Graduate Electrical Engineer: HV Substations & Energy

Work Initiatives; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Work Initiatives is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join a growing electrical engineering team delivering high-voltage substations, transmission and renewable energy projects across Australia.

You will gain hands-on experience across design, studies, grid connection, commissioning and project delivery, with mentoring from experienced engineers and exposure to major energy projects. A clear path toward Chartered status is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, completed or nearing completion.
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering and power systems fundamentals.
• Interest in transmission, substations, renewable energy or BESS projects.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders. Support the design and delivery of HV substations, transmission and renewable energy projects.
• Assist with engineering calculations, technical reports, specifications and design documentation.
• Contribute to primary design including layouts, SLDs, earthing, cable routing and equipment selection.
• Support secondary systems including protection, control, SCADA, communications and metering.
• Assist with power system studies including load flow, fault level and network performance analysis.
• Support grid connection applications and compliance documentation.
• Participate in engineering reviews, HAZIDs, risk assessments and safety-in-design activities.
• Attend site inspections, FAT, SAT, commissioning and energisation activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PowerFactory

PSCAD

ETAP

PSSE

MATLAB

AutoCAD

Job description

Work Initiatives is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join a growing electrical engineering team delivering high-voltage substations, transmission and renewable energy projects across Australia.

You will gain hands-on experience across design, studies, grid connection, commissioning and project delivery, with mentoring from experienced engineers and exposure to major energy projects. A clear path toward Chartered status is offered.