Technical Director
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Experience: 4-6 Years
Infrastructure
Introduction
You will bring extensive experience across transmission design and technical management, helping guide engineering outcomes, manage technical interfaces and support the delivery of a complex infrastructure programme. The opportunity is suited to someone operating at Senior Principal or Director level, with a minimum of 15 years' relevant experience and a strong track record on 330kV or higher transmission projects.
About this role
- Provide senior technical leadership across high-voltage transmission engineering and design.
- Guide technical decision-making and support the delivery of 330kV+ transmission infrastructure.
- Coordinate engineering disciplines, design teams and technical interfaces.
- Review and manage technical deliverables to ensure quality, consistency and compliance with project requirements.
- Support the resolution of complex engineering issues, design risks and technical challenges.
- Work with project stakeholders, contractors and engineering teams to maintain alignment on technical outcomes.
- Contribute senior-level technical input to project governance, assurance and delivery activities.
Is this you?
- Minimum 15 years relevant industry experience
- Demonstrated technical leadership or design management experience on 330kV or higher transmission projects.
- Background at Senior Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, Technical Director or equivalent level.
- Strong understanding of high voltage transmission design, engineering delivery and technical interfaces.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on major transmission infrastructure projects.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and technical decision-making skills.
- Experience with major project claims in the $50M-$100M range and Australian Energy Regulator (AER) processes will be highly regarded.
- Based in Greater Sydney or able to commute to Sydney CBD 2-3 days per week
What we offer
- Salary package: $250,000-$300,000, depending on experience.
- Location: Sydney CBD, with an expected 2-3 days in the office each week.
- Expected start: January 2027, subject to contract award.
- Duration: Approximately 3.5 years.
- Opportunity to contribute to a major NSW high-voltage transmission infrastructure project.
- Senior technical leadership role suited to an established transmission specialist