About us
At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.
About the role
Due to significant growth across our project portfolio, we have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Project Manager – Transmission to join our newly established and expanding team. This role can be based in Melbourne CBD, Brooklyn, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, or Shepparton.
Reporting to the Project Director – Transmission, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse pipeline of critical infrastructure projects. While the role has a strong focus on transmission and large customer connection projects, particularly supporting the rapid growth of data centre developments, it also provides exposure to a broad range of projects across distribution networks, substations, and emerging energy infrastructure.
This is a unique opportunity to join a new, innovative, and collaborative team that is helping shape the future of Victoria's energy network. We are looking for a proactive self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, and can confidently navigate complex project challenges from conception through to delivery.
You will bring a solid understanding of project management principles, along with demonstrated experience delivering projects within the electricity, utilities, infrastructure, or related sectors. Your ability to collaborate, influence, and drive outcomes will be key to your success.
This rare opportunity will see you work alongside industry leaders, contribute to some of the state's most significant energy projects, and help deliver the infrastructure that will power future communities and industries. If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact while continuing to grow your career, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Management and Leadership of major projects to achieve on time, budget, quality, OH&S, environmental standards and ensuring customer and related financial and governance requirements.
- Provide effective project management ensuring the desired outcomes of the projects are delivered in accordance with the project scope of works.
- Preparation, evaluation and issue of tenders for construction, major plant and/or materials.
- Financial management including specific cost control, variation management, accurate month end reporting and project forecasting.
- Management of the relationship with the Customer and Electricity Network Groups to ensure all stakeholder requirements are met.
- Develop and manage effective customer relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in the preparation and review of conceptual and final project scopes associated with major projects.
- Management of projects through the full approval life cycle in line with the governance process.
- Develop and improve project management systems and implement in all business operations by capturing learnings and identifying opportunities.
- Ensure that all work activities are undertaken in accordance with Regulatory policies, work practices, processes and standards.
To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess
- A Tertiary Qualification in an Engineering or associated area/ discipline
- Ability to achieve Accreditation as a CPPM with the Australian Institute of Project Management: and/or
- Experience working with Project Management principles and Project Delivery Methodology in the electrical distribution and sub-transmission areas
- Proven ability in SAP and other project management, estimating and/or management tools.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of Financial Management, project governance, forecasting and reporting.
- The ability to identify the project schedule of works during the planning stages to assess the risks, opportunities, resource requirements, major plant items, materials and construction work practices and methodologies.
- Demonstrable practical application of construction methodology and integration of this into the planning phases of the project
Key Benefits
We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to support a fair workplace for all
We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTIQA community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.
What’s next
Please submit your application via our careers’ website by
14 August 2026. For the full Position Description click here, otherwise please reach out to
Nadya Kartika from the Talent team at
[email protected].Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.
