Principal Electrical Engineer – Substations

3 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Buscojobs Full time
Overview

Principal Electrical Engineer Substations - Guildford West, New South Wales. Efficient Recruitment. Posted 6 days ago.

Job Description

Electrical Engineer - (Protection) – A.C.N. PTY LTD T/A Spark Professional Services, Stimson St, Guildford, NSW 2161. Salary 100,000 – 101,000 AUD annually plus superannuation. Full Time.

About Us

Spark Professional Services (SPS) is a trusted leader in high and low-voltage electrical engineering and design. With a team of expert engineers and cutting-edge technology, we provide tailored solutions for power systems, protection studies, testing, commissioning, and proactive maintenance. Our mission is to ensure efficiency, reliability, and safety in every project we undertake.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Design and develop protection schemes for HV/MV substations, transmission, and distribution networks.
  • Prepare and review relay protection settings, logic diagrams, and scheme drawings in compliance with AS/NZS standards.
  • Carry out protection coordination studies, short circuit analysis, load flow, and stability studies using industry software (ETAP, PowerFactory, DigSILENT).
  • Develop detailed specifications for protective relays, CTs/VTs, circuit breakers, and associated control/protection panels.
  • Liaise with utilities, EPC contractors, and OEMs (e.g., Siemens, ABB, GE, Schneider, SEL) for protection equipment selection and configuration.
  • Prepare technical documentation including protection reports, single-line diagrams, and functional specifications.
  • Support SCADA and communication system integration for protection and control systems.
  • Provide technical input for tendering and project proposals, including equipment schedules and technical compliance matrices.
  • Review factory acceptance test (FAT) and site acceptance test (SAT) procedures from a protection perspective, ensuring compliance with design intent.
  • Conduct root cause analysis of protection system maloperations and recommend corrective measures.
  • Ensure designs incorporate WHS, isolation, and safe work requirements in protection schemes.
  • Stay current with developments in protection technologies, IEC/IEEE standards, and industry best practices.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
  • Adherence to AS/NZS standards and WHS legislation, with strict application of permit-to-work.
  • Skilled in protection coordination, SCADA integration, fault diagnosis, and root cause analysis of HV/MV equipment.
  • Ability to stay updated with the latest advancements in electrical engineering technologies and best practices.
  • Technical troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team.
  • Willingness to travel to different project sites.
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