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across primary assets with a particular focus on power transformers and transmission infrastructure.

You will work closely with asset management, operations, field engineering and regulatory teams to drive asset strategies, risk management plans and refurbishment programs. The position plays a key role in maintaining network safety, reliability and long-term asset performance while supporting future network growth.

This role will also involve contributing to regulatory submissions, developing maintenance strategies, supporting incident investigations and identifying opportunities to improve operational practices through innovation and emerging technologies.

Duties

• Lead asset strategies and work plans for transmission primary assets
• Guide refurbishment, renewal and network reliability programs
• Support risk reviews, failure investigations and technical decisions
• Mentor engineers and share technical expertise across the business
• Develop business cases, specifications and maintenance strategies

Skills & experience

• Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Strong experience within transmission, utilities or heavy infrastructure environments
• Deep knowledge of primary assets including power transformers
• Understanding of asset management frameworks, standards and regulatory requirements
• Ability to lead technical reviews, investigations and strategic asset planning

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and strong work-life balance
• Long-term career progression within a growing infrastructure business
• Opportunity to influence major network and sustainability initiatives
• Exposure to large-scale transmission projects and strategic asset programs
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong technical leadership

Company & culture

Our client is a well-established infrastructure business playing a critical role in Australia’s energy transition. The organisation operates large-scale regulated networks and continues to invest heavily in network reliability, asset optimisation and future-focused engineering initiatives.

The business promotes a collaborative and safety-focused culture where engineers are empowered to contribute ideas, drive innovation and influence long-term strategy. You will join a highly experienced technical team with strong internal support and genuine opportunities for professional growth.