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Substation Primary Principal Engineer

Brisbane, Queensland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead technical project teams and deliver complex designs, reports, and proposals for national transmission and distribution substation projects in the energy sector.

Role type

Senior IC substation primary principal engineer

Builds

Production substation design packages, earthing models, and power system studies for national renewable energy and grid infrastructure projects.

Domain

Energy sector, electrical engineering, power systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

HV and EHV substation primary design, earthing and bonding design, equipment selection and specification, substation layout optimization, safety in design, constructability assessments, integration of renewable energy and battery storage, touch/step voltage assessments, Earth Potential Rise studies, lightning protection studies, cable system design, thermal modelling, ampacity assessments, power system studies, protection system design, transient studies, EMC management, commissioning planning

Preferred skills

CDEGS earthing system software, ETAP power system modelling, ATP/PSCAD/EMTP transient studies

Technologies

CDEGS, ETAP, ATP, PSCAD, EMTP, MS Office

Responsibilities

Prepare and deliver complex designs, reports, and presentations for substation projects; lead and mentor junior engineers; provide technical expertise to clients and stakeholders; liaise with project managers and clients; collaborate with other design disciplines; manage delivery of specialized project components

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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