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About the Role
Lead HV primary design for substations and transmission assets, guiding multidisciplinary teams and producing accurate layouts, SLDs, and reports. Resolve design issues, embed Safety in Design, and mentor engineers to lift technical capability while ensuring compliance with Australian standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead primary design lifecycle
- Resolve design conflicts and verify compliance
- Develop layouts, SLDs and schematics
- Embed Safety in Design and constructability
- Coordinate across engineering teams
- Review technical documents for accuracy
- Guide and mentor engineers
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 7+ years HV primary design for transmission networks (220kV+)
- Chartered Status (including RPEV, RPEQ, NER & CPEng), or the ability to achieve within 6 months of commencing, is desirable
- Strong expertise in HV equipment selection, substation layouts, bus arrangements, earthing, insulation coordination, and primary plant integration
- Tier 1/2 EPC or TNSP experience highly regarded
- Solid understanding of HV transmission standards, TNSP/utility requirements, and relevant design codes
- Proficient in producing clear primary drawings, including GA layouts, SLDs, schematics, equipment schedules, and technical reports
- Experienced collaborating with secondary, civil, structural, and communications teams, as well as utilities and contractors
- Skilled in reviewing designs for constructability, operability, maintainability, and safety compliance
- Active mentor committed to quality, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
Skills
- HV primary design
- Substation design
- Transmission asset design
- Layouts
- SLDs
- Reports
- Safety in Design
- Mentoring engineers
- Technical capability
- Australian standards compliance
- HV equipment selection
- Bus arrangements
- Earthing
- Insulation coordination
- Primary plant integration
- EPC experience
- TNSP experience
- HV transmission standards
- TNSP/utility requirements
- Design codes
- GA layouts
- Schematics
- Equipment schedules
- Technical reports
- Collaboration with secondary, civil, structural, and communications teams
- Collaboration with utilities and contractors
- Design review
- Constructability
- Operability
- Maintainability
- Safety compliance
- Quality
- Knowledge sharing
- Continuous improvement
Location
- Melbourne
- Sydney
- Perth
- Brisbane
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Benefits
- Global career growth programs
- Income protection
- Discounted private health
- Inclusive culture that values you
- Wellness benefits
- Health benefits
- Financial benefits
About the Company
- ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society.
- Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet.
- ACCIONA delivers complex infrastructure across Australia across civil, water and rail sectors.
- Our Power Systems team supports a broad range of transmission and substation projects that enable the energy transition.
- We deliver constructable, safe and technically robust solutions within an EPC framework.
- Our work focuses on long-term performance and practical delivery.
- Every project is underpinned by innovation and collaboration.
- Engineers at ACCIONA work with complex, meaningful infrastructure.
- You join a team known for technical depth, collaboration and innovation.
- We support your development through global programs, career pathways and chartership support.
- You contribute to Australia’s clean energy transition through impactful engineering.
- ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in Australia, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies.
- Since establishing a presence in Australia in 2002, ACCIONA has made significant investments in local opportunities and project development.
- ACCIONA employs more than 3,000 people in its renewable energy, infrastructure and water projects across Australia & New Zealand.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote equality and diversity.
- Indigenous Australians and candidates from minority groups are encouraged to apply.