Senior Electrical Engineer – Protection Specialist

3 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd Full time

About the Opportunity

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer – Protection to join our dynamic Transmission and Distribution practice within the Energy Team, located in Sydney.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer – Protection, you will have the chance to harness your expertise and enthusiasm as you collaborate with a diverse team on fast-paced and exciting projects.

We actively encourage applications from those who are not only passionate about technical excellence but also eager to make a significant impact in the industry.

Our work is essential for driving economic development on a global scale, and it's the unparalleled technical expertise and profound insights of our team that truly distinguish us.

Your understanding of the complete project life cycle will be highly esteemed and valued.

Key Responsibilities

  • Mentor and lead junior and mid-level staff to deliver complex technical tasks.
  • Lead and contribute to winning work within the team's skillset, and for the wider Aurecon group.
  • Provide engineering solutions from concept design through to detail design, including consultation.
  • Assist the construction phase by providing ongoing design support.
  • Work with the team to put together design tenders.

Requirements

  • You will need a relevant tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering, and an in-depth knowledge of the Australian standard and industry guidelines.
  • A strong understanding of electrical engineering and of protection coordination studies including HV and LV systems (including development of protection system drawings and protection setting reports, and configuration of protection relays on OEM software).
  • Knowledge or experience with IEC61850.
  • You will hold a current Australian drivers' licence.
  • Demonstrated communication skills both written and verbal.

What's in it for you?

You'll have the opportunity to work for a business that has innovation and sustainability at its core, with very ambitious targets to become Net Zero by 2025.

Your role at Aurecon also includes the exciting benefits below:

  • Flexible working for everyone, in any role, to consider how, when and where they work and how they can perform at their best.
  • Working holiday initiative – to give you the opportunity to work in another country for up to 4 weeks annually if you have work rights for that country.
  • Cultural holiday initiative – Easter holidays not your thing? You can swap public holidays with a day or days that are better aligned to you.
  • 22 weeks paid parental leave (permanent employees do not have to complete a certain amount of tenure to be eligible).
  • Ability to purchase up to 20 days additional leave annually.
  • Let's Talk is a conversation-based framework that enables individuals to align their contribution, professional development and career progress with Aurecon's goals.
  • In-person, and online, technical training for the commercial and analytical skills you will need for your work.
  • Access to Aurecon's People and Family Care program.
  • Additionally, Aurecon recognises the importance and value of accessing best practice external development programmes and studies, to complement the differentiated, technical and professional learning offered in-house. We provide financial assistance and study leave for employees undertaking approved studies, supporting individuals with ongoing professional development.
  • Bupa Health Insurance discounts, Apple employee discounts, Dell computers discount, Avis car hire benefits and more.

Ready to bring ideas to life?

We are an equitable-opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and the contribution that every one of our people makes to our culture.

Put simply, we want you to bring your whole self.

We know that people from historically or currently marginalised backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match all the advertisement criteria exactly – if this advert has piqued your interest and your experience may not align fully then we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Remember, it's your potential and how you bring ideas to life which are important.

We are committed to ensuring that you are well supported so that our recruitment process is fair, equitable, inclusive, and available to everyone.

Please let us know what adjustments or support you need to make the recruitment process more accessible to you.



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