Senior Electrical Engineer | Secondary & Protection
Senior Electrical Engineer | Secondary & Protection
Sydney or Melbourne | Permanent Full Time
Ready to take on
more complex Secondary & Protection engineering
without moving away from the technical work you enjoy?
Work across a national portfolio of
HV Substation, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects
, taking technical ownership of
Secondary & Protection packages
from concept through detailed design and delivery.
You'll have room to lead technically, mentor
developing Engineers
and influence how projects are delivered, without being pigeonholed into one project or asset.
With a growing pipeline ahead, there's plenty of scope to broaden your experience and accelerate your career as the national capability expands.
What's On Offer
Accelerate Your Career -
Come in, perform well and make an impact early. As the team grows, so can your technical responsibility, influence and career.
Stay Technical -
Build deeper expertise across Secondary & Protection design while taking greater ownership of complex engineering packages.
Major Power Projects -
Work across HV Substations, BESS, Renewable Energy and broader Critical Infrastructure projects.
Broader Exposure -
Move across different clients, sectors and project stages rather than spending years locked into one programme.
Develop Other Engineers -
Share your knowledge with developing Engineers while continuing to strengthen your own technical capability.
Greater Technical Influence -
Contribute to engineering standards,



design quality and the technical direction of major project packages.
National Engineering Platform -
Work alongside specialists across Primary Design, Grid Connection and other engineering disciplines.
What You'll Be Doing
Lead Secondary & Protection packages across HV Substations, BESS and Renewable Energy projects from concept through detailed design.
Provide technical input across protection schemes, secondary systems and associated engineering while reviewing and improving design quality.
Work with clients and multidisciplinary project teams while mentoring developing Engineers.
What Will Make You Successful
Electrical Engineering degree with strong experience in
HV Substation Secondary & Protection design
.
Technical capability across protection and control systems, with exposure to large scale Solar, BESS or broader HV infrastructure highly regarded.
Comfortable taking ownership of technical packages and supporting other Engineers while remaining hands on with design.
Why Apply?
If you want to
remain an Engineer first
, but have more technical ownership and influence, this is a strong next step.
You'll work across a varied national project portfolio, solve complex engineering problems and develop other Engineers, with plenty of work ahead to keep building your career.
Additional information
Major HV Substation, Renewable Energy and BESS projects across Australia
Remain technically focused while mentoring developing Engineers
National project portfolio, strong pipeline and long term growth opportunities
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📌 Senior Electrical Engineer | Secondary & Protection (Sydney)
🏢 HRG RECRUITMENT
📍 Sydney