Project Manager

At UGL, our Utilities business is at the forefront of Australia’s energy transition, delivering essential design and construction services for critical infrastructure across the power sector. We provide end-to-end solutions on major projects including transmission lines, switchyards, substations, and electrical distribution networks.

Our expertise spans the full project lifecycle—design, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance. Whether through self-performed work, collaboration with subcontractors, or joint ventures, our teams deliver projects safely and effectively across Australia. Our capabilities cover everything from engineering and structural works to civil, electrical installation, and commissioning.

To date, we’ve successfully delivered over 7,300 km of transmission lines and completed more than 300 substation projects—and we’re just getting started!

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager for upcoming projects in Western Australia. The positions will be DIDO from Perth on a 10/4 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute and finalise projects for delivery to our clients.
• Manage project teams to accurately and promptly deliver projects according to schedule, budget and scope.
• Oversee quality control throughout the project life cycle and ensure project objectives and deliverables are met.
• Acquire resources and coordinate team members’ efforts, ensuring clients’ needs are delivered in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure safe and effective project operations through sound communication, promotion of Safety and Quality Assurance, technical assistance, and sound business practices in commercial matters, compliance, procurement, human resources and financials.

About You / Requirements

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply; all applications will be considered.

• Extensive Project Management experience in the utilities infrastructure sectors, focusing on power, particularly high-voltage substation and transmission line projects.
• Relevant project management accreditation equivalent to Australian Institute Project Management (AIPM), PMBOK, Diploma, PMP or equivalent.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of construction principles in a multi-discipline contracting environment.
• High level of business and commercial acumen, with the ability to create, read and interpret budgets and financial statements, and analyse variance reports.

What's on Offer

• A competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team.
• Support for your development and growth.
• A flexible and blended work environment, with flexible working and employee benefits, including:
  • A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes!
  • Access to a multitude of rewards through partnerships offering discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
  • Salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.

About UGL

UGL – Big projects. Big careers.

We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. We are an end-to-end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses).

We’re the people behind communications, transport, utilities, power, oil, gas, Defence and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines.

Diversity & Social Inclusion

UGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where each employee feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage applications from:

• Indigenous Australians
• Women
• Military Veterans
• People from diverse cultural backgrounds
• People with a disability
• Our friends in the LGBTIQ+ Community

UGL respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we work and pays our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role, including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.