Job Description
Phillip Riley has partnered with a leading international engineering oragnisation to appoint an experienced Senior Secondary Engineer / Team Lead to join its growing Power & Energy team in Melbourne.
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This is an opportunity to combine technical expertise with people leadership, leading the delivery of major transmission and distribution projects while helping to develop a high-performing Secondary & Protection team.
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Working closely with senior engineering leadership, you will play a key role in delivering complex substation projects up to 500kV, providing technical guidance, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of safe, reliable and innovative power infrastructure solutions.
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The Opportunity:
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Leading and mentoring a team of Secondary and Protection Engineers.
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Supporting career development, resource planning and day-to-day team management.
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Delivering concept, FEED, tender and detailed design for HV substations.
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Providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering projects.
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Reviewing and approving engineering deliverables to ensure quality and compliance.
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Supporting Project Managers and Design Leads throughout project delivery.
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Developing strong client relationships and acting as a trusted technical advisor.
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Assisting with bids, proposals, technical methodologies and project planning.
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Driving continuous improvement and engineering best practice across the team.
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Technical Responsibilities;
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Protection and control schemes
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Metering systems
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Electrical SLDs
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Short circuit analysis
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Protection relay settings and logic development
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Interlocking and inter-tripping schemes
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Technical reviews and engineering assurance
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About You:
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Leadership experience or a strong desire to step into a technical leadership role.
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Strong knowledge of substation secondary design principles and Australian utility requirements.
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Experience working on projects ranging from 132kV to 500kV.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Strong problem-solving ability and the confidence to lead complex engineering challenges.
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Protection experience is desirable. Engineers with a strong secondary design background looking to broaden their protection expertise will also be considered.
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What's on Offer:
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Opportunity to lead and grow a specialist engineering team.
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Work on major transmission, renewable energy and utility infrastructure projects.
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Explicit career progression into senior technical and leadership positions.
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Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
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Ongoing professional development and technical training.
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Collaborative and supportive team environment.
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Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.
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📌 Team Lead - Secondary Design (Victoria)
🏢 Phillip Riley
📍 Victoria