AddressElectraNet builds, owns, operates, and maintains the South Australian high voltage electricity transmission network that delivers energy from generators to distributors and major load-connected customers, enabling power to be supplied to homes, businesses, and communities.
ElectraNet is at the forefront of South Australia's clean energy future and the global transition to clean energy. We're leading the integration of renewables across the energy industry with a target of 100% renewables by 2030.
Employee BenefitsElectraNet is committed to empowering our people and recognising their contribution with a competitive remuneration package. In addition, we are proud to offer:
- Performance bonus eligibility of up to 15%
- Flexible working arrangements including regular work from home.
- Relocation and visa assistance for this Adelaide based role.
- 15 days personal/carers leave + 16 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer or 4 weeks as the secondary carer.
- Flexibility to utilise public holiday leave entitlements for other cultural celebrations.
Visit our careers page to read more about our employee benefits.
The OpportunityElectraNet is seeking a highly motivated Principal Protection Engineer in a full-time position to join our growing Assets division in Adelaide, South Australia. In this leadership role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the ongoing compliance, performance, and resilience of our protection services and secondary systems infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities of this role includes but not limited to;
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for Protection services and secondary systems infrastructure.
- Lead the development of Asset Class Strategies, Functional Requirements, Asset Design Manuals, Standards, and Project Scopes.
- Champion the adoption of new practices, detailed design, and plant selection.
- Manage existing and emerging risks associated with construction, commissioning, installation, testing, and operation.
- Influence internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions that optimize asset performance and resilience.
- Leverage your understanding of asset lifecycle management to ensure effective asset register management, maintenance requirements, and inventory control.
As a Principal Protection Engineer, you will have:
- Minimum 10 years relevant experience in the energy industry (i.e. transmission, distribution or generation) with expert knowledge of transmission system components, performance and operation.
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
- Experience leading strategic innovation, development and implementation of engineering standards and processes to meet regulatory and corporate requirements and to position the business for growth.
- Expert understanding of asset life cycle management principles, whole of life asset and infrastructure systems from concept, design, installation, operation and performance, maintenance and disposal.
- Expert understanding of protection and secondary systems required for affective operation of HV Transmission networks.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and mentoring to others, and positively contribute to a collaborative and constructive culture.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to enable you to provide commercially sound and pragmatic solutions.
- Be a member of or eligible for membership of Engineers Australia.
- Chartered status with Engineers Australia highly desirable.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible via our careers page before Thursday, 25 July 2024. Applicants can also register for job alerts via our careers page.
