Job Description

Job Description

Grid Connection Manager | Data Centre Infrastructure | Australia

We're working with a global developer and operator of hyperscale data centre infrastructure that's scaling rapidly across the Australian market to support the largest cloud and technology platforms in the world. This is a load-side connection role rather than a generator connection role, which makes it a genuinely different technical proposition. You're managing the grid interface for transmission-scale critical infrastructure, not negotiating a generator's performance standards. If you've been looking for something that stretches your grid connections background into a different context, this is worth a serious look.

What you will be doing:

- Owning the technical grid connection process end to end for large-scale data centre developments, from early feasibility through to energisation
- Managing technical engagement with AEMO, VicGrid, TNSPs and DNSPs, including submissions, information requests and approvals
- Leading development and negotiation of Connection Performance Standards and Generator Performance Standards, along with the broader power system study programme covering load-flow, fault-level, dynamic, EMT, harmonic and power quality studies
- Reviewing and challenging consultant outputs and modelling assumptions rather than personally producing every study, so your judgement carries the weight, not just your modelling hours
- Coordinating and performance managing external technical consultants, specialist contractors and OEM technical resources, including equipment suppliers across UPS, transformers, generators and BESS
- Acting as the technical bridge between the network and internal engineering and delivery teams,



ensuring the connection solution and the delivered project stay aligned
- Maintaining technical governance, risk tracking and decision records across the connection programme

What they are looking for:

- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or a related discipline
- 8+ years across power systems, electricity networks, generation, large industrial loads, data centres or major electrical infrastructure
- Strong grounding in Australian grid connection processes, with experience working directly with AEMO, VicGrid and TNSPs or DNSPs on complex connections
- Comfortable interpreting RMS and EMT modelling results and managing specialist consultants against explicit scopes and acceptance criteria, without necessarily running the studies yourself
- Solid understanding of HV systems, substations, transformers, protection and power quality
- Experience with transmission-scale large-load connections or hyperscale data centres is highly regarded, as is exposure to PSCAD, PSS/e or PowerFactory and higher voltage infrastructure (132kV and above)

Why this one is worth a conversation:

- A genuinely different technical challenge. Load-side connection work at this scale, for critical digital infrastructure, is a different problem to solve than most generator connection roles on the market
- You're the technical authority on your connections, reviewing and directing rather than being reviewed. Real seniority, not a title
- A business scaling fast across APAC, which means growth and visibility rather than a settled, static team structure
- Direct exposure to the intersection of two of the fastest growing infrastructure stories in Australia right now, digital infrastructure demand and grid capacity constraints

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📌 Senior Grid Connection Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Enemix
📍 Melbourne