Position: Senior Electrical Engineer - Secondary Substation Design

Salary: $170k- $190k base + super

Location: Brisbane

Design & Build has partnered with one of Australia’s largest engineering and infrastructure services businesses, with a long-standing presence delivering critical energy and infrastructure projects nationally.

Reporting directly to the Principal Electrical Engineer, this is a senior technical role focused on secondary substation design across 66kV to 500kV projects, including protection and control, relay coordination, SCADA/RTU integration and protection logic.

Why Join?

Flexible working arrangements, 1 day in-office requirement & multiple offices across the east coast

Career development and study assistance

Paid parental leave and salary continuance insurance

Private health, travel and employee discounts

Ongoing technical development within a major national engineering business

Key Responsibilities





Lead secondary design across HV substations from 66kV to 500kV

Develop protection and control schemes, relay coordination and protection philosophies

Deliver SCADA/RTU integration, interlocking and protection logic

Lead design verification, technical reviews and engineering sign offSupport commissioning and troubleshoot complex technical issues

Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers

Minimum Experience

Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

10+ years’ electrical engineering experience

Strong substation secondary design experience

Protection, control, SCADA and relay coordination capability

Strong understanding of Australian Standards and NSP requirements

CPEng with Engineers Australia

Experience checking and signing off complex designs

📌 Senior Electrical Engineer (Brisbane)
🏢 Design And Build Recruitment
📍 Brisbane