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.

What are you going to do 

  • 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.

Essential skills and knowledge

  • 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

Closing: 11 November 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

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