Senior Commissioning Engineer

Permanent Role | Major HV & Power Infrastructure Projects | Melbourne / VIC

A leading Australian power and energy infrastructure organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Commissioning Engineer to join their team.

This role is ideally suited to a commissioning professional with robust experience operating within regulated electricity network environments and a background in testing, commissioning, protection systems, energisation and utility infrastructure.

Working across projects up to 500kV, you will take ownership of commissioning activities from planning and testing through to energisation and final handover.

The Opportunity:

You will play a key role in the delivery of critical electrical infrastructure, supporting large-scale transmission, distribution, renewable energy, data centre and network infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the testing, commissioning and energisation of primary and secondary systems while ensuring compliance with utility standards, safety requirements and operational frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

Testing & Commissioning (Senior Level)

- Lead HV testing and commissioning activities on primary plant from 415V through to 500kV.
- Perform secondary injection testing across a broad range of protection schemes.
- Test protection relays, control systems, SCADA and communications platforms.
- Integrate AC and DC control systems in both greenfield and brownfield environments.
- Review designs and drawings to validate protection schemes and constructability.
- Apply, verify and modify IED settings using OEM software.




- Develop commissioning methodologies, test plans, ITPs and acceptance documentation.
- Support energisation programs, outage activities and operational handovers.

Highly Regarded Qualifications:

Candidates holding any of the following will be viewed favourably:

- Advanced Diploma of ESI (Power Systems)
- Electrical Engineering Degree
- Protection & Control qualifications
- HV Switching Authorisations
- Senior Authorised Person experience
- Utility competency programs
- Network access competencies
- Utility-specific authorisations and approvals

Candidates holding an Advanced Diploma of ESI (Power Systems), HV Switching Authorisations, utility network competencies or previous experience working within regulated network environments are strongly encouraged to apply.

Utility & Network Experience:

Candidates with experience operating within regulated electricity network environments are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are particularly interested in professionals who can demonstrate:

- Experience working within transmission, distribution or utility network environments.
- Exposure to utility operating standards, procedures and approval frameworks.
- Experience supporting testing, commissioning and energisation activities on live network assets.
- HV switching,



outage coordination and operational access experience.
- Previous involvement in transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure projects.
- Experience operating under network authorisations, permits and access requirements.
- Participation in network energisation programs and staged commissioning activities.

Experience working alongside electricity network operators, utility asset owners and network service providers will be highly regarded.

Desired Experience:

Transmission & Distribution Infrastructure

- Transmission substations
- Distribution substations
- Terminal stations
- Zone substations
- Utility infrastructure projects
- Network augmentation projects

Critical Infrastructure

- Data Centres
- Renewable Energy Projects
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Generation Assets
- Rail & Traction Infrastructure

Protection & Control Systems Experience working with:

- SEL
- Siemens Siprotec
- ABB Relion
- GE Multilin
- MiCOM / Areva

Testing Equipment Experience using:

- Omicron Test Universe
- CMC256 / CMC356
- CPC100
- CT Analyser
- Doble Protection Suite
- Secondary and primary injection testing equipment

About You:

Qualifications & Experience

- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
- 5+ years' experience in testing and commissioning of primary and secondary systems.
- Strong understanding of power system protection principles and applications.
- Proven experience leading commissioning activities within utility, industrial or infrastructure environments.

📌 Senior Commissioning Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Chandler Macleod
📍 Melbourne