Regional Project Manager - High Voltage

 A Snapshot 

As the Regional Project Manager - High Voltage, Australia you will work closely with Development, Technology and Operations teams, making your mark in several ways:  

• Develop and implement a delivery program of AirTrunk High Voltage (HV) infrastructure across Australia.   
• Manage the design and construction, connection and commissioning of AirTrunk’s HV Substations and its HV systems.   
• Hire and manage a high performing team to deliver safe and quality projects, on time and within budget.   

Your Day to Day  

• Develop and manage a high performing team.   
• Develop HV delivery strategies for effective project delivery in each region.   
• Ensure the highest safety and quality across all projects.   
• Manage the efficient and on time delivery of all HV projects across the region.   
• Develop and manage budgets   
• Develop and manage standards, scope of works, designs and specifications  
• Tender and onboard vendors and contractor partners.   
• Undertake continual improvement programmes to ensure we are eliminating waste.   
• Identify and drive value engineering opportunities and systems improvements.  
• Ensure compliance with local codes, authorities and the like.   
• Manage and maintain key relationships at all levels with utilities, regulators, consultants, vendors and contractors  
• Manage and negotiate at a deep technical level with authorities and utilities to achieve best possible project outcomes  
• Prepare and manage applications, coordinate with power utilities and regulatory bodies to obtain all necessary permits and approvals required for projects delivery  
• Assist and manage technology and operations team's reviews  
• Develop and provide regular project reporting to senior management including project safety, quality, time, costs, progress, authorities and risk.  
• Set and manage KPI and SLA’s for our vendors.   
• Manage the development of AirTrunk’s HV on site networks to be safe and efficient, meeting or exceeding local code requirements and industry best practice.  
• Oversee the development and management of the HV network design on new and existing AirTrunk networks, including primary, secondary, SCADA, earthing and DC systems.  
• Travel to project and sites as required.   

Minimum requirements:   

• Strong and effective communicator with the ability to confidently negotiate with internal and external stakeholders on a professional level.  
• Strong and effective collaborator with internal and external teams and stakeholders,  
• Managed and mentored high performing teams, minimum of 5 years,   
• Well organised and effective manager to manage workload to meet deadlines  
• Strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills to review supply agreements and oversee procurement and delivery efforts  
• Commercial and cost management experience and ability to analyse cost benefit when considering development strategy  
• Experience working with authorities, utility and energy regulators  
• Ability to work across multiple teams and manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, problem solving, risk and time management deliverables.  
• Professional attitude with persuasive skills in making things happen   

Preferred requirements:  

• Extensive high voltage experience with a utility or in electrical consulting or contracting, minimum 7 years  
• Strong technical knowledge of HV systems and assets including GIS, AIS, switchgear, Transformers, protection relays and DC systems.  
• In-depth knowledge of secondary controls systems including protection & SCADA systems.  
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office including Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, AutoCAD and PowerPoint