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Daily rate contract – Melbourne CBD based – Hybrid basis. 6‑month daily rate engagement within a mature digital utilities setting. Hands‑on DERMS role supporting DER integration and operations.

Responsibilities

- Lead the registration, validation, testing, and onboarding of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) onto enterprise DERMS platforms, ensuring compliance with connection processes and regulatory requirements.
- Act as a technical SME within a Digital Electricity Solutions team, supporting ongoing operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement of DERMS and associated systems.
- Collaborate with product owners, operations leads, and application SMEs to design and deliver small to medium system enhancements, from requirements through to deployment.
- Own solution design, testing, deployment, and defect management activities, ensuring systems meet performance, reliability, availability, and SLA requirements.
- Contribute to project delivery and BAU initiatives, including backlog prioritisation, effort estimation,



and participation in agile delivery and customer connection workflows.

About you

- Proven experience in the electricity distribution sector, ideally with hands‑on exposure to DERMS, SCADA, AMI, or DER asset connection and commissioning.
- Strong understanding of electricity network topology, configuration management of OT systems, and standards such as CSIP‑Aus.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business and functional requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation plans.
- Comfortable operating as a solution consultant and technical lead, with experience across application support, enhancement delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
- Strong communicator with a collaborative mindset, able to work effectively in cross‑functional agile teams and influence outcomes through sound technical judgment.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Distribution and Engineering

Industries

Electric Power Generation, Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution, and Natural Gas Distribution

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📌 DERMs Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Emmbr
📍 Melbourne