Lead Engineer

Victoria, Australia

• Provide specialist engineering and technical leadership expertise in AusNet’s once in a lifetime Energy transition.
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment  
• Business Development > Client Management > Engineering

We’re an energised team who is passionate about our customers, strive for operational excellence and a sustainable future for our people and our community. 

About the Role

The Lead Engineer (Primary) role will provide specialist engineering and technical leadership for engineering to Ausnet’s Development and Future Networks divisions infrastructure teams.

In this role you will be responsible for supporting business development and client management activities with techno commercial inputs in the space of electrical substation primary design, construction, and asset management as well as ad hoc technical requests received from key stakeholders.

You will be pivotal to the ongoing change in the energy sector growth and provide guidance to the greater team in technical quality, technical compliance, performance, and value-for-money of all assets in the Contracted Asset Portfolio.

This role will report to the Team Lead, Infrastructure (Stations 1) and is located at Southbank, Victoria.

We are a flexible and truly hybrid workplace. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you.

What you will deliver

• Provide specialist technical, commercial, asset management and design advice to support AusNet Services’ growth within the Stations Primary engineering discipline.
• Independently and autonomously manage the development of; tender and detailed designs, project scopes of work, equipment and construction specifications and other project activities including review of work produced by others.
• Auditing primary detailed design deliverables to the required quality, meeting all relevant standards and functional requirements
• Provide engineering leadership to resolve complex engineering issues during project delivery.
• Identify opportunities to introduce innovation and new technologies.
• Assess technical risks and ensure they are managed through design or commercial means.
• Lead in the development and maintenance of engineering standards, to ensure network compliance with legal, technical, regulatory and safety obligations.
• Evaluate options and make recommendations for complex technical problems requiring inventiveness to depart from or adapt accepted practices and procedures for which it is necessary to modify established guidelines and devise new approaches.

 What we like about you   

• Degree in Engineering or tertiary qualification with preferably significant experience in utilities with proficiency in design and asset management. This includes, but may not be limited to:
  • Terminal Station & Substation primary layouts and diagrams
  • Conductor and equipment rating selection and/or sizing
  • System studies pertaining to Terminal Station & Substation design (Earthing studies, Lightning protection studies, Circuit breaker TRV/RRRV studies, Fault Forces calculations, etc.)
  • Prior experience across Primary engineering design and construction with the business acumen and ability to meet engineering design excellence.
• Extensive knowledge of Primary electrical equipment in respect to design, performance, functionality, operation, and maintenance as used in Terminal Stations and Substations rated at up to 500kV in accordance with relevant Australian Standards (e.g. AS2067)
• Ability to use basic design or drawing software (e.g. AutoCAD) is desirable
• Proven capability in developing conceptual plans into feasible designs and producing high quality design deliverables such as drawings and scope of works including management of budgets and schedules.
• Considerable knowledge of other engineering disciplines and their impacts on Terminal Station & Substation design and equipment selection
• Demonstrated ability to liaise with project related teams such as project managers, construction contractors, communications, real time systems team and other Network Service Providers
• Ability to effectively work independently, solve problems and demonstrate proactivity.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that fosters belonging, where everyone brings their unique strengths and innovative ideas.

AusNet partners with Work180 and Kinaway to support these diversity pillars and has Employee Network Groups that support Pride and LGBQTIA+, Cultural and Ethnic Awareness, Disability, Working Parents Group, Women’s Network and Young Professionals Network.

What we offer at AusNet

• A diverse, inclusive, and supportive team culture who supports you to lead and achieve
• We care about what flexibility means to you and flexible working options are fully supported, to better balance work, personal and family commitments
• A wide range of employee benefits such as income protection, corporate discounts, salary sacrifice options including novated leasing
• Learning culture with ongoing development and career opportunities to enable a career with purpose

Our Ethos

At AusNet you don’t need to check every box.
 

We have key requirements which are important, but we also know that the best candidate may not tick all the boxes so, if you have the experience and capabilities for a portion of the role, Apply Now to join our energised team