Electrical Project Manager
- Lead electrical scopes on water and wastewater infrastructure projects from planning through commissioning and handover.
- Manage project budgets, schedules, procurement, labour, subcontractors and electrical teams.
- Oversee installation and commissioning of switchboards, MCCs, PLC/SCADA, instrumentation and control systems.
- Clear career pathway into senior leadership roles
- Lead and grow your own electrical project team
- Major water & wastewater infrastructure projects
Our client is a well-established Australian water and wastewater engineering company with decades of experience designing, building and commissioning treatment plants for councils, utilities and industry. They deliver mechanical and electrical works in-house and have a strong pipeline of water infrastructure projects across Queensland and beyond.
They're looking for an Electrical Project Manager based on the southern Gold Coast to lead the electrical side of water and wastewater projects, from planning through to commissioning and handover.
What's on offer
- $160,000–$200,000 + super, depending on experience
- Genuine career progression, with a clear path into senior project and leadership roles as the business grows
- The chance to build and lead your own team
- A varied pipeline of major water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- An established, stable employer that backs its people with ongoing development
What you'll do
- Run electrical scopes on water and sewage treatment plants, pump stations and related infrastructure
- Lead, mentor and manage electrical teams, supervisors and subcontractors on site and in the office
- Manage budgets, schedules, procurement and labour
- Oversee installation and commissioning of switchboards, MCCs, PLC/SCADA, instrumentation and control systems
- Work with process, mechanical and site teams to hand over compliant, working plants
What you'll bring
- An electrical engineering degree or electrical trade qualification (Qld electrical licence highly regarded)
- Proven experience managing and leading teams on electrical projects
- Experience delivering projects in water and wastewater, such as WTPs, STPs, pump stations or similar
- A track record running industrial electrical projects end to end
- A solid grasp of MCCs, switchboards, PLCs and instrumentation
- Based on, or within commuting distance of, the southern Gold Coast
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