Job Description

Network Planning Engineers - 3 roles available: Engineer, Senior and Principal n

Melbourne | Electricity & Energy Infrastructure

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We are seeking experienced Network Planning / Power Systems Engineers to join a major program supporting the future development of Victoria's electricity network.

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With opportunities available across Engineer, Senior and Principal levels , these roles will support significant network growth and investment driven by major new connections, including large-scale data centres and other high-demand customers .

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You’ll play a key role in assessing future electricity demand, identifying network constraints and developing the distribution and sub-transmission solutions required to safely and reliably accommodate major new loads.

The Role n

Working within the electricity and energy infrastructure sector , you’ll undertake and contribute to network planning activities across distribution, sub-transmission, zone substation and upstream networks.

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Your responsibilities will include:

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- Monitor and forecast network loading, utilisation and future capacity requirements
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- Undertake network modelling, load-flow and contingency analysis
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- Assess the network impact of major new connections and large electrical loads
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- Identify emerging network constraints, risks and capacity limitations
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- Develop planning requirements for distribution and sub-transmission network augmentation
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- Assess requirements for zone substations and upstream terminal station infrastructure
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- Develop and evaluate technically and economically viable network augmentation options
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- Apply appropriate risk assessment and management techniques to network planning decisions
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- Prepare and contribute to RIT-D and RIT-T assessments and reports
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- Develop recommendations to support network investment and long-term planning
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- Work closely with engineering, operations,



connections, asset management and other key stakeholders
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- Provide technical input and assurance across complex network planning and augmentation initiatives
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About You n

We’re interested in speaking with engineers who have experience within an electricity utility, DNSP/TNSP, power systems consultancy or similar network environment .

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Your background may include:

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- Electricity network planning or power systems planning
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- Distribution and/or sub-transmission networks
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- Zone substations and terminal stations
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- Load and demand forecasting
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- Network loading and utilisation analysis
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- Load-flow, contingency and power system studies
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- Network capacity and constraint assessment
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- Major customer or large-load connections
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- Network augmentation and investment planning
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- Risk assessment and network planning methodologies
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- RIT-D and/or RIT-T assessments
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- Network modelling tools such as PSS/E, PowerFactory, SINCAL or similar
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- Australian electricity network standards and regulatory requirements
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Experience specifically within data centres is advantageous but not essential . Experience planning for other large customer connections, significant recent loads or major network augmentation will also be highly relevant.

Why Join? n

This is an opportunity to contribute to significant electricity infrastructure planning associated with some of Victoria’s largest emerging electricity demands.

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You’ll work on complex network challenges spanning capacity, major connections, zone substations, sub-transmission and upstream augmentation , with the opportunity to contribute at a level aligned with your experience.

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We welcome applications from Network Planning Engineers, Power Systems Engineers, Distribution Planning Engineers, Network Development Engineers and other experienced electricity network professionals with relevant planning expertise.

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