Title:  Sub-Transmission Planning Engineer

About us

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

A great opportunity has become available for a Sub Transmission Planning Engineer to join us as we go through this exciting growth phase!

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

About the role

This key role will see you planning the electricity sub-transmission network which feeds electricity to 802,000 customers across parts of Victoria.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Undertaking comprehensive network planning processes to assess network capabilities (long & short-term), assess emerging issues, and identify areas of the network where limitations are existing or expected to emerge in the future, and develop network solutions and contingency plans
• Using reliability planning frameworks to embed reliability into sub-transmission network development
• Developing connection asset augmentation plans to support load and generator growth in sub-transmission network
• Planning for a new energy future taking into account macro trends in the energy sector and the impacts of climate change
• Assisting in delivering Electricity Distribution Price Review (EDPR) technical inputs on time and to required quality
• Assisting in maintaining effective relationship with customers and key stakeholders, including AEMO, DEECA & VicGrid.
• Producing network investment plans and proposals for the regulated sub-transmission networks, including developing optimised and prioritised network augmentation programs (sub-transmission) that support regulatory submissions and program delivery
• Developing models, scope of works, economic cost benefit assessment and business cases to support network investment decisions and the timely delivery of the works program

 About you

You don’t need to tick every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Engineering Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent, and proven experience in the utilities industry
• Understanding and knowledge of contemporary electricity network planning, asset management practices and overarching markets.
• Experience in using electricity network analysis tools or relevant software (such as PSSE, PowerFactory and/or PSCAD) and interpreting results. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python as well as knowledge of Sincal would be extremely beneficial.
• Experience of load flow studies & fault level assessments would be highly desirable.
• Knowledge of National Electricity Rules, Electricity Distribution Code, the energy markets and relevant laws, regulations, rules, licences and agreements.
• Understanding of primary plant, lines assets, network protection and control devices, protection schemes and remedial action schemes.
• Ability to build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders

You are self-motivated, have excellent time management and stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate across a broad internal and external audience.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now!

A real place to belong. 

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead. So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward!