Senior Electrical Engineer, HV/Primary
Core
Design and deliver high-voltage substations and primary plant systems to enable safe, efficient, and resilient operation of transmission networks supporting Australia's clean-energy transition.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (HV/primary systems)
Builds
High-voltage substations and primary plant systems for transmission networks (via careerplan.io/jobs/20093654-senior-electrical-engineer-hvprimary-at-acciona)
Domain
Renewable energy infrastructure / Electrical power transmission
Required skills
HV/primary design experience (220kV+), HV equipment selection, substation layouts, bus arrangements, earthing, insulation coordination, primary plant integration, HV transmission standards, TNSP/utility requirements, design codes, technical drawing production (GA layouts, SLDs, schematics)
Preferred skills
Chartered status (RPEV, RPEQ, NER, CPEng), Tier 1/Tier 2 EPC or TNSP experience
Technologies
Modelling and simulation tools
Responsibilities
Develop system designs meeting project specifications incorporating RAM principles, refine design components with supervision, use modelling tools to optimize and validate system performance, perform Safety in Design assessments, collaborate with teams to integrate mechanical, electrical, controls, and communications systems, coordinate across disciplines to resolve interface issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
