Commissioning Engineer

UGL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO from major Australian cities

Attractive remuneration package

Job security with project pipeline

Career progression opportunities

Strong safety culture

Job summary

UGL is seeking Commissioning Engineers to support major renewable energy, transmission, substations and power infrastructure projects across Australia. This hands-on, site-based role focuses on HV electrical systems, protection schemes, energisation activities and project handovers.

You will perform primary and secondary commissioning across HV substations and renewable energy projects, documenting procedures and ensuring safe, compliant delivery of electrical infrastructure into service.

Qualifications

• Experience in testing and commissioning electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with HV substations, transmission, power generation or renewable energy projects.
• Strong understanding of protection and secondary systems.
• Experience commissioning transformers, switchgear and associated equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform testing and commissioning of HV substations, transmission infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
• Commission primary plant including transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, CTs, VTs and associated equipment.
• Test and commission protection and control systems.
• Undertake fault finding, troubleshooting and system validation activities.
• Prepare and execute commissioning procedures, test sheets, ITPs and commissioning documentation.
• Participate in switching, energisation and outage activities.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with project, construction and client teams.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, reports and handover documentation.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in accordance with project and client requirements.

Skills

Testing & commissioning

HV substations

Transmission projects

Protection systems

Secondary systems

Transformers commissioning

Switchgear

Fault finding

Troubleshooting

Electrical drawings

FIFO/DIDO

Travel Australia

Education

Electrical Trade Qualification

Electrical Engineering

Job description

Join UGL's Energy & Industrial team and play a key role in commissioning the infrastructure that powers Australia's energy future.

We are seeking experienced Commissioning Engineers to support the delivery of major renewable energy, transmission, substation and power infrastructure projects across Australia. This is a hands-on site-based role working on HV electrical systems, protection schemes, energisation activities and project handovers.

Whether your background is in electrical commissioning, protection & control, HV substations, power generation or renewable energy, this is an opportunity to work on some of the country's most significant energy projects.

The Role

As a Commissioning Engineer, you will undertake primary and secondary commissioning activities across HV substations, renewable energy and transmission projects throughout Australia.

This hands-on role involves protection testing, fault finding, energisation activities, commissioning documentation and the safe delivery of electrical infrastructure into service.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform testing and commissioning of HV substations, transmission infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
• Commission primary plant including transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, CTs, VTs and associated equipment.
• Test and commission protection and control systems.
• Undertake fault finding, troubleshooting and system validation activities.
• Prepare and execute commissioning procedures, test sheets, ITPs and commissioning documentation.
• Participate in switching, energisation and outage activities.
• Coordinate commissioning activities with project, construction and client teams.
• Maintain accurate commissioning records, reports and handover documentation.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in accordance with project and client requirements.

About You

We're interested in candidates from electrical trade, protection & control, commissioning or engineering backgrounds who have experience working on power infrastructure projects.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience in testing and commissioning electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with HV substations, transmission, power generation, renewable energy or industrial electrical projects.
• Strong understanding of protection systems and secondary systems.
• Experience commissioning transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers and associated equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical documentation.
• Willingness to work FIFO/DIDO rosters and travel across Australia.

Highly Regarded

• Electrical Trade Qualification and/or Electrical Engineering qualification.
• Experience with transformer, feeder, line, generator, buszone or CB fail protection schemes.
• Experience undertaking secondary injection testing, protection testing or energisation activities.
• Previous experience on renewable energy, BESS, solar farm, wind farm or utility projects.

Why Join UGL?

• Work on major renewable energy and transmission infrastructure projects across Australia.
• FIFO from major Australian cities.
• Attractive remuneration package plus project uplift.
• Long-term project pipeline and job security.
• Career progression opportunities within a leading engineering and services business.
• Strong safety culture and supportive team environment.

Build the infrastructure that powers Australia's future.

If you have a background in HV substations, protection systems, testing and commissioning, or power infrastructure and enjoy hands-on site work, we'd love to hear from you.