Team Lead - Primary Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 9, 2026.
- Full-time permanent
- Based in our South Granville or Sydney office in NSW, with flexible working options
- Genuine blend of hands-on primary design and people leadership
- Major projects. High earning potential. Grow your career within.
Who Are CPP?
CPP is a leading high-voltage infrastructure provider, connecting renewable energy projects to Australia’s electricity grid.
As a member of Quanta Services, a Fortune 500 company ranked #192 on the NYSX,we specialise in the design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of substations, transmission lines, wind farms, and battery storage systems.
Established in 1996, we’ve connected more wind farms and renewable batteries than any other company. With over 800 employees and offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth, we partner with Australia’s major transmission providers to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions.
Join us in shaping the future of energy.
Design & Engineering
CPP has the largest in-house design and engineering team of any contractor in Australia, with over 200 specialists across Electrical Primary and Secondary, Civil, Structural, and SCADA disciplines. We provide end-to-end engineering solutions for high-voltage infrastructure, including nationally significant transmission projects, HV substations, wind farms and battery storage systems that drive Australia’s renewable energy transition.
Our engineers work closely with construction and operations teams, ensuring designs are practical, constructible, and continually refined through real-world feedback. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, we deliver solutions that support a stable, reliable, and sustainable energy future.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity for an experienced primary design professional to take the next step into leadership while remaining closely connected to technical delivery. Reporting to the Manager - Primary Design, you will lead and support a team of designers and design drafters within our NSW Engineering team.
The role offers a genuine balance of approximately 80% hands-on technical design and 20% people leadership. You will provide technical direction, coordinate workloads, mentor team members and create the clarity and support they need to deliver high-quality work. You will contribute across high-voltage substations, BESS, data centre connections and other critical energy infrastructure projects.