The Hunter Transmission Project is a critical infrastructure initiative supporting the future of energy in New South Wales. As part of the project delivery phase, the focus is on enabling safe, timely, and efficient construction through effective land access, property management, and stakeholder engagement. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale, complex project that plays a pivotal role in strengthening the electricity network and supporting the transition to a more sustainable energy system.
About the Role
The Senior Project Manager Substations leads the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple substations within the HTP Delivery Phase. This role drives implementation of project management frameworks, manages reporting, strategies, and plans, and coordinates across multidisciplinary teams to ensure delivery aligns with scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements. You will deliver a critical portion of a major infrastructure project, ensuring strong governance, risk management, and performance tracking while supporting senior leadership with clear visibility of project status and outcomes.
Note, this position is based in Newcastle to align with the project requirements.
About You
Reward and Recognition
We believe in providing our people with personal, professional, and social benefits so they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, and health and wellbeing, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, and more. Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and ongoing training, workplace mentoring, and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that’s right for you.
Our Leadership Principles
At Transgrid, our Leadership Principles Courage, Care, Clarity, and Connection form the foundation of how we lead. Courage means embracing challenges and doing what’s right. Care focuses on leading with heart, valuing people as the core of our organisation. Clarity ensures teams understand success and their impact, while Connection links individuals to our purpose and strategy while fostering strong relationships among team members, customers, and partners.
Closing date Friday 29 May 2026. Please note vacancy close dates may be subject to change. We will assess applications as they are received.
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.
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.
