Commissioning Engineer – Substation Communications

Acciona; Mudgee; In loco; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ACCIONA is leading the Central-West Orana Transmission Project in Australia, seeking a Commissioning Engineer – Communication and Networking to ensure testing, commissioning, integration, and troubleshooting of 500 kV substations and related networks. The role covers IEC 61850, SAS integration, cyber security, and cross-vendor IED testing, with a camp-based roster in a major renewable energy initiative.

The successful candidate will bring 5–10 years of EHV commissioning experience, a degree in

Competenze

• 5–10 years commissioning experience in EHV substations.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with 220 kV, 330 kV, 400 kV, 500 kV or higher substations.
• Experience in EMS/SCADA integration and Network Control Centre commissioning.
• Greenfield transmission and renewable integration project experience.
• Demonstrated experience with IEC 61850 digital substations.

Mansioni

• Commission and troubleshoot substation communication systems for 500 kV transmission substations.
• Verify installation and configuration of fibre optic communication networks.
• Perform end-to-end testing of communication links between substations and control centres.
• Commission telecommunication equipment including: SDH/SONET Multiplexers, MPLS-TP Networks, IP/MPLS Routers, Ethernet Switches, Microwave Systems, Optical Transmission Systems.
• Validate communication redundancy schemes and network availability requirements.
• Configure and test IEC 61850 communication networks.
• Verify GOOSE messaging functionality.
• Perform Sampled Value communication testing where applicable.
• Test station bus and process bus architecture.
• Support SAS integration and interoperability testing among multi-vendor IEDs.
• Verify network performance and bandwidth utilisation.
• Conduct cybersecurity validation in accordance with project and utility requirements.
• Verify firewall configurations and network segmentation.
• Support implementation of IEC 62351 and utility cybersecurity standards.

Conoscenze

Commissioning experience

EHV substations

IEC 61850

EMS/SCADA integration

Cybersecurity validation

Formazione

Electrical Engineering degree

Descrizione del lavoro

ACCIONA is leading the Central-West Orana Transmission Project in Australia, seeking a Commissioning Engineer – Communication and Networking to ensure testing, commissioning, integration, and troubleshooting of 500 kV substations and related networks. The role covers IEC 61850, SAS integration, cyber security, and cross-vendor IED testing, with a camp-based roster in a major renewable energy initiative.

The successful candidate will bring 5–10 years of EHV commissioning experience, a degree in