Lead Distribution Design Engineer – OH/UG & Substations

CitiPower and Powercor Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

15 weeks parental leave (gender‑neural

Health and wellbeing subsidy

Career development and planning

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

CitiPower and Powercor Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Distribution Design Engineer to provide engineering expertise, technical leadership, and design management across overhead, underground, and substation projects.

The role delivers high‑quality designs, estimates and advice while ensuring compliance with standards. You will mentor engineers, support project delivery and strive for safe, reliable network solutions with strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) required.
• Registration with BLA and RPEV preferred.
• National Engineering Registration (NER) or RPEng is desirable.
• Extensive knowledge of distribution design for overhead/underground substations.
• 8+ years in distribution design with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering design, verification, and technical assurance of overhead/underground or distribution substation projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory, safety and customer requirements.
• Provide specialist technical leadership and governance, including design certification, technical evaluations, stakeholder engagement, and approval of engineering deliverables.
• Prepare cost and resource estimates for the design component of electrical distribution projects per procedures.
• Pursue and implement innovations in products, services and practices with stakeholder ownership and change management.
• Maintain knowledge of GIS, Line design, AutoCAD/Revit design and other drafting systems to meet job requirements.
• Define complex issues with ambiguous information, provide mentoring and stimulate critical thinking to solve problems.

Skills

Line design

GIS

AutoCAD

Revit

Electrical networks

Regulatory compliance

OH&S

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

GIS

Job description

CitiPower and Powercor Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Distribution Design Engineer to provide engineering expertise, technical leadership, and design management across overhead, underground, and substation projects.

The role delivers high‑quality designs, estimates and advice while ensuring compliance with standards. You will mentor engineers, support project delivery and strive for safe, reliable network solutions with strong stakeholder engagement.