Associate HV Cable Engineer - Power & Transmission

Jacobs; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Wellbeing resources

Parental leave

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Associate Cable Engineer to join our Energy & Power team in Australia. This role focuses on planning, design, and delivery of Extra High Voltage cable systems across Australia and the Asia Pacific region, with opportunities to work on major infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to design criteria and documentation, and support proposals and client meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience with EHV cable transmission networks.
• Understanding of AS/NZS, IEC, IEEE standards.
• Experience in developing business cases and development reports.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary, geographically dispersed team.
• Willingness to pursue professional accreditation (e.g. CPEng).

Responsibilities

• Support design and delivery of Extra High Voltage (EHV) cable projects (underground and/or submarine).
• Contribute to development of design criteria, technical outputs, and documentation.
• Assist with technical reviews, quality assurance, and standards compliance (AS/NZS, IEC, IEEE).
• Work with civil, structural, environmental, and SCADA teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Attend client meetings and support coordination with contractors, OEMs, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, bids, and reports to support project delivery and growth.
• Build technical capability through diverse projects and mentorship from senior engineers.

Skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

CPEng pursuit

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Associate Cable Engineer to join our Energy & Power team in Australia. This role focuses on planning, design, and delivery of Extra High Voltage cable systems across Australia and the Asia Pacific region, with opportunities to work on major infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to design criteria and documentation, and support proposals and client meetings.