Title: Lead Engineer
Victoria, Australia
- Impactful Leadership> Lead transformative engineering for electrical substations
- Transformation of existing networks to renewable/sustainable energy
- Melbourne Based > Relocation allowance provided for interstate candidates
We’re an energised team who is passionate about our customers, strive for operational excellence and a sustainable future for our people and our community.
About the Role
Explore an exciting opportunity as a Lead Engineer (Primary) within Ausnet's Development and Future Networks. Ideal for those with expertise in engineering and technical leadership, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact. You'll play a key role in supporting business development and client management, providing insights into electrical substation primary design, construction, and asset management. Additionally, you'll handle ad hoc technical requests from key stakeholders.
Immerse yourself in a diverse portfolio of projects, working alongside the team behind the Stockyard Hill Windfarm Connection and Victorian Big Battery. Your role goes beyond routine responsibilities, making you an integral part of the ongoing changes in the energy sector's growth. Your guidance is crucial for ensuring technical quality, compliance, performance, and value-for-money across the Contracted Asset Portfolio.
This role is based in Melbourne, but for the right interstate candidate, a generous relocation allowance is available. Seize the opportunity for your skills and experience to contribute meaningfully to our team and the industry.
This role will report to the Infrastructure Engineering Team Lead, Development & Future Networks and is located at Southbank, Victoria.
We are a flexible and truly hybrid workplace. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you.
What you will deliver
- Provide specialist technical, commercial, asset management and design advice to support AusNet Services’ growth within the Stations Primary engineering discipline.
- Independently and autonomously manage the development of; tender and detailed designs, project scopes of work, equipment and construction specifications and other project activities including review of work produced by others.
- Auditing primary detailed design deliverables to the required quality, meeting all relevant standards and functional requirements
- Provide engineering leadership to resolve complex engineering issues during project delivery.
- Identify opportunities to introduce innovation and new technologies.
- Assess technical risks and ensure they are managed through design or commercial means.
- Lead in the development and maintenance of engineering standards, to ensure network compliance with legal, technical, regulatory and safety obligations.
- Evaluate options and make recommendations for complex technical problems requiring inventiveness to depart from or adapt accepted practices and procedures for which it is necessary to modify established guidelines and devise new approaches.
- Inspire and guide junior engineers, nurturing their growth and expertise through impactful mentorship
What we like about you
- Degree in Engineering or tertiary qualification with preferably significant experience in utilities with proficiency in design and asset management. This includes, but may not be limited to:
- Terminal Station & Substation primary layouts and diagrams
- Conductor and equipment rating selection and/or sizing
- System studies pertaining to Terminal Station & Substation design (Earthing studies, Lightning protection studies, Circuit breaker TRV/RRRV studies, Fault Forces calculations, etc.)
- Prior experience across Primary engineering design and construction with the business acumen and ability to meet engineering design excellence.
- National Engineer Registration (NER) required
- CPEng desirable
- Extensive knowledge of Primary electrical equipment in respect to design, performance, functionality, operation, and maintenance as used in Terminal Stations and Substations rated at up to 500kV in accordance with relevant Australian Standards (e.g. AS2067)
- Ability to use basic design or drawing software (e.g. AutoCAD) is desirable
- Proven capability in developing conceptual plans into feasible designs and producing high quality design deliverables such as drawings and scope of works including management of budgets and schedules.
- Considerable knowledge of other engineering disciplines and their impacts on Terminal Station & Substation design and equipment selection
- Demonstrated ability to liaise with project related teams such as project managers, construction contractors, communications, real time systems team and other Network Service Providers
- Ability to effectively work independently, solve problems and demonstrate proactivity.
Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that fosters belonging, where everyone brings their unique strengths and innovative ideas.
AusNet partners with Work180 and Kinaway to support these diversity pillars and has Employee Network Groups that support Pride and LGBQTIA+, Cultural and Ethnic Awareness, Disability, Working Parents Group, Women’s Network and Young Professionals Network.
What we offer at AusNet
- A diverse, inclusive, and supportive team culture who supports you to lead and achieve
- We care about what flexibility means to you and flexible working options are fully supported, to better balance work, personal and family commitments
- A wide range of employee benefits such as income protection, corporate discounts, salary sacrifice options including novated leasing
- Learning culture with ongoing development and career opportunities to enable a career with purpose
Our Ethos
At AusNet you don’t need to check every box.
We have key requirements which are important, but we also know that the best candidate may not tick all the boxes so, if you have the experience and capabilities for a portion of the role, Apply Now to join our energised team