Senior Project Manager - Power Generation
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Power Generation projects.
- Manage project schedules, budgets, and overall commercial performance.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
Based at our Wetherill Park branch in New South Wales, you will join our expanding Power Generation team and lead the delivery of complex commercial, data centre, and critical infrastructure projects across the state.
Working closely with customers, consulting engineers, EPC contractors, builders, vendors, subcontractors, and internal Cummins teams, you will manage projects from initial planning and design coordination through procurement, installation, commissioning, and final handover. You will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with customer requirements, relevant standards, and Cummins quality expectations.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex Power Generation projects from planning and design coordination through procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
Manage project schedules, budgets, forecasting, costs, resources, risks, and overall commercial performance.
Coordinate customers, consulting engineers, EPC contractors, builders, vendors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Work with Engineering teams to coordinate technical specifications, drawings, electrical schematics, equipment schedules, and project documentation.
Lead key delivery activities, including design reviews, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), site installation, commissioning, and project close-out.
Ensure projects comply with customer requirements, Australian Standards, safety requirements, and Cummins quality and engineering guidelines.
Proactively manage project risks and build strong stakeholder relationships through clear and consistent communication.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Minimum five years’ Project Management experience within Power Generation, electrical infrastructure, critical power, construction, mechanical, or a similar technical environment.
Demonstrated experience managing complex technical projects through planning, procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
Practical understanding of diesel and/or gas generator systems, electrical infrastructure, and associated balance of plant.
Experience reviewing engineering drawings, electrical schematics, technical specifications, equipment schedules, and other project documentation.
Strong commercial and financial capability, including project budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and revenue management.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contractors.
Working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards and safety requirements, with tertiary qualifications in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline preferred.
Compensation and Benefits
Flexible Lifestyle – Monday to Friday (Hybrid)
Competitive salary package
Ongoing training and professional development
Income Protection continuance insurance
Discounts with select private health insurance, PC software/hardware and a range of vehicles.
Annual remuneration review
Participation in an annual variable compensation (bonus) program
A range of personal and professional benefits
Employee Assistance Program available to employees
Paid Parental leave (Conditions apply)
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