At Transgrid, we play a crucial role in delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable energy to millions of Australians. Operating over 13,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 128 substations across NSW and the ACT, we connect electricity generators to the distribution network—powering homes, businesses, and communities.
As our Delivery portfolio continues to grow and evolve, we are investing in stronger technical leadership and more consistent ways of working across Construction. This newly created role will play a key part in lifting process discipline, governance, assurance and capability across the function, helping us improve how work is delivered in the field and across the broader business.
The Opportunity
This is a newly created leadership role within Construction, responsible for strengthening the systems, processes and governance that underpin safe, efficient and consistent project delivery.
Reporting to the Head of Construction, you will lead a small but diverse team and drive the uplift of construction process systems, assurance practices, capability development and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will work closely with leaders across Construction, Commissioning, Design, Quality and major project teams to improve how processes are defined, rolled out, adopted and embedded in the field.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically credible and people-focused leader who enjoys building structure, improving ways of working, and leading meaningful change.
A Day in the Life
Why this Role Matters
This role has been created to help mature how Construction operates. Today, there is an opportunity to strengthen process discipline, improve governance, and create more consistency in how work is executed and learned across the field.
You will play a central role in helping shift the function from a more informal, experience-led environment toward a more standardised, scalable and process-led operating model. Your work will directly support safer delivery, stronger quality outcomes, better field adoption and long-term capability uplift across the business.
About You
You are a technically credible leader with experience in regulated infrastructure, utilities, energy or similarly complex industrial environments. You bring a blend of people leadership, operational improvement and stakeholder engagement, and you know how to turn good process into practical outcomes on the ground.
You will ideally bring:
Benefits & Perks
At Transgrid, we empower our people with a well-rounded benefits package designed to support their personal, professional, and social well-being, helping them deliver their best work every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc., as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more.
Applications close on the 6th of April 2026 – Apply today as applications will be assessed on a rolling basis and this opportunity may close early!
We’ve ensured the smooth operation of over 11,517 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 136 substations and switching stations across NSW and the ACT, with interconnections to QLD and VIC.
Our most crucial work is leading the transition to Australia’s clean energy future. The traditional coal system that served our country for decades is nearing the end of its life, to be replaced by wind and solar generation.
We’re making the right decisions now to prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead – a changing climate, population growth and technology innovation.
As we lead the way towards a more resilient future, we’re working closely with our customers and communities to make sure no one is left behind.
Wherever you are in NSW or the ACT, you can be confident in the reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity we transmit as we make a better power system for generations to come.
