HV Substation Commissioning Engineer – IEC 61850 Expert

Acciona S.A; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp-style accommodation

Roster-based schedule

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking a Commissioning Engineer – Secondary Systems to support the delivery of modern transmission projects in the Central West Orana region, NSW. The role covers design, engineering, testing, commissioning, and integration of digital substations and protection systems, including IEC 61850-based automation.

You will lead commissioning activities for HV/EHV substations, coordinate with clients and OEMs, and ensure safe, compliant handover while working on a roster with 14 days on site

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in protection, control, and substation automation projects.
• Hands-on commissioning experience in HV/EHV substations (66kV+).
• Experience with IEC 61850 Digital Substations and Station/Process Bus architectures.
• Knowledge of protection schemes (Distance, Differential, Busbar, Transformer, Line, Feeder).

Responsibilities

• Prepare protection & control philosophies, SLDs, schematics, wiring diagrams, and interlocking logic.
• Configure, test and commission protection relays from major OEMs (Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, Schneider).
• Lead end-to-end commissioning: transformer, busbar, distance, line differential protections and auto-reclose.
• Commission Substation Automation Systems, IED integration, HMI, RTUs and SCADA interfaces.
• Conduct FAT/SAT testing and end-to-end protection testing, analyze faults and event logs.
• Utilize Omicron CMC test sets, IEC 61850 test tools, and network analyzers; ensure cybersecurity compliance.
• Coordinate with clients, utilities, OEMs and project stakeholders; ensure safety and quality standards.

Skills

Protection engineering

Substation automation

IEC 61850

HV/EHV substations

Commissioning

SCADA

Testing tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Omicron CMC

Protection Suite

IEC 61850 tools

DNP3/Modbus/OPC

Job description

ACCIONA is seeking a Commissioning Engineer – Secondary Systems to support the delivery of modern transmission projects in the Central West Orana region, NSW. The role covers design, engineering, testing, commissioning, and integration of digital substations and protection systems, including IEC 61850-based automation.

You will lead commissioning activities for HV/EHV substations, coordinate with clients and OEMs, and ensure safe, compliant handover while working on a roster with 14 days on site