[6/11/2025] Project Developer

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 the energy sector evolves, we’re growing our workforce to drive innovation and transformation.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a skilled Project Developer to join our team based in Sydney NSW. In this role, you will develop, plan, and manage customer-focused projects, including generator connections, telecommunications, and transmission line modifications.

You will be involved from project initiation through to execution, ensuring technical feasibility, scope definition, and risk assessment are effectively managed. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, providing technical leadership, problem-solving, and project coordination to ensure successful outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in high-voltage infrastructure and transmission projects while driving innovative solutions that support the transition to a more sustainable energy system.

A Day in the Life as a Project Developer at Transgrid

- Define project scope, schedules, and budgets while identifying and mitigating risks.

- Lead technical coordination, ensuring high-voltage infrastructure designs meet regulatory and operational standards.

- Manage multiple projects, balancing priorities to deliver on time and within budget.

- Engage with internal teams, customers, and external stakeholders to align project goals and expectations.

- Ensure all projects comply with safety, environmental, and industry regulations.

About You

- Degree in Electrical Engineering (or a related discipline) with relevant industry experience preferred. Candidates with Engineering degree and experience in (design or infrastructure construction in power industry) will be considered.

- Proven experience in transmission line and substation projects (development, cost estimation, project management, or design).

- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage risks, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with a proactive and solutions-driven mindset.

Transgrid Values in Action

At Transgrid, our values shape the way you’ll work as a Project Developer:

- Safety: You’ll apply a safety-first mindset every day, ensuring compliance on site and building a culture where your team and contractors feel supported.

- Achievement: You’ll see the tangible results of your work in the delivery of projects that enable Australia’s energy transition.

- Integrity: You’ll build trust by engaging openly with stakeholders, contractors, and colleagues, ensuring decisions are transparent and aligned with our standards.

- Service: You’ll deliver projects that directly support our customers, communities, and the broader network, creating impact that goes beyond engineering.

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.

Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and on‑going training, workplace mentoring and tertiary education. Here you are encouraged to build a career that is right for you.

Applications close on the 20th of November 2025

Be part of the future of Australia’s energy network. Apply today and play a crucial role in driving the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future

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