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Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation Secondary
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Health & Wellness Benefits – Enjoy access to a range of initiatives, including our Employee Assistance Program, Ventia’s Healthy Minds program, and Healthy…
Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation Primary
Ventia Pty Limited —South Brisbane QLD
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Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation Secondary

Ventia Pty Limited -
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Contract | Fixed term

Benefits

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Bachelor's degree

Full Job Description

reqId: 167573

Category: Engineering

Location: South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101

Permanent

What’s on Offer

Permanent or Fixed Term Contract, with an immediate start
Once established into your role, enjoy a flexible hybrid working model with a balance of work-from-home and office collaboration.
This role offers flexibility to be based in any major East Coast metropolitan location, including Brisbane, Sydney, or Melbourne. Candidates based in other East Coast locations will also be considered.
Occasional, rural or interstate travelling required as per project -costs covered!
Health & Wellness Benefits – Enjoy access to a range of initiatives, including our Employee Assistance Program, Ventia’s Healthy Minds program, and Healthy Bodies program
Access VenPerks, our exclusive employee benefits platform offering benefits including travel, insurance, fitness, banking, and novated leasing discounts

About the Role

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will coordinate and execute complex electrical assignments, providing high-quality secondary design and engineering solutions for substation projects across Australia.

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited:

Lead end-to-end HV/EHV substation design (66 kV–500 kV) secondary systems, protection, SCADA, comms, data networks
Protection and control schematics design
Load flow, fault studies and protection coordination design
Data network architecture and configuration
AC & DC system design
CT and VT sizing specifications
Protection logic design and programming
Provide inputs to equipment technical datasheets such as CT and VT ratings
Utilise industry-standard electrical engineering software for analysis, modelling, and design
Collaborate with contractors, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure practical and efficient project delivery
Conduct design reviews, risk assessments, and quality assurance to maintain high safety and engineering standards

About you:

While you’ll have support from your manager, you’ll be confident working autonomously and taking ownership of your work. You will also demonstrate the following skills and qualities:

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) accreditation with Engineers Australia, or currently working towards accreditation.
8+ years of experience in substation and/or similar projects within the electricity distribution industry
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and execute complex electrical assignments, including modifying established guides or devising new approaches where necessary.
Advanced proficiency with the following software:
Proficiency in PowerFactory or other power system modelling software.
Exposure to PSCAD/EMTP, CYMCAP, CDEGS, SESShield-3D
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Suite Apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows).

About the Team

Ventia has engineers working with clients across Australia and the Asia Pacific region, ensuring we provide the right expertise, quickly, no matter where the project is located. We offer a full suite of services for the asset lifecycle, from concept design through to operation and end-of-life across diverse industries including Energy, Resources & Mining, Power, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing.

Want to learn more about what we do? Explore the link below

https://www.ventia.com/what-we-do/services/ventia-engineering-services

About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.

How to apply
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Position Reference Number: 167573

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