Primary Engineer

Peracon Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized engineering firm in Australia seeks a Primary Engineer to provide engineering design and support for transmission and substation projects. You will undertake primary design, manage project outcomes, and ensure high technical standards. Ideal candidates will have at least 3 years of experience in electrical utilities projects, along with an Electrical Engineering degree. Flexibility for full-time, part-time, or job-sharing arrangements is available.

Benefits

Generous parental leave

Flexible work practices

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with primary design in electricity substations.
• Willingness to work toward CPEng status.

Responsibilities

• Undertake primary design for substations and terminal stations.
• Develop scopes and specifications for design and construction.
• Manage outcomes within budget and programme constraints.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Microstation

Job description

Company Description

Peracon, part of Egis Group, is a specialist engineering practice that focuses on delivering Power Transmission and Distribution, Network & Substation Design solutions for clients across Australia. We work closely and collaboratively with our clients to achieve the best outcomes possible. We have strong technical capability, direct industry experience and a team that is comparable in size to the other players in the market.

Being a part of Egis Group further strengthens our ability to provide the best service to our clients locally and nationally. Egis is an organisation with the capacity to make meaningful industry and community change in the space of place‑making, sustainability and creating connected cities. Different to other engineering firms, Egis offers true end‑to‑end capability across the entire design‑to‑operation lifecycle, offering advisory, architecture, engineering, design, asset management and operations services.

We are committed to creating great teams doing innovative work and would love you to join us to Impact the Future.

Job Description

As a Primary Engineer working with the Transmissions team, your impact will be in providing engineering design and technical support in the development of transmission and substation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking primary design for substations and terminal stations to a high technical standard
• Develop scopes and specifications for design and construction
• Manage outcomes within budget and project programme constraints whilst maintaining high levels of technical performance
• Review work as part of the peer review process from time to time as may be required
• Effectively manage the detail design from concept through to final design implementation to agreed scope, quality, time frames and budgets
• Identify and manage scope variations according to client and/or project requirements
• Review and assess brownfield and greenfield sites

Qualifications

To be successful in this opportunity, you will ideally have a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated experience on electrical utilities projects. In addition, you will also have:

• An Electrical Engineering Degree (or equivalent)
• NER high desired, motivated and willing to work toward CPEng status
• Relevant work rights to live and work full‑time in Australia
• Detailed technical knowledge and experience in electricity networks engineering
• Demonstrated experience with primary design in electricity substations engineering, project delivery and/or design roles
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microstation
• Well‑developed interpersonal and communication skills to manage stakeholders at all levels

Additional Information

We are open to considering this role on a full‑time, part‑time or job‑share basis. Please let us know of your flexibility requirements.

Egis is committed to creating an inclusive, creative culture that embraces diversity and flexibility. We offer generous parental leave, support flexible work practices and strive to create an environment where employees can connect, collaborate, grow and succeed.

We are expanding in Australia and New Zealand and are excited for you to join our growing team.

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