Principal Primary Engineer - HV Substation Design

HRG Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead major projects

Hands-on design

Shape capability

Mentor engineers

Broad exposure

National capability

Career growth

Job summary

HRG Recruitment is looking for a Principal Primary Engineer for HV Substation Design in Australia, with Sydney or Melbourne work locations. The role leads HV primary design across a national portfolio spanning substations, renewables and energy storage, while staying hands-on and guiding the technical direction.

You will mentor developing engineers, shape design standards and collaborate across Power & Electrification teams. A strong pipeline provides long-term stability and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with extensive HV primary design experience across Transmission, Distribution or Substation infrastructure.
• Technical and project delivery capability, with the ability to lead complex design work, provide technical guidance and remain hands on. Earthing design expertise is highly regarded.
• You'll likely be operating as a Principal Primary Engineer, Lead Primary Engineer or experienced Senior Primary Engineer and looking for greater technical influence without moving away from engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV primary design and technical delivery across Transmission and Distribution Substations, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects.
• Provide technical leadership across complex design challenges, engineering standards and project delivery while reviewing and guiding the work of developing engineers.
• Work directly with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering teams while remaining technically involved across primary systems and, where applicable, earthing design.

Job description

Principal Primary Engineer - HV Substation Design

Principal Electrical Engineer | Primary HV
Sydney or Melbourne | Permanent Full Time You've built the technical depth. Now's the opportunity to have greater influence over the engineering, projects and people around you.

Lead HV primary design across a national portfolio of Substation, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects, without being tied to one project or asset class.

You'll remain hands on technically while providing technical leadership, mentoring developing engineers and helping shape a growing Power & Electrification capability. With a strong pipeline ahead, there's long term stability and genuine scope to increase your technical influence as the team grows.

What's On Offer

• Lead Major Power Projects -Take technical ownership across complex Transmission and Distribution Substation, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects nationally.
• Remain Hands On -Continue working directly across HV primary design and complex engineering challenges while taking on greater technical leadership.
• Shape Technical Capability -Influence engineering standards, design frameworks and best practice as the Power & Electrification capability continues to develop.
• Develop Other Engineers -Mentor developing engineers, provide technical guidance and help strengthen engineering capability across the wider team.
• Broader Technical Exposure -Work across substations, industrial facilities, renewable generation and energy storage rather than being tied to a single project or asset class.
• National Engineering Capability -Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across Power, Energy, Resources, Renewables and Infrastructure.
• Strong Pipeline & Career Growth -Join during continued investment and growth, with a strong pipeline providing stability and scope to increase your technical and leadership influence.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead HV primary design and technical delivery across Transmission and Distribution Substations, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects.
• Provide technical leadership across complex design challenges, engineering standards and project delivery while reviewing and guiding the work of developing engineers.
• Work directly with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering teams while remaining technically involved across primary systems and, where applicable, earthing design.

What Will Make You Successful

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with extensive HV primary design experience across Transmission, Distribution or Substation infrastructure.
• Technical and project delivery capability, with the ability to lead complex design work, provide technical guidance and remain hands on. Earthing design expertise is highly regarded.
• You'll likely be operating as a Principal Primary Engineer, Lead Primary Engineer or experienced Senior Primary Engineer and looking for greater technical influence without moving away from engineering.

Why Apply?

This is for an engineer who wants the next step to mean greater technical influence, not less engineering.

You'll lead complex power infrastructure projects, work across a varied national portfolio and have a genuine say in technical standards and how the engineering capability develops.

With a strong pipeline and continued investment, there's plenty of scope to build your influence and accelerate your career as the team expands.

We're also interested in speaking with experienced Secondary Design and Protection Engineers.

If you're interested to know more, we invite you to apply and look forward to speaking with you.

The people behind critical infrastructure.

HRG is a national workforce solutions provider specialising in recruitment, labour hire and executive search across Digital Infrastructure, Data Centres, Telecommunications, Critical Communications, Energy and Renewables.

• Lead HV Substation, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects nationally
• Remain hands on technically while mentoring and developing engineers
• Strong project pipeline with scope to influence and accelerate your career