Commissioning Manager

**Location: Brisbane**:
**We are seeking a highly motivated experienced Commissioning Manager to lead our HV Specialised Services team and projects from our Brisbane office.**:
With a robust pipeline of work ahead, you will have opportunities to build a long-term career with an employer who fosters a high-performing, transparent and accountable culture.

**About the role**

The role of the Commissioning Manager leads a team who performs high level commissioning and maintenance testing on complex protection and control systems in transmission and distribution substations. The scope of work for the Commissioning Manager includes:

- Liaison with key stakeholders (clients, utilities & NSPs, Project Managers)
- Conducting meetings, creating and complying to schedules, ensuring plans and procedures are met and exceeded, testing, evaluations, installation and commissioning.
- Creating project commissioning schedules and planning testing and commissioning resources accordingly.
- Planning and undertaking Factory Acceptance, Site Acceptance, Site Integration and energisation testing of high voltage infrastructure.
- Writing, and ensuring compliance to, Commissioning Management Plans, Quality Assurance Plans and documentation, High Voltage Switching and Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures and permit management in a commissioning or energised substation.
- Investigation and maintenance of complex power systems and substation control systems and supervision of HV technicians performing the work.
- Lead and assist in team building, onboarding and professional development.
- Build effective relationships with clients and consultants.
- Ensures that established work processes are followed, appropriate records and reports are maintained with all workplace incidents and non-compliances being reported to enable risks to be effectively managed.
- Ensure safety, environmental and quality compliance.
- This will be a hybrid role working between various project sites and the Brisbane office

Reporting to the Operations Manager - Specialised Services, you will be responsible for project preparation, supervision, and execution of on-site works. This includes, but is not limited to, protection and control system testing, commissioning, HV asset maintenance, installation, and site-based supervision.

**Benefits**
- Competitive remuneration package with ongoing training and support
- Company vehicle, fuel card and mobile
- Living away from home allowance (on applicable projects)
- Career progression opportunities, upskilling and mentoring available
- Use of highly advanced technology to remotely support projects
- Working with high performing, diverse and supportive team
- Employee Assistance Program.

**About you**
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as Commissioning Manager of HV & Electrical Infrastructure contracts, supplier and subcontracts including commercial and stakeholder aspects.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of HV infrastructure and testing techniques.
- Demonstrated advanced fault-finding skills within HV/LV assets and associated control and protection systems.
- Proficient in hands-on testing of HV and secondary systems assets including Protection Relays, Current Transformers, Voltage Transformers, Power Transformers, HV Cables & HV switchgear
- Experience with Omicron test equipment
- Experienced in SCADA
- Self-motivated, have a strong work ethic and a commitment to safety
- Mentor and lead our team
- Manage client relations
- Experience producing quality test reports
- Proactive with chasing new work and supporting the estimating function.
- Background in, or experience with, utilities such as Network Service Providers (distribution and/or transmission), AEMO, etc.
- Tertiary qualified in Electrical Engineering (preferrable)
- Current QLD Electrical work licence
- Current Australian drivers’ licence
- HV Switching experience
- Statutory training (CPR & LVR)
- High Risk Work Licence (WP)
- Construction Card

A pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol testing will be a requirement of the role.

We think like our customers and genuinely care about the work we do. If you believe you’re the right fit for this position and ready to learn from some of the best in the industry, we’d love to hear from you.

**How to apply**: