Project Manager

Here at our Oakleigh East office, with ample parking and work life balance we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our growing and reputable team.

At Balpara we deliver electrical engineering design, modelling and detailing, auditing and surveying services to our customers across Australia. For almost fifty years, we have serviced the power, resources, renewal energy, communications, infrastructure, and land development industries. Australian owned and operated, we build strong relationships with our customers to provide cost effective solutions that ensure the best outcome on each project.

We are driven by our organisational values of Passion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Respect and our vision to lead in the provision of sustainable engineering and infrastructure solutions through partnership with our customers and community.

Key role overview

• Directly responsible for the delivery of complex, high value projects
• Key point of contact for customers and the business to communicate project status updates for the Utilities and contractors
• Sensitive to the customer’s needs and can develop and maintain warm customer relationships
• Using high levels of negotiation and communication to develop and maintain the successful delivery of Network Audits
• Ensure electrical engineering solutions are in accordance with all safety regulations and policies
• Work on a range of overhead and underground distribution projects
• Oversee projects from concept through commissioning and maintain project timelines and deliverables.
• Communicate your Electrical Distribution knowledge with team members through on the job learning, mentoring, training, performance management and succession planning activities
• Manage the production and verification of analysis and design, including drawings and reports relating to projects
• Coordinate a team of technical staff that includes Engineers, Drafts people and Surveyors
• Ensure complex customer project targets are achieved and any project risks are managed and communicated

Skills and Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with power distribution networks & their standards
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Ability to estimate the cost and time required in preparing and completing technical drawings and solutions
• Project Management accreditation required

If this role will fulfil your career aspirations, please apply to this advert today. We value your time and interest in joining our team, however only successful applicants will be contacted.