Renewable Energy Services Australia Pty Ltd – Thornton NSW
Versatile working location w/ some site travel
Full time ·

Senior Grid Connection Engineer
Flexible working location w/ some site travel
Full time ·

$200,000+ package

Own grid connections end-to-end — studies through to energisation | $200k+ | Booming renewables sector

RESA Group delivers testing, commissioning and O&M; across the renewable energy sector, and demand has never been stronger. We're growing our grid connection capability and looking for a Senior Grid Connection Engineer to take recent HV connections from application all the way to connected.

This is a rare hands-on senior role for an engineer who can produce the technical studies AND verify them in the field — someone who owns the connection agreement process from concept to commissioning.

What you'll do
Lead the engineering to secure connection agreements with DNSPs/TNSPs (and AEMO where applicable) for new HV connections — import, export, or both
Produce and sign off connection study packages: protection, earthing, power quality, fault level, load flow, frequency injection and (larger plant) stability/dynamic studies




Manage GPS and R0/R1/R2 compliance through modelling, validation and commissioning
Negotiate technical schedules of connection agreements with network operators
Perform/oversee in office verification & commissioning — soil resistivity testing, earth grid/GPR verification, protection relay commissioning, power quality measurement, model verification
Produce SLDs, protection schematics, earthing layouts and study reports to DNSP/AEMO standard
Act as technical authority and mentor junior/medium engineers

What you'll bring
Electrical Engineering degree; CPEng and/or NER registered (or close)
5+ years power systems / grid connection with proven DNSP/TNSP project delivery
Deep knowledge of NER Ch.5 (5.3.9, S5.2.5), AS/NZS 4777, AS 2067, AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 60909, IEEE 80 / EG-0
Full study suite + field testing capability
DIgSILENT PowerFactory (essential); PSS®E / PSCAD; SKM / ETAP; CDEGS highly regarded

Highly regarded: BESS/hybrid plant, AEMO registration, multiple DNSP guidelines

Why RESA:

End-to-end ownership · $200k+ package
Positive, growth-focused culture
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📌 Senior Grid Connection Engineer New South Wales
🏢 Renewable Energy Services Australia
📍 New South Wales