Lead Electrical Engineer – HV Substations & Protection

Syscon Pte. Ltd.; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Syscon Pte. Ltd. seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership across HV primary, secondary, and protection system designs for substations and customer connections.

You will mentor engineers and designers, review complex calculations, and manage submissions with network authorities and clients to ensure safe, compliant project delivery. You will drive engineering standards, contribute to tenders and commissioning, and help shape Syscon's capability across utilities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical/Power) or equivalent, accredited by Engineers Australia.
• Extensive experience in HV primary, secondary and protection systems design for substations and/or HV customer connection projects.
• Strong knowledge of primary plant selection and layout, protection philosophies, relay coordination, fault studies, arc flash assessments, CT zone application, AS 2067, AS IEC 61850 and HV design standards.
• Demonstrated experience preparing technical designs, managing submissions and obtaining approvals from network authorities, clients and other key stakeholders.
• Hands‑on experience configuring protection relays using platforms such as SEL, ABB or Siemens, and providing technical support throughout testing, commissioning and energisation activities.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to mentor engineers and designers while managing multiple concurrent projects and engineering deliverables.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and organisational skills, with a current Driver’s Licence and White Card (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of HV primary, secondary and protection system designs for substations and customer connection projects, ensuring engineering solutions are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Act as the lead technical authority across projects, providing guidance to engineers and designers while reviewing and approving technical calculations, specifications, drawings and engineering deliverables.
• Manage technical submissions, stakeholder engagement and approvals with network authorities, clients and project teams, ensuring successful project outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and designers, supporting technical development and engineering excellence.
• Support project delivery and business growth through technical input to tenders, estimating, commissioning, energisation activities, constructability reviews and management of technical risk.
• Drive engineering standards, design processes, verification and validation activities, ensuring compliance with Australian Standards, network requirements and quality management systems.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Driver's Licence

White Card

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical/Power)

Tools

SEL

ABB

Siemens

Job description

Syscon Pte. Ltd. seeks a Lead Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership across HV primary, secondary, and protection system designs for substations and customer connections.

You will mentor engineers and designers, review complex calculations, and manage submissions with network authorities and clients to ensure safe, compliant project delivery. You will drive engineering standards, contribute to tenders and commissioning, and help shape Syscon's capability across utilities,