Job Description

About Us

At Transgrid, our work improves the lives of millions – from lighting up sports fields, schools and homes, to powering the wheels of commerce and everything else in between. Now it’s your turn to make it happen.

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 Australia accelerates its energy transition, the work we do has never been more significant.

The Opportunity

As our business continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager to join our Technology & Transformation team This is a unique opportunity to lead the delivery of strategically important technology initiatives that support Transgrid and Lumea's transformation and contribute to Australia's clean energy future.

In this role, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will lead cross-functional project teams, manage competing priorities, and provide expert guidance to stakeholders across the business.

As a trusted delivery leader, you will build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and ensure project objectives are aligned with broader organisational goals and strategic priorities.

About You

You are a highly capable and outcomes-focused technology professional with extensive experience delivering complex enterprise IT projects. You bring strong leadership, commercial acumen, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, enabling you to navigate ambiguity and drive successful outcomes in dynamic environments.

You are confident engaging with senior executives and business leaders, able to challenge assumptions, negotiate priorities, and influence decisions while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

You'll also bring:

• Extensive experience (10+ years) successfully delivering complex IT projects and programs in large, enterprise environments.
• Proven expertise in end-to-end project delivery using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build, motivate, and guide high-performing project teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with experience partnering with senior leaders and executives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities, with a focus on delivering business outcomes.
• Solid understanding of enterprise IT environments, including infrastructure, applications, systems integration, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline, with PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certifications highly regarded.

This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact in a purpose-driven organisation delivering critical infrastructure that will power Australia's clean energy future.

You'll work alongside talented professionals, lead high-profile technology initiatives, and contribute to transformative projects that will create value for communities and generations to come.

Our Leadership Principles & Values

Our Leadership Principles, Courage, Care, Clarity and Connection, form the foundation of how we lead at Transgrid. Courage means doing what is right even when it is hard. Care means valuing people and leading with genuine consideration for others. Clarity means making sure your team understands what good looks like and why their work matters. Connection means linking people to our purpose and building strong relationships across teams, customers and partners.

You will also uphold our Values: Safety, Achievement, Integrity and Service, delivering outcomes that are safe, sustainable and genuinely useful to the customers and communities we serve.

Benefits and Perks

At Transgrid, we empower our people with a well-rounded benefits package designed to support their personal, professional and social wellbeing, helping them deliver their best work every day.

• 20 Weeks Paid Parental Leave Genuine support for every stage of family life.
• Corporate Discounts Retail, utilities, travel, health and wellbeing, and more.
• Novated Leasing Tax-effective vehicle options through novated leasing arrangements.
• Workplace Flexibility Work from home flexibility and flexible arrangements to suit your life and your role.
• Tertiary Education Support Financial support for ongoing study and professional development.
• Career Mentoring and Training Regular training and career mentoring to help you grow.

Applications close on Friday, August 7th, however will be assessed on a rolling basis and may close earlier – Apply today and play a crucial role in driving the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future!

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.