Principal Engineer - Secondary (Renewable Energy and Utilities)

Quanta Services Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Services Australia, via CPP, is seeking a Principal Engineer - Secondary to provide senior technical leadership for high‑voltage secondary design and delivery across Victoria. You will shape technical standards, review complex designs, and mentor engineers on substations, wind farms, and battery storage projects.

You will collaborate with the wider CPP national engineering team to ensure practical, constructible solutions and safe, reliable outcomes for renewable energy infrastructure.

Job description

Principal Engineer - Secondary (Renewable Energy and Utilities)

• Full-time
• Job Type: Standard

CPP is a leading high-voltage infrastructure provider, connecting renewable energy projects to Australia's electricity grid.
As a member of Quanta Services, a Fortune 500 company ranked #157 on the NYSX, we specialise in the design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance of substations, transmission lines, wind farms, and battery storage systems.
Established in 1996, we’ve connected more wind farms and renewable batteries than any other company. With over 850 employees and offices in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, we partner with Australia's major transmission providers to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions.
Join us in shaping the future of energy.

CPP has the largest in-house design and engineering team of any contractor in Australia, with over 170 specialists across Electrical Primary and Secondary, Civil, Structural, and SCADA disciplines. We provide end-to-end engineering solutions for high-voltage infrastructure, including nationally significant transmission projects, HV substations, wind farms and battery storage systems that drive Australia's renewable energy transition.
Our engineers work closely with construction and operations teams, ensuring designs are practical, constructible, and continually refined through real-world feedback. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, we deliver solutions that support a stable, reliable, and sustainable energy future.

The Opportunity

Step into an exciting role as Principal Engineer - Secondary at CPP, where you will provide senior technical leadership while supporting the continued growth of our Victorian engineering hub and delivering high-voltage substation projects across Australia's renewable energy and utility sectors.

Reporting to the Manager - Secondary Design, you will work closely with our growing secondary engineering team in Victoria and CPP’s highly respected and well-established national engineering