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Design Manager - Electrical Infrastructure - Major Projects

Australia, Melbourne 160000.00 - 200000.00 AUD / Year · Job Posted July 10, 2026
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Are you a technical leader looking for genuine autonomy to shape and grow a business unit? We are seeking an experienced Design Manager to lead one of Victoria's largest and most respected electrical design teams while driving the strategic expansion of our Major Projects Group. This is a unique opportunity to inherit a high-performing team delivering thousands of residential lots annually, while simultaneously building out our capabilities across high-growth sectors: data centres, renewable energy, battery storage, and major infrastructure. If you balance sharp commercial acumen with a passion for mentoring engineers and building lasting industry relationships, we want to hear from you.

Job Responsibility

  • People & Culture: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of electrical designers and engineers and drive resource planning, capacity allocation, and professional development
  • Project & Technical Delivery: Oversee the delivery of design services to ensure they consistently exceed quality, safety, and client expectations while maintaining compliance with Australian Standards (such as AS/NZS 3000)
  • Strategic Growth: Lead the expansion of our Major Projects capability across large customer connections, renewable energy, transmission, and data centres
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key technical representative to cultivate deep relationships with developers, Distribution Businesses, transmission companies, AEMO, and VicGrid
  • Commercial Performance: Manage team productivity, utilisation, budgeting, and forecasting to achieve strong financial and operational outcomes

Requirements

  • Proven Leadership: Demonstrated experience managing, resource-planning, and leading engineering or design teams
  • Professional Credentials: Engineers Australia membership and RPEV registration (or a transferable equivalent)
  • Project & Commercial Acumen: Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, navigating competing priorities, and overseeing project delivery budgets
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and relationship management skills

Nice to have

  • Large Customer Connections: Particularly data centres and major industrial/commercial infrastructure
  • Renewable Energy: Utility-scale solar/wind and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
  • Network Infrastructure: High Voltage distribution, transmission infrastructure, and overhead/underground design
  • Urban & Infrastructure Development: Utility Residential Developments (URD) or major intersection/roadway lighting projects
  • Regulatory Processes: Strong working knowledge of network negotiations, grid connection studies, and Victorian utility approvals
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