Principal Primary System Engineer

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Our Energy Team in Sydney have created an exciting opportunity for a 'Principal Primary System Engineer' within our 'Transmission and Distribution' team.

The person appointed will be responsible to work with and across a strong Transmission and Distribution Team and to provide the appropriate business development, technical support, and deliver quality project outcomes on time and on-budget delivery.

This position requires you to be responsible for the development of the substation HV system, specifications, and interface with other disciplines on design issues across the substation configuration, equipment rating, and layout, earthing, insulation coordination, HV cables, and conduit designs. 

You will be given the unique opportunity to work with one of our key clients who are about to embark on an ambitious major transmission works program of a scale not seen in the Australian electricity sector in many decades.

As a ‘Principal Primary System Engineer’ within our Energy Team, you will possess some of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Have strong experience within a senior substation primary engineering position across HV/EHV substations design (up to 500kV ideally)
• Project experience in NSW, Solar farm / Windfarm connection substation experience. OEPM experience on substation will be ideal.
• Ideally have experience in use of engineering software in the design, including fault level analysis, short circuit forces, cable current ratings, insulation coordination, lighting Lux, earthing, EMF, etc.

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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