Western Sydney (Parramatta) | Full time | Electricity DistributionHelp shape how a major NSW electricity network is planned for the next 20 yearsOur client, a large NSW electricity distribution network business, is in the middle of a genuine shift in how it plans its network - moving beyond traditional augmentation-led planning towards a future-focused approach built around renewables, batteries, EVs and rapidly changing customer demand.
This shift is being driven by new leadership bringing international energy market experience to rethink how the business plans for the long term.This is a rare chance to join a Strategic Planning & Forecasting team while that transformation is actually happening - not to inherit a finished framework, but to help build it.The RoleWe're looking for a Future Energy Planning Engineer or Senior Engineer to translate demand forecasts, generation forecasts and energy-transition scenarios into practical network planning decisions and investment recommendations.This is a planning role at heart, not a pure modelling or data role.
You'll need to be as comfortable interpreting what a model is telling you and why it matters, as you are running it.You'll be involved in:Strategic and future network planning across Endeavour's distribution networkPower system modelling and analysis - load flow, contingency and other network studiesIdentifying constraints and determining whether augmentation, asset replacement or an alternative solution is the right callSupporting planning for rising solar PV, BESS, EVs and other DERAssessing BESS sizing,



location and charging/discharging impactsDeveloping and assessing network reinforcement and investment optionsLong-term network master planningWorking through genuine uncertainty - where the future demand/generation picture isn't fixedCollaborating closely with network engineers, asset managers, forecasting and connections teamsCommunicating technical analysis clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholdersWhat You'll BringStrong background in power systems engineering and network planningExperience with power system modelling tools - PowerFactory strongly preferred, PSS/E or PSCAD also relevantExposure to some combination of: load flow studies, contingency analysis, network capacity assessment, DER/hosting capacity, BESS integration, solar PV, EV network impacts, connection studies, system strength or power qualityThe ability to go beyond running a model - understanding what's driving a constraint, weighing up options and landing on a practical recommendationStrong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to explain complex technical issues simplyA genuine interest in the energy transition and where the network needs to go nextDistribution network planning experience, master planning exposure, and prior BESS/DER integration work will make you especially competitive.Why Join NowThis isn't a BAU planning role.
The business is actively rewriting how it approaches future network investment, and you'd be joining at the point where that thinking is still being shaped - with real input into the methodologies, not just the outputs.You'll be working on problems that don't have an established playbook yet: rapid DER penetration, growing BESS uptake, EV adoption, large new loads and data centres, and the balancing act between reliability, cost and the pace of transition.
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📌 Senior Engineer – Power Systems & Network Modelling (New South Wales)
🏢 Interface Agency
📍 New South Wales