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Senior Earthing & Bonding Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and deliver safe, compliant earthing, bonding, and lightning protection systems for HV substations, rail networks, tunnels, and major transport infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC Earthing & Bonding Engineer

Builds

Production earthing designs, lightning protection systems, and safety compliance documentation for rail and energy projects.

Domain

Electrical Engineering / Power Systems / Rail Infrastructure

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Earthing grid design, soil resistivity modelling, step & touch potential assessment, CDEGS modelling, lightning protection design, stray current management, utility standards compliance, site investigation, testing coordination

Preferred skills

Chartered status (CPEng/RPEQ/RPEV), DNSP/TNSP or rail operator experience, traction return system expertise

Technologies

CDEGS, SESShield

Responsibilities

Conduct complex earthing studies and soil resistivity modelling; design earthing grids and lightning protection systems; review utility standards and national electrical codes; coordinate with Primary, Secondary, Structural, and Civil teams; mentor early-career engineers; support design reviews and QA processes

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring responsibilities

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