Principal Engineer

4 weeks ago


Perth, Australia Arcadis Full time
  • Work with a high performing team delivering great results
  • A company that truly values it's people, offering professional memberships and global project exposure
  • Genuine flex working opportunities including hybrid working and part time hours

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Working closely with our State and Discipline Leads, you will be take an influential role on national projects within the Power Systems sector. Instil knowledge, while mentoring and providing technical guidance to upcoming Engineers. As a Principal Engineer, you will cover a broad range of aspects of HV power systems projects in Brisbane.

Role accountabilities:

  • Preparing and reviewing complex reports, proposals and presentations to clients in the following areas: 
    1. HV power systems analysis – loadflow, fault levels, dynamic performance, transient analysis, harmonics assessments, induction studies, insulation coordination studies; 
    2. HV transmission and distribution substations primary electrical design: layout design, specification of plant, coordination of civil design; 
    3. HV transmission and distribution protection systems analysis and design: schematic design, IED specification / configuration, determination of protection settings, investigation of protection events; 
    4. Earthing system analysis and design; 
  • Taking personal responsibility for the preparation of detailed engineering documentation, and leading the engineering effort for project including providing technical and performance oversight for members of the power systems team. 

Qualifications & Experience:

You will have: 

  • Extensive years’ experience as a power systems engineer, with at least 5 years as an engineering leader with industry recognition of capability in the role; 
  • Tertiary qualification in electrical/power engineering, chartered engineering and RPEQ status; and 
  • Excellent spoken and written communication skills including a working knowledge of MS Office. 

Highly regarded skills include: 

  • The ability to develop complex models in ETAP power systems software; 
  • The ability to develop complex earthing and induction models in CDEGS earthing system software; 
  • The ability to develop maintenance strategies and procedures, commissioning plans and documentation; 
  • Specifying or interfacing with control systems in an HV substations environment; and 
  • Modelling of connection of significant loads and generators into existing networks and advising on connection agreements. 

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Arcadis Australia is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK 180

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