Principal Electrical Engineer – Substations 3 Days Left

Principal Engineer – Substations

Our energy future is being transformed by technological innovations that will deliver more sustainable outcomes, bringing greater energy security & affordability to businesses & communities.Our power teamwork throughout Australasia on iconic projects that are shaping the energy transition journey to net-zero carbon emissions. We deliver innovative technical solutions to our clients in high voltage power generation, transmission, and distribution.

The Opportunity

Join us in shaping the future of Australia's energy landscape As a Principal Engineer specializing in substations, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering critical substation infrastructure that underpins the transmission network. You'll contribute to enabling new renewable energy zones and supporting Australia's transition to clean energy by working on some of the country's largest and most high-profile tier-one substation projects.

In this role, you'll lead complex substation designs, ensuring they meet the highest technical standards while managing project delivery. You'll also have the opportunity to mentor and inspire the next generation of engineers, sharing your expertise to help them grow into future leaders. Be part of a vibrant, supportive, and flexible work environment where your expertise will drive meaningful change in Australia's energy future.

About You

Your technical skills are grounded in strong fundamentals and have been demonstrated through the delivery of robust and innovative substation engineering designs. You are confident in leading design teams and have a passion for coaching and mentoring emerging engineers. Beyond substation engineering, you possess a broader range of skills that enable you to contribute to the power business more holistically.

This will be combined with your deep understanding of various engineering disciplines, industry regulations, policies, and procedures, as well as your project management expertise and experience in integrating complex systems.

Knowledge and experience in software tools such as ETAP, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, or similar engineering design platforms is required.

Preferably, you will have proven capability across a range of the following areas:

- Significant experience in developing substation designs for high voltage electricity networks.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others to deliver as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work effectively with a team of engineers and designers (locally and/or internationally) to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
- Proven ability to manage client expectations while building strong relationships to achieve successful outcomes for all stakeholders.
- A track record of delivering successful project outcomes.
- Any consultancy experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Playing a key leadership role in networking to help drive and grow the substation portfolio.

What We Offer:

A career with Beca will provide you with:

Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.

Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work.You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.

Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.

Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to unlock your career potential.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

Who is Beca?

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4300 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

'Creative people together transforming our world' is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you're not just on the fringes; you're making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it's not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.

Ready to make the move? / Apply now

If you want to make every day better, apply online todayIf you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com

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