Senior associate secondary engineer (relocate to melbourne)

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‐critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‐edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Associate Secondary Engineer to join our Melbourne High Voltage Substations team; this is an exciting opportunity for Australian based professionals who are interested in relocating to Melbourne.

• Provide daily people leadership for the Secondary and Protection team, including coaching, career development, resource planning, workload management and supporting team wellbeing.
• Lead concept, tender, and detailed engineering for secondary, protection, and control systems across transmission and distribution projects.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget.
• Provide technical input alongside high‐level review and assurance of engineering outputs including protection, metering, and control schemes.
• Electrical single line diagrams.
• Relay coordination studies and short circuit analyses.
• Protection settings, logic configurations, and interlocking/inter tripping schemes.
• IEC 61850 substation communication systems.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor on complex projects, working closely with Design Managers and Project Managers.
• Contribute to client engagement and relationship development.
• Provide oversight and support across bid preparation, service estimates, and method statements.

• Demonstrated people management experience, or the ability to clearly show leadership capability within a geographically diverse, matrix environment.
• Extensive experience delivering secondary systems engineering for high‐voltage transmission and distribution substations.
• Advanced capability in IEC 61850 system architecture and implementation.
• Highly developed problem‐solving skills with the ability to lead and manage complex technical design challenges.
• Clear, confident, and professional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent working knowledge of industry standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g. National Electricity Rules, AEMO Guidelines).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.