Description:
At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.
Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.
Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.
About the Role
The Transmission team lead a safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable regulated network today and into the future, fulfilling customer, community and stakeholder needs and expectations.
This role will see you developing front-end engineering solutions for substations and lines projects across the Projects portfolio. You will work with internal stakeholders, and Design and Construction Delivery Partners to ensure projects are delivered in a cost-efficient way and to high standards of quality.
With a hybrid split (Office/WFH), this role is based in Southbank, Melbourne and is part of the Engineering and Technical Solutions - Transmission Project Development Team
This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:
* Mitigate technical risks and solve design challenges through robust engineering solutions
* Ensure project compliance with customer requirements and AusNet technical standards
* Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, standards, and methods
* Deliver technical expertise from scoping through design, constructability, and safety reviews
* Collaborate with internal teams, AEMO, DBs, and delivery partners to ensure quality outcomes
* Contribute to project success through estimating, scheduling, and strategic input
* Promote safety, compliance, and innovation while fostering a culture of care and curiosity
You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:
* Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering.
* 3+ years’ experience in utilities or design, with expertise in equipment up to 500kV
* Skilled in substation engineering, design delivery, and project execution
* Understanding of regulatory environment that AusNet operates within
* Proven ability to resolve complex engineering issues and design development
* Strong relationship-builder across teams, suppliers, customers, and regulators
* Holds a valid Victorian Driver’s Licence
A real place to belong.
We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.
We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:
* Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
* Leave:more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
* Community giving:a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
* Perks:we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.
As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.