Principal Secondary System Engineer I NSW

"Energy is an exciting place to be working as we continue to see changes in the way we generate, transmit and use electricity across all our markets as we work to decarbonise the industry." – Mark Lampard, Sector Director - Transmission & Distribution

Lead as Principal Secondary System Engineer the design and delivery of secondary, protection and related electrical systems and projects while providing technical mentoring and support across an established team.  This role provides the scope to grow your career within an established Energy team, building on your extensive technical expertise in secondary systems and related projects.  You will be able to lead the delivery of projects from initiation to completion across technical, design, project delivery as well as providing technical support and mentoring to others in the team.

In this position, you will play a key leadership role across engineering design, technical governance, and project execution. You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality and best practice secondary projects aligned to appropriate standards. This is your opportunity to provide technical direction across multidisciplinary teams, guiding project delivery across complex work packages, shape technical standards, and make a tangible impact on critical and major energy infrastructure. 

How you’ll make a difference:

• Lead design projects across secondary, protection and control systems providing expertise within project teams to support project design and delivery excellence.

• Preparation of single line diagrams (SLDs), protection logic diagrams, metering layouts, and cable termination diagrams.
• Preparation of electrical interconnection diagrams, termination diagrams, cable schedules, and other supporting documentation for the installation and operation of secondary systems.
• Relay coordination studies (overcurrent, earth fault, motor protection, distance protection), including relay setting calculations and fault analysis.
• Power system studies, such as load flow analysis, short circuit studies, transient stability analysis, motor starting studies, and arc flash studies.
• Development of control and relay panel layouts, including general arrangement (GA) drawings, functional block diagrams, and bill of materials (BOMs).
• Design of SCADA communication schemes and system integration for protection systems, ensuring seamless interface between control and field devices.
• Support for commissioning and testing, including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and site integration of secondary systems.
• Preparation of external connection tables, cable schedules, and other design documentation as required by the project specifications.