Senior Primary Engineer

• Lead and deliver concept and detailed designs for HV and EHV substations across Australia and New Zealand
• Develop your technical expertise while mentoring the next generation of Power electrical engineers
• Work collaboratively with a team of industry-leading Power engineers, designers and technical leaders

The Opportunity

Beca's Power business operates as a truly combined Asia Pacific business, with teams based in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Indonesia. Working collaboratively, our teams are passionate about renewable energy and the delivery of critical energy projects working across the full project lifecycle from scoping, detailed design through to procurement and construction support. Together they deliver large, complex energy and renewable projects across Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and HV Power services to key utilities, energy developers, major contractors for the commercial, industrial and infrastructure sectors.

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In this role, you will be part of an international team of highly experienced electrical engineering specialists who together design and deliver a range of critical Power primary, substation and infrastructure-related projects. You will gain wide-ranging experience through leading and working on a variety of project types that differ in scale, scope, geography, site and client types throughout Australia and New Zealand.

You will:

• Complete concept and detailed designs for High Voltage (HV 220kV) and Extra High Voltage (EHV) for transmission and distribution clients using the latest in digital design technologies
• Solve problems and deliver solutions across a variety of site considerations, client requirements, standards, equipment specifications, cabling sizing, earthing design calculations, and safety standards
• Develop your technical expertise while supporting the delivery of high-quality technical advice and project designs to our clients
• Mentor, coach and develop the next generation of Power electrical engineers, helping them to undertake packages of work and supporting their on-the-job and technical training
• Contribute to and support delivery excellence, quality assurance, and high-quality design
• Develop skills across financial and programme outcomes for projects and work packages
• Support client management activities including bidding and the preparation of project proposals

Our design and project roles are busy, with multiple work projects, differing client deadlines and changing timeframes. Your ability to work across multiple workstreams managing your time and deliverables will be important, as will being able to adapt to changing project deliverables and timeframes. Updating stakeholders early and often will be a key mantra that you work by, especially for those 'hard conversations' where project timelines are at risk of not being met.

You will be part of a team of Beca's leading design experts working collaboratively to deliver best-in-class designs. Career development opportunities exist including moving across technical, design, technology, people, client or business leadership pathways.

About You

Your primary and substation design skills are grounded in solid fundamentals, proven through leading complex projects. You have experience delivering high voltage substation designs, ensuring quality and accuracy while guiding others.

You bring:

• Experience producing substation layouts, equipment lists, clearance checks, and HV cable designs
• Familiarity with Australian and New Zealand regulations
• Proficiency in CYMCAP, CDEGs, Autodesk SBS, Inventor, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation (advantageous)
• Motivation to learn and grow within a team, managing multiple tasks with enthusiasm and a focus on outcomes
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills across functions and disciplines
• Passion for learning, engaging, and supporting others
• A positive attitude and a good sense of humour

You'll be a valued team member with opportunities to grow your career and contribute to the Power team's success. Our colleagues come from diverse backgrounds, including client, consultancy, design-build contractors, and industrial businesses. We invite applications from a broad range of backgrounds.

Who is Beca?

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4,000 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.

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