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Design Manager, Transmission

Acciona 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Onsite Full-time Senior

Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of HV/MV transmission and substation designs ensuring they are safe, compliant, and cost-effective. Manage multidisciplinary interfaces across civil and electrical teams while mentoring engineering staff to uplift technical capability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, coordination and delivery of HV/MV transmission designs
  • Ensure designs are safe, compliant, cost‑effective and constructible
  • Manage interfaces across civil, electrical, protection and controls
  • Mentor engineering teams and uplift capability
  • Apply Australian standards and govern technical quality
  • Identify design risks and propose technical solutions
  • Champion innovation and continuous improvement
  • Support stakeholder engagement, proposals and business development

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • Chartered Status (including RPEV, RPEQ, NER & CPEng), or the ability to achieve within 6 months of commencing, is desirable
  • Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor experience is highly regarded
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) leading engineering teams in infrastructure/transmission projects
  • Ideally, 5+ years of fieldwork, supporting hands-on engineering and site collaboration
  • Experience with standards like IEC, IEEE, AS/NZS and a strong safety-first mindset

Benefits

  • Annual wellness and mental health support
  • Income protection and Discounted Health options
  • Salary packaging and car leasing options
  • Employee assistance program

Key Skills

Electrical Engineering Transmission line design Substation design Project management Leadership Collaboration Communication Problem-solving Risk management Innovation Continuous improvement Australian standards IEC IEEE AS/NZS Safety-first mindset Chartered Status RPEV RPEQ NER CPEng Tier 1 contractor experience Tier 2 contractor experience Fieldwork Hands-on engineering Site collaboration Stakeholder engagement Proposals Business development

About Acciona

ACCIONA champions a different way of doing business: Business as Unusual, delivering benefits far beyond the corporate realm. Driven by the ambition to leave a positive legacy for society and design a better planet, we lead in developing solutions in renewable energy, sustainable water management, and sustainable infrastructure. We cover the entire value chain, from design and construction to operation and maintenance. With a presence in over 40 countries, we conduct our business with a commitment to positively contribute to the economic and social development of the communities where we operate. #ACCIONAteam #BusinessAsUnusual

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