Job Description

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Fyfe is a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing comprehensive engineering, environmental, planning and surveying services throughout Australia. Fyfe works with a wide range of clients in the Energy and Resources, Renewables, Infrastructure and Property sectors to provide high-quality, commercially pragmatic solutions with a strong focus on client service and delivery.

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At Fyfe, we view ourselves as a partner to our clients and work toward developing long-lasting relationships. Through open communication and a commitment to outstanding service, our employees deliver professional, safe and efficient services to our clients.

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The Opportunity

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Fyfe is seeking an experienced Team Lead – Secondary & Protection to join our growing Energy team to be based in either Sydney or Melbourne. This is a senior leadership and technical authoritative role suited to a highly capable secondary systems and protection engineer who is people focussed, fostering a cooperative team, driving technical delivery and can contribute to the continued growth of our power sector capability across Australia.

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As a Team Lead, you will provide leadership across three key areas: people management, project resourcing and utilisation, and project delivery quality. You will mentor and support a team of engineers, oversee secondary and protection engineering deliverables, and work closely with project managers, discipline leads and clients to ensure high-quality, commercially sound outcomes.

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What You'll Do

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- Lead and mentor a team of secondary and protection engineers, supporting capability, engagement and professional development.
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- Oversee delivery of secondary and protection engineering projects across HV substation and power infrastructure works.
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- Provide technical leadership across protection relay settings, secondary schematic design, SCADA/RTU integration, substation automation and IEC 61850 interfaces.
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- Manage team resourcing, utilisation and forecasting in collaboration with project managers, finance and operational stakeholders.
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- Prepare and review proposals, scopes and cost estimates for secondary and protection services.
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- Maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships across utilities, network service providers, contractors and project partners.
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- Drive quality, governance and technical standards to ensure project outputs meet Fyfe, client and regulatory requirements.
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What You Bring

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- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. Chartered Professional Engineer status is preferred, or a willingness to work toward chartership.
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- 7-8 years of experience in secondary and protection engineering with at least 2 years in a senior or leadership role in HV substation and power infrastructure with working knowledge of protection relay platforms and protection philosophy development across transmission and distribution applications.
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- Substantial experience managing complex projects, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workloads and meet deadlines.
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- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop engineers within a project delivery environment.
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- Strong commercial awareness, including budget, resource, utilisation and project performance management.
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- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients, technical teams and senior stakeholders.
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Why Fyfe?

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- A progressive, values-driven consultancy shaping the future of renewable energy.
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- Opportunities for professional growth, innovation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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- Supportive culture with a genuine focus on employee wellbeing and career development.
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How to Apply

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Ready to lead a talented team and drive Australia's clean-energy transition?

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Apply now to be part of our growing team and help us power a more sustainable future.

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Only candidates who are Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or hold full-working rights will be considered.

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Please note, agency applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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📌 Team Lead (Victoria)
🏢 Fyfe
📍 Victoria