Protection Engineer: HV/MV Substations & SCADA

Efficient Recruitment Services Pty Ltd; Campbelltown; On-site; AUD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Efficient Recruitment Services Pty Ltd – Campbelltown NSW is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Protection) to design and develop protection schemes for HV/MV substations and transmission networks. You will prepare relay settings, perform protection studies, and coordinate with utilities and OEMs using industry software.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, knowledge of AS/NZS standards, FAT/SAT testing, and SCADA integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 1+ year(s) relevant experience.
• Experience with FAT/SAT, HV cable testing (VLF, Tan Delta, PD, HiPot).
• Adherence to AS/NZS standards and WHS legislation with permit-to-work.
• Protection coordination, SCADA integration, fault diagnosis, root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop protection schemes for HV/MV substations, transmission, and distribution networks.
• Prepare and review relay protection settings, logic diagrams, and scheme drawings in accordance with AS/NZS standards.
• Carry out protection coordination studies and power-system analyses using ETAP, PowerFactory, DigSILENT.
• Develop specifications for protective relays, CTs/VTs, circuit breakers, and protection panels.
• Liaise with utilities, EPC contractors, and OEMs for equipment selection and configuration.
• Prepare technical documentation including protection reports and single-line diagrams.
• Support SCADA and communications integration for protection/control systems.
• Provide input for tendering and project proposals with equipment schedules and matrices.
• Review FAT/SAT procedures from a protection perspective and ensure design intent.
• Conduct root cause analysis of protection system maloperations and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure protection designs meet WHS and safe-work requirements.
• Keep current with IEC/IEEE protection technologies and industry practices.

Skills

Protection coordination

SCADA integration

Fault diagnosis

Root cause analysis

FAT/SAT testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ETAP

PowerFactory

DigSILENT

Job description

Efficient Recruitment Services Pty Ltd – Campbelltown NSW is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Protection) to design and develop protection schemes for HV/MV substations and transmission networks. You will prepare relay settings, perform protection studies, and coordinate with utilities and OEMs using industry software.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience, knowledge of AS/NZS standards, FAT/SAT testing, and SCADA integration.