Senior Commissioning Engineer

Powercor; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

Gender-neutral parental leave (15 wks)

Wellbeing and health subsidy

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

Powercor is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing and commissioning across distribution, transmission and sub-transmission assets. You will provide technical leadership, design support, and project estimation while driving policy and procedure implementation.

You will oversee field testing teams, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure safe, timely project delivery within the Network Services portfolio.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of distribution and transmission networks.
• Advanced knowledge of commissioning fundamentals.
• Experience testing/commissioning protection schemes and associated communication schemes (SCADA, IEC-61850).
• Familiar with primary & secondary test apparatus such as Omicron, Doble, Vanguard.

Responsibilities

• Review scope and design for constructability, value and efficiencies and test/validate equipment.
• Prepare commissioning methodologies, FAT/SAT plans and test reports.
• Lead and liaise with stakeholders to support project delivery and assist PMs, estimators, and design/construction teams.
• Manage and lead testing and commissioning activities, directing resources.
• Develop and approve commissioning plans including risk and outage management.
• Mentor commissioning and construction personnel to solve complex problems.
• Develop and implement new technologies and standards to meet business needs.

Skills

Distribution networks

Transmission networks

Commissioning fundamentals

Test techniques HV apparatus

Primary & secondary test equipment

SCADA/IEC-61850

Electrical engineering degree

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Advanced Diploma ESI – Power Systems

RPEV registration (advantage)

Tools

Omicron/Doble test equipment

Vanguard test gear

Job description

About the role

A new position has opened for a Senior Commissioning Engineer. This role is primarily responsible for providing testing and commissioning engineering expertise and leadership, along with scoping and design support, and estimation for commissioning projects.

The position also oversees the technical development and leadership of the Commissioning team (including field testing technicians) and ensures the implementation of appropriate policies and procedures for the commissioning of distribution, sub‑transmission, and transmission assets.

Strong performance in this role directly supports the successful delivery of projects within target timeframes and contributes to positive financial outcomes for Network Services.

Key responsibilities

• Review scope and design to evaluate constructability, value and efficiencies, and utilise approved documentation and drawings to test and validate primary equipment and secondary systems
• Prepare or approve commissioning methodology, management plans, FAT/SAT plans and reports, test results (ITP/ITR), commissioning plans, and contingency plans.
• Take ownership and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support effective and efficient project delivery, while assisting Project Managers, Estimators, Design Engineers, and construction teams in achieving overall business goals.
• Manage and lead the delivery of testing and commissioning activities, including directing internal and sub-contracting resources.
• Develop, control, and approve commissioning plans for projects, including risk and contingency management, outage coordination, and staged project delivery sequences.
• Defines complex issues with ambiguous information, provide technical expertise and mentoring to commissioning and construction personnel, and stimulates critical thinking to solve complex problems.
• Assist, develop and implement new technologies and innovative practices and standards to meet business needs by applying technical expertise and experience

What you’ll need from day one

• Advanced knowledge of distribution and transmission networks (specifically in the NEM).
• Advanced knowledge in commissioning fundamentals and philosophy.
• Advanced knowledge in test techniques for both protection and control apparatus, and for high-voltage apparatus - such as power transformers, switchgear, reactive plant, and instruct transformers.
• Proficient with common primary & secondary test apparatus (Omicron, Doble, Vanguard, etc.)
• Extensive experience testing/commissioning protection schemes and any associated communication schemes (SCADA, IEC-61850).
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), Advanced Diploma ESI – Power Systems is also advantageous Registered Professional Engineer of Victoria (RPEV)

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow.

• hybrid work options
• purchased leave
• 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave
• health and wellbeing subsidiary
• career development and planning opportunities
• exclusive discounts

Visit our company website to learn more.

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