Purpose of the position
This role is primarily responsible for the provision of engineering expertise and leadership, as well as scoping,
design, and estimation regarding substation designs for internal and external Network Services clients.
The position is also responsible for the technical development and leadership of the Secondary Design team
and implementation of appropriate policies and procedures regarding distribution, sub -transmission, and
transmission assets.
The performance of this role contributes to the successful completion of projects to meet specific target dates,
and the achievement of positive financial results for Network Services.
Your key responsibilities
Engineering and Design Services
* Provide effective specialist engineering design and advice in relation to the design of zone substations,
industrial substations and distributed generation network connections to a variety of standards, and in
accordance with the relevant technical manuals, OH&S Act, 'Safety in Design' guidelines and customer
requirements
- Review and continuously improve processes and systems to ensure high productivity, efficiency and
quality outcomes, after considering all the relevant safety, technical, commercial, and environmental
factors
- Ensure all designs consider 'whole of asset lifecycle' as part of the design process
- Take ownership and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to produce formal responses and
reports.
- Monitors, review and approve engineering solutions and proposals by others, as well as manufacturer
supplied drawings, in accordance with agreed standards.
- Undertake non-prescribed engineering work, inclusive of supervision and approval
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Assist, develop and implement new technologies and innovative design practices and standards to meet
business needs by applying technical expertise and experience
- Highly proficient in risk management and generates cost savings through innovation
- Learns quickly when facing new situations and communicates unsuccessful and successful
activities/projects to others for future projects
- Through understanding the market, customers and competitors, develop ideas and initiatives to enhance
the capabilities of the design team and the company's competitive position
Technical Mentoring and Development
- Defines complex issues with ambiguous information, provide technical expertise and mentoring to design
personnel and stimulates critical thinking to solve complex problems
- Synthesizes various considerations to makes tough decisions, striking a balance with trade-offs and
pushing for better solutions to move forward
- Ability to develop technical based policies and procedures relating to design, and implement change as
required
- Assess Network Services capabilities and identify opportunities, as well as actively engaging with the
Design Leadership team to develop a collaborative and agile mindset and support peers
Education / Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
- Professional Engineer who is registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA)
- Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or National Engineering Registration (NER)
- Registered Professional Engineer of Victoria (RPEV)
- Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) is advantageous
Knowledge:
- Design within AutoCAD and deliver solutions to complex problems or large projects applying engineering
principles to create better outcomes that meet Network Services, its clients, and applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements.
- Expert design and compliance knowledge of protection and control systems in the electrical distribution
and transmission networks in accordance with customer and Australian Standards.
- Applied skills in the integration of renewable power generation into electricity grids.
- Detailed knowledge of new protection and control technologies such as the implementation of IEC61850
& SCADA and techniques based on on-the-job experience.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements, OH&S Act, 'Safety in Design'
Guidelines, standards and codes.
- Expert knowledge of the design process, and the design activities undertaken within substation design.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of complex numbers and symmetrical components for fault current
analysis by hand (i.e. Excel) and computer software packages (e.g. DigSilent
PowerFactory/PSSE/Sincal).
- Demonstrated experience in protection setting calculations for different protection schemes used in zone
substations and distribution networks.
- Extensive experience in specifying and configuring protection relays from a range of major suppliers .
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
- Strong understanding of best practice in innovation and value improvement for the adoption of new
technologies
- Technical lead in a project delivery environment.
***Mark Waters
Senior Recruitment Consultant***
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