Distribution Design Engineer

CitiPower and Powercor; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

15 weeks gender-neutral parental leave

Health and wellbeing subsidy

Career development and planning

Job summary

Powercor is seeking Distribution Design Engineers to join our Urban Underground, Overhead & Substation Design Team across Melbourne. You will contribute to critical electricity distribution projects, delivering safe and cost-effective designs while meeting regulatory standards and business goals.

You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive innovation, best-practice design, and reliable network delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) required or being completed.
• Detailed knowledge of distribution overhead, underground, substation design and optic fibre design.
• Knowledge of Line Design, GIS, AutoCAD/Revit design (or equivalent) and electrical networks, operation, and construction plan.
• Understanding of Safety in Design practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver safe, compliant, and fit-for-purpose network infrastructure solutions across overhead, underground, and distribution substation assets.
• Support project delivery and continuous improvement by providing construction support, technical guidance, and contributing to engineering standards and practices.
• Provide effective design management to deliver projects of varying complexities within agreed time frames, quality and cost constraints.
• Actively support and implement new or modified processes and systems.
• Provide technical expertise and mentoring to design personnel in elements of Design and Design management.
• Maintain and develop knowledge relating to GIS, Line design, AutoCAD/Revit applications and/or other design and asset recording drafting systems.

Skills

Line Design

GIS

AutoCAD/Revit

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

GIS

Job description

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At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role

We are currently seeking talented Distribution Design Engineering professionals to join our Urban Underground, Overhead & Substation Design Team, with multiple opportunities available across the business. These roles offer the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of critical electricity distribution infrastructure projects, supporting the ongoing growth, reliability, and sustainability of our network.

In this role, you will provide engineering expertise across a diverse portfolio of distribution network projects, undertaking scoping, design, estimating, asset recording, and technical advisory activities. You will be responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with technical standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.

Working within a collaborative and customer-focused environment, you will partner with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes that support our customers, communities, and network operations. Your contribution will be instrumental in driving innovation, promoting best-practice design principles, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects across the electricity distribution network.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver safe (OH&S Act), compliant (relevant technical manuals), and fit-for-purpose (Least cost technically acceptable) network infrastructure solutions across overhead, underground, and distribution substation assets.
• Support project delivery and continuous improvement by providing construction support, technical guidance, and contributing to the development of engineering standards and practices.
• Provide effective design management to deliver projects of varying complexities within agreed time frames, quality and cost constraints.
• Actively support and implement new or modified processes and systems.
• Provide technical expertise and mentoring to design personnel in elements of Design and Design management.
• Maintain and develop a high level of knowledge relating to GIS, Line design, AutoCAD/Revit applications and/or other design and asset recording drafting systems to meet the job requirements.

What you’ll need from day one

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
• Eligible and working towards being registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA)
• Eligible and working towards one of the following (or already registered):National Engineering Registration (NER) /Registered Professional Engineer of Professional Australia (RPEng)
• Detailed knowledge and experience in distribution overhead, underground, substation design and optic fibre design
• Knowledge of Line Design, GIS, AutoCAD/Revit design (or equivalent), electrical networks, operation, and construction plan
• Understanding of Safety in Design practices

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts.

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.