Senior Protection & Control Technician

Full-Time | Permanent

Tasmania, Australia

About the Opportunity An established electricity transmission and distribution organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Protection & Control Technician to join its high-voltage field services team in Tasmania.

This is a key technical position responsible for leading the testing, commissioning, maintenance, and fault investigation of protection and control systems across a critical transmission network. Working on major network upgrades, asset replacement programmes, and renewable energy integration projects, you will provide technical expertise while supporting the safe and reliable operation of high-voltage infrastructure.

The successful candidate will act as a senior technical specialist, mentoring junior technicians, leading commissioning activities, and working closely with engineering, operations, and project delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the testing, commissioning, maintenance, and fault diagnosis of protection and control systems across high-voltage substations.
- Provide technical leadership during commissioning and outage activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.
- Commission new protection schemes, secondary systems, and substation automation equipment for transmission and distribution projects.
- Perform advanced testing and configuration of numerical protection relays and associated secondary equipment.
- Investigate complex network faults and protection operations, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Interpret and review protection philosophies, logic diagrams, wiring schematics, and commissioning documentation.
- Conduct secondary injection testing, functional testing, end-to-end testing, and relay verification.
- Support asset lifecycle management through condition assessments,



planned maintenance, and technical reporting.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to Protection & Control Technicians and apprentices.
- Liaise with protection engineers, project managers, operations teams, and external contractors during project execution.
- Ensure compliance with Australian Standards, network operating procedures, and electrical safety legislation.
- Prepare detailed commissioning reports, maintenance records, technical documentation, and test results.
- Participate in emergency fault response, planned outages, and after-hours support when required.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, technical standards, and best practices across the protection and control function.

Required Experience

- Extensive experience working on high-voltage transmission or distribution networks.
- Proven background in testing, commissioning, and maintaining protection and control systems.
- Strong knowledge of electrical protection principles, including transformer, feeder, busbar, generator, line, and distance protection.
- Experience configuring and testing numerical protection relays from manufacturers such as SEL, Siemens, ABB/Hitachi Energy, GE Vernova, Schneider Electric, or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience using secondary injection and protection testing equipment.
- Ability to interpret complex protection schematics, logic diagrams, and wiring drawings.
- Strong analytical, fault-finding, and troubleshooting skills.




- Experience leading field activities, coordinating outages, and supervising commissioning works.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to mentor and support junior team members.

Desirable Experience

- High Voltage Switching authorisation.
- Experience with IEC 61850, SCADA, RTUs, and substation communication systems.
- Exposure to transmission asset replacement and renewable energy connection projects.
- Knowledge of asset management systems and maintenance planning.
- Experience working within live operational substations and critical infrastructure environments.

Qualifications

- Certificate III or Certificate IV in Electrotechnology (or equivalent trade qualification).
- Current Electrical Licence (where applicable).
- Current Australian Driver's Licence.
- High Voltage Switching and Protection Testing qualifications are highly desirable.
- Additional training or certifications in protection systems or substation commissioning are advantageous.

What's on Offer

- Permanent opportunity within a leading electricity infrastructure organisation.
- Work on some of Australia's most critical transmission assets and renewable energy projects.
- Competitive salary package with overtime, allowances, and additional employee advantages.
- Ongoing investment in technical training, certifications, and career progression.
- Opportunity to mentor the next generation of Protection & Control Technicians.
- Supportive team culture with a strong focus on safety, innovation, and operational excellence.
- Lifestyle opportunity to live and work in Tasmania while contributing to the state's evolving energy network.

Candidates with extensive experience in protection testing, commissioning, fault investigation, and technical leadership within high-voltage substations are encouraged to apply.

📌 Senior Protection & Control Technician (Tasmania)
🏢 Edison Smart®
📍 Tasmania