Project Engineer – HV Infrastructure

STACK Infrastructure; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure in Melbourne seeks a Project Engineer – HV Infrastructure to drive high‑voltage engineering workstreams from design through construction, commissioning and energisation. You will coordinate EPCs, consultants and OEMs to keep delivery on track and resolve technical issues across HV substations, switchgear and related infrastructure.

The role requires ownership of technical deliverables, strong interface management, and a solid background in HV assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years' experience in HV engineering, substations, or major electrical infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating EPCs, consultants and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Own HV engineering workstreams, action plans and schedules.
• Coordinate technical interfaces between EPCs, consultants and OEMs.
• Review drawings, specs and equipment data for compliance with requirements.
• Lead technical coordination meetings and issue-resolution sessions.
• Manage engineering documentation and closeout of comments.
• Plan technical participation in FATs, SATs and commissioning reviews.

Skills

HV engineering

Substations

EPC coordination

Design coordination

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation and cloud data centers. Each of our facilities meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data, Data runs on STACK.

About the role

The Project Engineer – HV Infrastructure is a technically focused project delivery role within STACK's Power & Energy function, responsible for managing engineering workstreams and resolving technical issues across high-voltage infrastructure projects from design through construction, commissioning and energisation. The role takes ownership of assigned technical deliverables and interfaces, coordinating EPC contractors, consultants and OEMs to achieve timely engineering decisions and maintain delivery progress. It works closely with HV Project Managers, the Grid Connection Manager and the DC Engineering team. The role covers HV substations, transformers, switchgear, cables, protection and control, BESS and associated infrastructure, with a strong focus on design coordination, technical change management, equipment integration and construction readiness.

Key responsibilities

Own assigned HV engineering workstreams, technical action plans and deliverable schedules; proactively identify issues affecting construction or commissioning.

Investigate technical queries, design clashes, non-conformances and equipment interface issues; coordinate practical solutions with EPC contractors, consultants and OEMs.

Review technical drawings, specifications, equipment data and design submissions for completeness, consistency and alignment with approved requirements.

Lead technical coordination meetings and site issue-resolution sessions; assign actions, manage dependencies and drive timely closure.

Manage the technical review process for assigned EPC deliverables, RFIs, equipment submissions and engineering documentation, including consolidated comments and closeout.

Drive design workshops, constructability reviews and interface coordination between HV EPC, OEMs, consultants and data centre teams.

Maintain technical change registers and assess programme, procurement and construction impacts of proposed design changes before escalation.

Lead technical issue resolution for assigned HV packages during construction, installation, testing and energisation, supporting HV Project Managers and EPC contractors.

Plan and coordinate technical participation in FATs, SATs, site inspections and commissioning reviews; track technical punch‑list closeout.

Own technical issue, design change, RFI, interface and engineering deliverable registers for assigned workstreams.

About you

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.

5+ years' relevant experience in HV engineering, substations, utilities, renewable energy or major electrical infrastructure projects.

Demonstrated experience managing engineering deliverables and technical interfaces during design, construction or commissioning of HV assets.

Experience coordinating EPC contractors, engineering consultants and OEMs to resolve technical issues and manage design changes.

Working knowledge of Australian electrical standards and relevant safety requirements.

Experience owning technical workstreams, engineering registers, technical queries and construction interface resolution.

Strong practical knowledge of HV substations and the technical delivery of electrical infrastructure.

Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, equipment drawings, specifications and technical reports.

Working knowledge of transformers, switchgear, HV cables, protection and control and associated systems.

Ability to independently investigate technical issues, coordinate specialist inputs and drive solutions through to closure.

Equal Opportunity Employer

STACK provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.