Lead and grow a specialist secondary protection team Shape major HV and renewable projects driving the energy transition Step into leadership at a growing 800-strong national firm TEAM LEADER – SECONDARY PROTECTION Power Renewable Energy | Sydney or Melbourne ROLE SNAPSHOT Role - Team Leader – Secondary Protection Location - Sydney or Melbourne Reports to - General Manager – Power Energy You will lead - A team of secondary protection engineers and designers Sector - Power, electrification and renewable energy Salary - $160,000 – $180,000 per annum + superannuation Why You Will Be Excited About This Role This is your chance to lead a specialist secondary and protection team and put your own stamp on how the work is done.
You will guide talented engineers and designers, set the technical direction, and watch your decisions shape some of Australia's largest high-voltage and renewable energy projects.
You will sit at the heart of the energy transition.
The work connects new wind, solar and battery power to the grid.
This is the kind of nation-shaping effort behind Australia's first Renewable Energy Zone and major state-to-state links.
If you are ready to step up from senior or principal work into leadership, this role is your platform to do it.
Lead and grow a team of secondary and protection specialists, and build the working culture you have always wanted.
Set the engineering standards, checking processes and best practice that the whole team will follow.
Work across protection, control, SCADA, communications and AC/DC systems on major transmission, distribution and renewables projects.
Contribute to landmark energy-transition work that helps power millions of Australian homes for decades to come.
Take a lead role in winning new work, so you help choose the projects your team takes on.
Follow a clear path toward senior leadership, with real influence over people, projects and clients.
Choose the base that suits your life — Sydney or Melbourne.
Why You Will Like Working Here You will join a firm that started as a small surveying business in ****.
It has since grown into a national team of more than 800 people across 26 offices.
Four decades of steady growth means real job security.




A busy pipeline of won work means plenty to get stuck into.
The culture is inclusive, collaborative and driven by purpose, and safety comes first in all the teams do.
Five clear values guide the way people work: respect, integrity, accountability, responsiveness and passion.
You will feel them in how colleagues back each other every day.
Join a fast-growing power and renewables team that has expanded through recent investment and acquisition.
Work in a people-first culture where care, respect and accountability are lived, not just listed.
Collaborate with engineers, planners, surveyors and environmental experts, and learn well beyond your own field.
Enjoy the security of a 40-year-old business with a strong order book and offices right across Australia.
Report to a General Manager who backs your calls and invests in your development.
Help build a supportive team where strong work gets noticed and celebrated.
What You Will Be Working On You will lead the delivery of secondary and protection design across high-voltage infrastructure and renewable energy projects, and take ownership of the quality that goes out the door.
Day to day, you will: Lead concept and detailed secondary and protection design from start to finish.
Provide technical leadership on protection schemes, control systems and AC/DC auxiliary systems.
Guide the team on communications interfaces, SCADA points lists, cable schedules and relay configuration.
Review, check and approve drawings, calculations, settings, specifications and reports before they are issued.
Develop the engineering standards and checking processes that keep work compliant with network standards, client requirements and the National Electricity Rules.
Allocate work across the team to meet utilisation and profit targets,



while keeping the workload fair and balanced.
Coordinate with primary design, grid connection, drafting and other teams to deliver on time and on budget.
Mentor engineers and designers, and help recruit and retain specialist talent.
Support proposals and bids, and represent the business with clients, network service providers, OEMs and industry partners.
What Type of Person Will Be Successful If you have been working as a Senior or Principal Secondary Systems Engineer, Protection Control Engineer or Substation Engineer, and you are ready to lead, we would love to hear from you.
To be successful in this role you will: Hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
Bring senior or principal-level experience in secondary systems and protection design for transmission, distribution, renewables or high-voltage substation projects.
Understand protection and control schemes, secondary systems design, Australian network standards and National Electricity Rules obligations.
Communicate clearly and influence others, both in writing and in person.
Balance competing commercial pressures while holding firm on technical standards.
Put safety first, every time — for your people, the community and the workplace.
Thrive in a fast-growing, changing business and enjoy working across different disciplines.
Care about your people — you build supportive, engaged teams and enjoy developing others.
Feel driven by the energy transition and want your work to make a real difference.
Experience leading or mentoring a team of secondary, protection, control or substation engineers is a plus, but not essential.
We will back the right person who is ready to step up.
How to Apply We are growing this team and we would love to learn more about you.
Even if you are not a perfect match on paper, please apply — we will consider you for this role and for any other suitable opportunities across the business.
Please send us: A copy of your resume We look forward to hearing from you.
Reference number: ******* Profession:Design EngineeringRenewables Company: HRG Date posted: 16th Jul, ****

📌 Team Leader - Secondary & Protection (New South Wales)
🏢 Hrg
📍 New South Wales