Enerven delivers electrical infrastructure and telecommunications solutions that are vital to connecting communities across Australia. Our design, construction, and maintenance services ensure reliable power generation, transmission, and distribution to homes and businesses nationwide – and our commitment to renewable energy and resilient grid infrastructure sets us apart.
The expertise and dedication of our people spans the entire electricity network, so careers at Enerven are defined by meaningful contributions and impactful work.
At Enerven, we’re connecting you with tomorrow.
About the role
As Principal HV Engineer,you operate at three levels: strengthening the network, elevating Enerven’s capability, and developing the engineering team around you.
Network
At a network level, you design and assure high-voltage infrastructure that enables renewable generation to connect safely and reliably to Australia’s electricity grid. Your work directly supports grid stability through technically robust transmission substation and BESS solutions. You act as a trusted technical authority to utilities, transmission providers and renewable developers, ensuring engineering decisions are practical, defensible and aligned with long-term system performance.
Enerven
Within Enerven, this role is central to building our national engineering capability. You strengthen governance, standards and technical excellence across projects, ensuring we deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes. You contribute to complex, high-value projects that underpin our growth strategy and help articulate our technical value proposition and risk profile to executive stakeholders and clients.
Team
You set the benchmark. You mentor and develop senior engineers, engineers and graduates, lifting capability across the function. You drive consistency through improved templates, tools and engineering processes, while fostering a culture grounded in technical rigour, collaboration and continuous improvement.
This position sits at the intersection of strategy and execution.
You will influence projects exceeding $100M while also shaping how we approach the engineering of future renewable and transmission infrastructure. This is not a role confined to reviewing designs. You will define standards, solve technically complex challenges, and help build a scalable national engineering capability.
You will work across the full project lifecycle from feasibility and detailed design through to procurement support, construction and commissioning. Along the way, you will engage directly with senior leaders and clients, strengthening Enerven’s position as a trusted engineering partner across the renewables and transmission sector.
It is an opportunity to shape both projects and people and to leave a technical legacy within a growing energy infrastructure business.
About you
You are a highly capable HV engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and setting the standard for those around you. You combine deep electrical engineering expertise with strong commercial awareness and are comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, mentoring engineers and making balanced decisions around risk, constructability and cost.
Essential
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status with Engineers Australia.
- 10+ years experience in progressively senior HV engineering roles across Transmission Substations, BESS, or Utility infrastructure.
- Deep technical understanding of HV primary systems including HV Plant specification and procurement support of Power Transformers, Switching devices, Power Cables, earthing devices and Harmonic Filter Plant.,
- Sound knowledge of secondary, protection and control systems.,.
- Demonstrated experience managing utility interfaces, compliance with connection requirements, and utility specific standards.
- Proven ability to perform power system studies, prepare reports, and review technical engineering analysis and models, inclusive of insulation coordination, HV cable modelling and corona assessments.
- Strong Engineering judgement, clear communication skills, and a collaborative leadership style.
Desirable
- Experience across both contractor, and consultancy environments with a strong understanding of EPC/ D&C delivery models and risks.
- Established relationships in the Australian HV Transmission and Renewables energy sector.
- Experience with transmission class, or generator class Power Transformer Specification, including FAT, and Vendor engagement.
- Familiarity with deisgn governance frameworks, including phase gate process, design freeze management, and interface control matrices.
- Experience with consultant engagement models, and managing external design authority accountability.
This role is based at our Adelaide Head Office. Relocation support is available.
Why join Enerven?
- Be part of a high-growth renewable and transmission business
- Work on nationally significant renewable and grid connection projects
- Shape engineering standards and future capability
- Lead, mentor and build team capabilities around you
- Engage directly with clients and executive leaders
- Contribute to Australia’s energy transition in a tangible way
This is more than a senior technical role. It is an opportunity to build on the success of our business, contribute your expertise, and create a genuine career journey within a growing national engineering team.
About us
The work behind the network
When you join Enerven, you are working for a team guided by its core values of dependability, proactiveness and collaboration.
A skilled and diverse workforce
Our broad industry skillset enables us to meet complex challenges with agility and expertise. Our team is at the forefront of change – building a more sustainable future by connecting Australia with tomorrow.
Outstanding culture of safety and well-being
Health, safety and well-being form the foundations of our operations, and we have an unwavering commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, our customers and the community we serve.
Flexible work options and employee benefit programs
Enjoy flexible working conditions that ensure you can have a better work, life balance, all in a collaborative, safe and supportive work environment.
An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated with the successful candidate, reflective of the scale, technical authority and enterprise impact of this mandate. This role sits at the forefront of Enerven’s engineering growth and will be rewarded accordingly.
In addition, Enerven offers:
- A lucrative incentive structure aligned to performance and business outcomes
- Flexible working arrangements that support balance and productivity
- Up to $900 per annum electricity bill reimbursement
- A generous Employee Referral Program with incentives of up to $5,000*
- 18 weeks paid primary carer parental leave
- Leadership and career development pathways within a growing national business
- Automatic income protection coverage
- Salary packaging options including novated lease vehicle arrangements
- Corporate discounts on private health insurance and gym memberships
This is an opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a business that values performance, technical excellence and long-term contribution.
An inclusive and equal opportunity organisation
We value and respect the unique backgrounds and experiences of our employees, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. As members of the Diversity Council Australia, our employees can receive full access to research, events and expertise on all aspects of diversity and inclusion.
Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
For further information or any queries about this role, reach out to us at [email protected]
Be part of something bigger. Join Enerven and help connect Australia with tomorrow.
