Senior Project Manager
On-site · Pooraka, South Australia, Australia
Job Summary
Lead the delivery of HV and LV electrical infrastructure projects from planning through to completion, overseeing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and reporting. Manage project engineers, drafters and project staff; lead weekly meetings; maintain client relationships; coordinate planning across office, workshop and site activities; oversee design documentation and project records; ensure compliance with client specifications and PSD Energy requirements; monitor KPIs for safety, schedule, budget, quality, NCR closure, and client satisfaction; support bids and business development; ensure adherence to PSD Energy’s Quality, WHS and Environmental Management Systems; champion safe work practices and mentor project personnel while providing out-of-hours support during outages or incidents.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years’ experience in the electrical construction industry, ideally across substations, utilities, industrial or mining infrastructure
- Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager or experienced Project Manager delivering complex electrical infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of HV and LV electrical infrastructure delivery
- Detailed knowledge of substation design, primary electrical plant, protection relay technology, substation automation and SCADA systems
- Experience supervising large teams and managing project personnel
- Strong commercial awareness with proven ability to manage budgets, schedules and project performance
- Experience working with clients, suppliers, contractors and multidisciplinary teams
- Strong understanding of WHS, quality and environmental compliance requirements
- Familiarity with relevant Australian Standards and industry requirements, including AS 2067, AS 3000, NER and IEC 61850
- Highly developed stakeholder management skills, particularly under pressure
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time management, organisational and problem-solving capability
- Self-motivated, flexible and able to demonstrate initiative
- Suitable tertiary qualification in engineering, project management or a related discipline
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