Lead Program Manager Transmission

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

Are you prepared for an exciting opportunity where you can have a meaningful impact on extensive transmission infrastructure projects? Join us as a Lead Transmission Program Manager and manage crucial programs that propel business growth, government initiatives, and operational excellence

What You'll Do 

• Lead end-to-end delivery of transmission projects including microwave, IP routers, and power systems.
• Manage cross-functional teams and vendor relationships to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
• Drive solution engineering and technical evaluations for transmission tenders and proposals.
• Coordinate contract compliance, government funding agreements, and achievement reporting.
• Work closely with collaborators from Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Procurement.
• Identify new business opportunities and support strategic partnerships.
• Set up project supervision, financial forecasting, and risk mitigation strategies.

What You Bring 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in telecommunications, with a focus on transmission technologies.
• Proven leadership in managing complex infrastructure programs and technical teams.
• Strong collaborator involvement, vendor bargaining, and commercial competence.
• Certifications such as PMI, Prince II, PMBOK, or ITIL are highly regarded.
• Deep understanding of microwave, IP, power systems, and resiliency solutions.
• Skill in SAP, financial forecasting, and overseeing capital projects.

The good stuff…

• Competitive remuneration and colleague discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and outstanding shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym and on-site childcare centre.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected' days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever's important to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U's industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Foster meaningful connections through colleague-led networks and diversity initiatives like Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying 'yes' to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email  or call We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact, and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

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