Position Overview

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Engineering Team Lead – Electrical based in Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. You’ll provide expert leadership across project development, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and asset operation phases, ensuring electrical systems are safe, compliant, reliable, bankable, and optimised for long‑term performance. The position plays a critical role in technical risk management, engineering assurance, grid compliance, and supporting investment confidence in long‑term power generation assets.

Responsibilities

- Provide Electrical Engineering leadership and governance as the lead authority across the IPP portfolio, managing standards and technical assurance frameworks, providing technical approval and ensuring alignment with relevant standards and lifecycle performance objectives.
- Provide expert electrical engineering input during project development, including concept design, reference design development, technology selection, grid connection strategy (where required), and project feasibility assessment.
- Support all phases of the project from FEED, detailed design, contractor tender evaluations, technical clarifications, contract negotiations, supplier assessment, procurement through to construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
- Provide technical leadership across HV, MV, and LV systems, grid connection infrastructure, protection and control systems, substations and switchyards, SCADA and plant control systems, thermal generation systems, BESS, solar PV generation systems, wind generation interfaces and thermal generation assets.
- Lead investigations in Asset Engineering and Operational Support, contribute to asset reliability, availability, maintainability, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Provide day‑to‑day leadership and technical mentorship to engineering colleagues and contractors,



shaping a high‑performing workplace based on collaboration.

Qualifications

- Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering.
- Approximately 12–15 years of experience in electrical engineering for large‑scale infrastructure, power generation, transmission, or renewable energy assets.
- Experience leading a small engineering team while maintaining hands‑on involvement in design.
- Experience across renewable / hybrid generation projects within an IPP, EPC, utility, owner’s engineer, or developer environment.
- Thermal experience highly regarded but not required.
- Demonstrated experience acting as a technical authority on complex power projects.
- Experience with grid connection processes and power system studies.
- Strong understanding of HV, MV, and LV electrical systems.
- In‑depth knowledge of relevant Australian Standards, network requirements, and power industry practices.
- Strong stakeholder relationship management skills and a desire to develop your team through collaboration.

Benefits

- Work from home or in the office, Hybrid.
- Competitive compensation.
- Paid training programs and tuition reimbursement.
- Safety‑focused culture.
- Community volunteering program.
- A range of career development opportunities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers. We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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📌 Engineering Team Lead - Electrical (Melbourne)
🏢 Aggreko
📍 Melbourne