Principal Power System Eng

**About ElectraNet**:
ElectraNet builds, owns, operates, and maintains the South Australian high voltage transmission network that delivers electricity from generators to distributors and major load connected customers, enabling power to be supplied to homes, businesses, and communities.

South Australia’s energy landscape is transforming and is on schedule to become the first giga-watt scale jurisdiction in the world to achieve 100% renewable energy. We’re continually evolving to ensure the electricity transmission network continues to provide the secure, reliable and stable power expected of the network, and we’re looking for electrical engineers passionate about the energy sector to join ElectraNet and help us continue to achieve these goals.

**The Opportunity**:
This is an excellent opportunity to utilise your experience to help shape the future of Energy Transformation in South Australia. Due to significant increase in both renewables and demand for power, we have an opportunity for a Senior or Principal Engineer with a passion for Special Protection Schemes (SPS) to join the team.

The role involves undertaking professional, specialist work with considerable independence, ingenuity and judgement. You will:

- Provide technical leadership and oversight for adoption of new practices.
- Provide functional leadership to current and planned SPS projects including Project Energy Connect
- Develop and maintain SPS functional descriptions and requirements
- Prepare SPS models and undertake power system studies to verify and assess performance
- Drive, deliver and manage complex SPS whilst building strong relationships across broad stakeholders groups.

**About You**:
As an experienced Senior or Principal Engineer, you will have an inquisitive mind and strong written and verbal communication ability which enables you to clearly articulate your ideas and engage with peers for collaboration. You’ll have an agile, flexible approach coupled with and the ability to provide leadership and mentoring to others, positively contribute to a collaborative and constructive culture.

In addition, you’ll have:

- Degree qualifications in Electrical Engineering
- Membership or eligibility for membership to Engineers Australia
- Chartered Status with Engineers Australia (highly desirable)
- Minimum 10 years relevant experience
- In-depth knowledge of power system protection design, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance coupled with demonstratable knowledge of power system security, modelling and analysis
- Experience with PSS/E, PSCAD, PowerFactory and other specialist analysis tools
- Sound knowledge of the National Electricity Market and legislated industry requirements (National Electricity Rules & AEMO Guidelines)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to enable you to provide commercially sound and pragmatic solutions

These qualities will allow you to effectively consider a range of variables when identifying the needs of the power system and solutions available to ElectraNet while simultaneously managing commercial and regulatory pressures.

**Employee Benefits**:
It is an exciting time to work at ElectraNet. The energy landscape is changing, and we are currently recruiting dynamic experienced people who share our values, to join the team.

we work flexibly to achieve our outcomes, collaborating in the office, onsite or virtually to ensure we provide energy and infrastructure solutions for a better world. We partner with Industry and Universities to provide opportunities for professional recognition, in turn contributing to the development of both ElectraNet employees and emerging Electrical Engineering professionals.

We offer an attractive remuneration package, plus;
- Discretionary performance payments of up to 15%;
- Exposure to concepts and practices at the technical forefront of the Electrical Engineering profession
- Flexible and/or remote working arrangements by agreement such as regular work from home
- Relocation assistance
- Professional development, study assistance and ongoing training
- Reimbursement of professional membership fees
- 15 days personal/carers leave per year;
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers, 4 weeks for secondary carer;
- Flexibility to utilise public holiday leave entitlements for other cultural celebrations.