Electrical Commissioning Engineer - Substation Projects

Acciona Group; Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp-style accommodation

Roster-based schedule

Job summary

ACCIONA invites applications for a Commissioning Engineer to support the Central-West Orana Transmission Project in Australia. The role focuses on testing, documentation, and coordination across substation commissioning activities to ensure safe and reliable energisation of the network.

The position operates on a roster with 14 days onsite in camp-style accommodation followed by 7 days off site, working within our Energy Hubs and Substations team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in electrical commissioning, and or working on substation projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical codes, safety regulations, and hands-on experience with high-voltage equipment, relay protection systems, and SCADA integration.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail for troubleshooting and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Hands on experience with protection relays, and secondary systems (CTs, VTs, CVTS, PIU); Routers and Switches preferred.
• Experience in performing secondary injection testing, writing test plans “ITPs”
• Experience in IEC61850 substations communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough testing of electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, protection relays, and control systems to ensure they meet design specifications and operational standards.
• Prepare, review, and maintain detailed commissioning documents, including test procedures, reports, and equipment inspection checklists, ensuring compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with project teams, including designers, contractors, and client representatives, to ensure alignment and timely execution of commissioning tasks.
• Identify and resolve issues during the commissioning phase, including troubleshooting equipment malfunctions or system discrepancies.
• Conduct site visits to perform site acceptance tests and commission existing systems to be ready for energisation
• Implement the communications scheme, including the program router, firewalls, and network switches to connect substations to control rooms.

Skills

Electrical commissioning

High-voltage equipment

SCADA integration

Protection relays

IEC61850

Troubleshooting

Testing procedures

Tools

Test equipment

Routers & Switches

Job description

ACCIONA invites applications for a Commissioning Engineer to support the Central-West Orana Transmission Project in Australia. The role focuses on testing, documentation, and coordination across substation commissioning activities to ensure safe and reliable energisation of the network.

The position operates on a roster with 14 days onsite in camp-style accommodation followed by 7 days off site, working within our Energy Hubs and Substations team.