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Senior systems protection technician

Newcastle
TangoeFR
Posted: 15 April
Offer description

Job no: 262-24

Category: Engineering

Benefits
* Flexible work arrangements
* Paid parental leave
* Salary packaging
* Purchased leave
* Private Health Care discounts
* Wellbeing programs and discounts
* Education assistance and personal career development
Role

This role undertakes maintenance and commissioning of primary, secondary, and communications equipment in the following areas:

* Power Stations – Generator Protection, Motor Protection, Line Differential, Transformer Differential
* Utility sector – Distribution, zone and sub‐transmission substations and networks.
* Mining Sector – Surface and UG protection schemes together with general HV switchyard works
Accountabilities
* Safely undertake work to the approved standards of quality, cost and time, ensuring safety remains the primary focus at all times
* Maintain and fault‐find primary and secondary systems in line with Australian standards
* Continually gain experience maintaining, fault‐finding and commissioning other primary and secondary systems
* Assist with the completion of documents and other reporting systems
* Comply with safety and environmental systems and procedures
* Comply with business procedures and systems
* Liaise and participate in on‐site project planning with other relevant stakeholders
* Work collaboratively with Engineering and Planning support teams
* Provide on‐site supervision and instruct other employees on task and safety
* Lead and coordinate project teams on‐site
* Perform other duties and responsibilities as required
Skills
* Experience in carrying out maintenance and fault‐finding of protection systems for customer networks
* Consistently demonstrated experience commissioning protection systems with low impact to customers, infrastructure & safety
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications
* Ability to review and update electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
* Technical skills in panel wiring, testing and maintenance of HV electrical and protection systems
* Competent in user programs for test and communications software
* Advanced protection testing skills in generator protection
* Experienced in mining, utilities, commercial and private network protection testing
* Ability to write test plans for different protection testing schemes
* Ability to use and drive various types of electrical test equipment such as Omicron and Doble
* Advanced knowledge of operation, maintenance and development of the electrical supply system
* Proven experience effectively communicating with others verbally and in writing, including customers
* Proven capability to work effectively within a team or work crew
* Demonstrated highly effective organisational and planning skills
* Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve technical and practical problems
* Applied experience reading and interpreting schematic and wiring diagrams
* Demonstrated cognitive skills in learning and understanding new skills and concepts
* Proven leadership skills
Qualifications
* Qualifications in electrical engineering are not required but may provide additional skills and knowledge for this role
* Qualification in protection systems and studies
* Qualified Supervisors Certificate (Electrical)

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