HV Substation Design Engineer – Data Centre & Transmission (Melbourne)

NEN Consulting PTY LTD; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NEN Consulting is seeking an HV Substation Design Engineer to join our Melbourne CBD engineering team. You’ll lead the primary design of HV substations across private/customer, distribution, and transmission projects, from concept through to commissioning.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll collaborate with senior engineers, project managers, and clients on major data centre and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with AS 2067 and NSP standards.

Formación

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical).
• 5+ years’ experience in HV substation primary design, including transformer specification and substation layouts.
• Experience at distribution level (11–22 kV) and at least one of sub-transmission / transmission (66 kV+) or private customer substations.
• Working knowledge of AS 2067, earthing design and Australian NSP design standards.
• Full Australian working rights.
• CPEng, or eligibility, and RPEV (Registered Professional Engineer of Victoria) or RPEQ.
• Experience with AusNet, CitiPower/Powercor, Jemena or United Energy design standards or contestable works.
• Data centre, grid connection, renewables or BESS project experience.
• Use of PowerFactory, ETAP or CDEGS / SafeGrid; ability to review AutoCAD / MicroStation drawings.
• Consultancy experience, including fee proposals.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and review substation primary designs: single line diagrams, general arrangements and layouts, busbar arrangements, cable schedules and equipment specifications.
• Size and specify power transformers, HV switchgear (AIS and GIS), HV cables and associated primary plant.
• Carry out earthing and lightning protection design to AS 2067 and ENA EG-0 / EG-1.
• Coordinate the primary design with protection and control (secondary), civil and structural disciplines.
• Prepare design calculations — fault levels, cable and conductor ratings, insulation coordination — and technical reports.
• Apply Safety in Design and verify designs against NSP standards, AS 2067, AS/NZS 3000 and other relevant standards.
• Support tender evaluations, factory acceptance testing and site inspections.
• Provide technical input to fee proposals and bids.

Conocimientos

HV substation design

Transformer specification

Substation layouts

11–22 kV distribution

66 kV+ transmission

AS 2067 earthing design

NSP standards knowledge

Coordination across design disciplines

Educación

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Herramientas

PowerFactory

ETAP

CDEGS / SafeGrid

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Descripción del empleo

NEN Consulting is seeking an HV Substation Design Engineer to join our Melbourne CBD engineering team. You’ll lead the primary design of HV substations across private/customer, distribution, and transmission projects, from concept through to commissioning.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll collaborate with senior engineers, project managers, and clients on major data centre and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with AS 2067 and NSP standards.