Substation Design Engineer (Primary Electrical)
Melbourne
About the company
Our client are delivering renewable energy and transmission and distribution infrastructure across the APAC region.
Their work spans T&D; lines and substations, solar farms, wind farms and battery energy storage systems.
About the role
We're looking for an experienced Substation Design Engineer to lead the production and management of primary electrical design for High Voltage T&D; projects.
You'll deliver studies, tender designs, detailed design, and design reviews and verifications, while providing technical leadership and mentoring to our substation design team.
Key responsibilities
Deliver primary system design, including SLDs, equipment sizing, HV/LV cable design, GA layouts, earth grid, lighting, switchroom and control room design, and station service transformer sizingCarry out studies including load flow, short circuit, short circuit forces, EMF, insulation coordination and lightning protectionSupport procurement engineering, including plant specifications, datasheets, manufacturer drawing review and factory inspectionsOversee drafting work,



review drawings and mentor draftersLead internal and inter-discipline design reviews and quality checksManage Safety in Design, design risk, budgets and schedulesDrive value engineering, innovation and continuous improvement
Profile
About you
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Power Systems (or similar) from a recognised institution7+ years' experience delivering substation primary design for utility substations or large-scale renewable and T&D; projectsIn-depth experience in short circuit forces, EMF studies, insulation coordination, earth grid modelling and lighting designSound knowledge of national and international standards, and of health and safety and Safety in Design requirementsProficiency in tools such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSS/E, PSCAD, CYME, CDEGS, PLS-CADD and ETAP, plus AutoCAD, Revit or MicroStationProfessional membership of a national or international engineering instituteStrong report writing, communication and problem-solving skills
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