New Job Opening: Principal Power Systems Planning Engineer In Au

Enemix; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Enemix is seeking a Principal Power Systems Engineer to lead the Planning function for its global energy assurance practice in Australia. You’ll deliver sophisticated power system modelling, transmission planning, and regulatory advisory within the NEM, guiding senior customers and stakeholders.

You will provide technical direction, mentor engineers, and shape the department's strategy and standards, with external-facing responsibility and impact across North-East Australia markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in power systems or network planning with an engineering degree.
• Strong knowledge of transmission planning, modelling and market/regulatory advisory in the NEM.
• Ability to act as technical reference on high-value engagements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to influence stakeholders.
• Experience managing projects and teams.
• Sound commercial judgement and defendable recommendations.
• Credible subject matter expert in network planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex network planning and power system analysis engagements end to end.
• Drive modelling and analytical approach for transmission planning.
• Represent the business externally as a senior technical authority.
• Collaborate with account managers to shape opportunities.
• Provide technical direction, mentoring and coordination to engineers.
• Refine scopes of work and robust effort estimates.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies to lift analytical capability.
• Contribute to strategic technical direction of the department.

Skills

Power systems

Network planning

Regulatory advisory (NEM)

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

Principal Power Systems Engineer – Lead the Planning Function for a Global Energy Assurance Leader

My client is a global expert in energy assurance and risk management, playing a central role in Australia's energy transition. Their Planning, Energy Markets and Strategy team delivers complex power system modelling, strategic network planning, and market and regulatory advisory across the NEM, backed by world-leading technical experts in every grid discipline. As they continue to scale in Australia, they're looking for a technically outstanding and commercially sharp engineer to take on a senior technical leadership role across their power system planning engagements.

What you will be doing

• Lead complex network planning and power system analysis engagements end to end, ensuring consistent, high quality and efficient delivery
• Drive the modelling and analytical approach for transmission and power system planning work, acting as the authoritative voice on methodology and outcomes
• Represent the business externally as a senior technical authority with customers, partners and industry stakeholders
• Work closely with account managers and segment leads to shape and support strategic opportunities
• Provide technical direction, mentoring and coordination to engineers across the team
• Review and refine scopes of work and internal methodologies, ensuring effort estimates are robust and defensible
• Evaluate and champion new tools, models and technologies that lift the team's analytical capability
• Contribute to the strategic technical direction of the department, including identifying emerging capability needs

What they are looking for

• 10+ years' experience in power systems or network planning, with an engineering degree or equivalent
• Strong working knowledge of transmission planning, power system modelling and market/regulatory advisory in the NEM
• Comfortable acting as the technical reference point on complex, high-value engagements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and translate technical detail for a commercial audience
• Proven experience managing projects and project teams
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to make and defend recommendations
• Genuine credibility as a subject matter expert in network planning

Why this one is worth a conversation

• Not a people-management role, but the influence is real: you'd shape how the planning function operates and set technical standards across the team
• Broad remit covering modelling, strategy, market advisory and mentoring, ideal for someone who wants technical depth without being pulled into line management
• Senior external-facing exposure, representing the business with customers and industry stakeholders
• Genuine say over technical direction and how the work gets done, for a Principal-level engineer ready for more influence