Embedded Generation Engineer

• $135,140-$159,993 base salary + 15.5% Super | 2 Year Fixed Term Contract 
• Based out of our Wallsend/Newcastle City location  
• A fortnightly Rostered Day Off (RDO) in support of work life balance 

Expand your skills and move into self-insurance focusing on proactive case management in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Just imagine a future where households and businesses can generate their own energy and sell it back to the grid, ultimately connecting communities and empowering lives. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?​

Ausgrid is on an exciting transformation journey and now is the time to be a part of something big. We are proud to service Australia’s east coast, as a leading business in energy distribution, delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to more than 1.8 million homes – that’s over four million Australians relying on us every day.

Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power for a resilient, affordable net zero future. ​

We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safely, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. Our values are not just initiatives driven by leaders; they define the way we work.

Meet our team!

In a world where you spend more waking hours a week with your colleagues than your family, it is important to love the team you are in. Energise your career as an Embedded Generation Engineer at Ausgrid! 

Joining our dynamic Customer Connections team, you'll support our programs, work closely with our customers and industry regulators, undertake industry-leading analysis, and initiatives, all while driving growth, and facilitating the transition to a sustainable, net-zero future. 

Take the helm in an exciting role that combines cutting-edge modelling, innovative solutions, and a passion for shaping the future of our industry. 

Your new role

Join us to support and optimise the performance and reliability of the Ausgrid network. 

Reporting to the Customer Manager Energy Transformation, the Embedded Generation Engineer will be managing and facilitating new Embedded Generation connections to Ausgrid’s network. Energy system transformation is accelerating along with the shift to renewables, this reflects Australia’s net zero emissions target in which Ausgrid & the Energy Transformation team have a part to play. 

The connections managed by the energy transformation team include large-scale embedded generators that require sub transmission connections and technical assessments to be completed in accordance with the requirements of National Electricity Rules and standards deployed by Ausgrid.  

In this role you will be required to work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver connection services to our customers that will empower the energy system transformation. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Developing and documenting detailed connection requirements by engaging the expertise of multiple internal teams.  
• Facilitating negotiation of required customer outcomes with internal and external stakeholders.  
• Performing and coordinating review of detailed network augmentation design and power system model submissions made by external parties. 
• Building financial estimates provided to proponents for network connection services.   
• Providing design and engineering support throughout project construction phases. 
• Minimisation of safety hazards within the resultant design solutions through the consideration of safety throughout the design process.

Spark our interest!

Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but we also take into consideration your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.  

Energise us through your skills and qualifications in:   

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Electrical) giving entitlement to full membership of Engineers Australia. 
• A mature understanding of the regulatory environment and national electricity rules that connecting embedded generators must comply with.  
• Well developed knowledge of the electrical distribution and sub-transmission system covering the design, construction, and operation of the electricity distribution network. 
• Superior conceptual and analytical skills with the demonstrated ability to problem solve and document solutions. 
• Superior communication and negotiation skills in managing the multiple internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, that will be involved in an embedded generator connection project. 
• Ability to form and participate in cross and multi-functional teams focused on problem solving, innovation and project execution. 
• Experience in studies, investigations, reporting, analysis and / or risk assessment relevant to Embedded Generation connecting to the electricity network.

Grow with Ausgrid

To continue building on our rich heritage, we actively invest in our people’s development through secondments, onsite training, mentoring circles, e-learning, Australian Graduate School of Management programs (UNSW) and study assistance.

It is through our investment in our people that the average tenure across the business is 14 years and our current turnover is sitting at a market competitive rate of just 3.9%. 

Ausgrid Perks

Revel in more than just a competitive salary! Our employees enjoy a dynamic range of market leading support and safety services, wellbeing programs, corporate discounts, and flexibility arrangements in many forms.

Our people are paramount to the continued success of Ausgrid, therefore celebrating great work is important to us! It’s not just the big wins that count, we have provided our employees the opportunity to applaud peer successes daily through our Amped Recognition Program. But let’s not forget the major milestones! For those ready to exceed expectations, anticipate a nomination for a CEO award at our formal end of year Award gala.

Belonging at Ausgrid

To deliver the best possible service to our customers we strive towards a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Ausgrid is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nations people.

If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, we want to hear from you.