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Enerven specialises in the design, construction, and maintenance of electrical, telecommunications, and renewable infrastructure, with specific expertise and experience relating to distribution and transmission network infrastructure.
Working at Enerven, you will play a major role in building and transforming the infrastructure which will revolutionise the energy industry and create a more sustainable future for all Australians. Our nationwide initiatives are at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution.
At Enerven, we’re focussed on connecting you with tomorrow.
About the role
Enerven are seeking a Principal Protection Engineer to join it’s design team and lead the delivery of some of Australia's most significant renewable energy infrastructure and transmission projects. This exciting portfolio includes the 500MW Liddell BESS, the 2.8GWh Eraring BESS and the 500kV Goulburn River Solar Farm connection in New South Wales where Enerven is delivering the critical infrastructure needed to drive Australia’s renewable energy transition.
As the Principal Protection Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, guidance, mentorship to team members, act as a technical authority of protection designs whilst playing a key role in the successful delivery of protection designs across the project portfolio. You will support the Protection Team Lead and contribute expert knowledge across all protection-related deliverables.
Day to day you will be responsible for:
Leading the development of protection and secondary design standards, procedures and templates to improve the efficiency and quality of the Protection team output.
Work with the broader engineering and delivery team to mitigate delivery risks.
Maintain strong relationships with other Enerven Engineering discipline leads, delivery teams and external resources.
Lead, recruit, train and mentor engineers with the support of other engineers within the team.
This role will primarily be office-based, focusing on design tasks. However, site involvement and hands-on experience during key stages of project delivery will be required.
Providing technical engineering advice, you will make sound decisions based on technical, commercial, and contractual requirements and work with internal and external stakeholders.
About you You will be required to have detailed knowledge of protection and secondary design, substation and renewables engineering principles, a vast knowledge in HV and UHV transmission protection design, network modelling, and power engineering fundamentals. You also need to be competent with technical management skills in leading, structuring and delivering processes, procedures and templates along with estimating skills for engineering.
Specific qualifications and experience required include:
A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
Demonstrated experience in either design leadership or management roles
Proven experience delivering designs for major transmission utilities (preferably NSW and SA)
Proficiency in power system modelling and network studies using tools such as ETAP, PowerFactory, PSCAD, or PSSE
A current and valid driver’s licence
About us At Enerven, we want our work to make a difference. By connecting ideas, people and technology, we’re constantly learning, adapting and designing solutions that are safer, more sustainable and more cost-effective.
We offer award-winning national recognised training, an outstanding culture of safety and well-being, and a supportive environment that fosters and recognises achievement. This is a unique opportunity to help drive an organisation recognised for its innovation, technology, growth and service, offering sustainable solutions to the ever-changing energy market.
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated to secure an accomplished commercially astute leader capable of delivering Enerven’s strategic vision, in this rewarding and career defining role. Other benefits include:
Up to $900 annual electricity bill reimbursement
Automatic income protection coverage
Lucrative incentive structure
Don't let this opportunity pass you by. For further information or any queries about this role, reach out to us at (emailprotected) Your journey towards a brighter, greener future starts here!
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