Senior Electrical Engineer

Fyfe; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fyfe is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design and documentation of power and electrification infrastructure projects in Sydney. You will work with independence, applying technical expertise across substations and grid connections to influence project quality and client outcomes.

This role offers hands-on engineering leadership, mentoring of graduates, and opportunities to shape standards within Fyfe’s NSW power market while collaborating with clients and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8–10 years of electrical engineering experience in power and electrification.
• Experience with HV/MV design, substations, and grid infrastructure.
• Familiarity with AS 2067, AS 3000 and utility standards.
• Experience with power system studies and protection engineering.
• Proficient in ETAP, SKM PowerTools or PowerFactory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HV/MV electrical design and documentation across power and electrification projects.
• Design HV/MV substations (11 kV–330 kV), grid connection infrastructure, renewables and industrial electrification.
• Prepare feasibility studies, business cases, technical reports, design documentation, protection philosophies, protection studies and relay settings.
• Prepare and review single-line diagrams, substation layouts, cable schedules, equipment specifications, and protection and automation documentation.
• Perform power system modelling, protection coordination studies and network analysis using industry-standard software.
• Support multidisciplinary project teams and collaborate with clients, contractors and Network Service Providers.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers and graduates.
• Support proposal development, client engagement and business growth initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Power system studies

Protection coordination

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM PowerTools

PowerFactory

Job description

• Lead HV/MV electrical design and delivery across Australia's energy transition projects
• Work on critical power infrastructure, renewable energy and industrial electrification projects

Senior Electrical Engineer | Sydney

• Lead HV/MV electrical design and delivery across Australia's energy transition projects
• Work on critical power infrastructure, renewable energy and industrial electrification projects

The Opportunity

Fyfe is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the design and documentation of power and electrification infrastructure projects. Working with a high degree of independence, you'll apply your technical expertise across substations, grid connections and broader electrification infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to remain closely involved in complex technical work while influencing project quality, client outcomes, engineering standards and the development of those around you.

The Impact You Will Have

• Deliver HV/MV electrical design and documentation across a range of power and electrification projects.
• Design and contribute to HV/MV substations (11 kV–330 kV), grid connection infrastructure, renewable energy developments and industrial electrification projects.
• Prepare feasibility studies, business cases, technical reports, design documentation, protection and control philosophies, protection studies and relay settings.
• Prepare and review single-line diagrams, substation layouts, cable schedules, equipment specifications, and protection and automation documentation.
• Perform power system modelling, protection coordination studies and network analysis using industry-standard software.
• Support multidisciplinary project teams and collaborate with clients, contractors and Network Service Providers.
• Lead design reviews, technical workshops and stakeholder meetings.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers and graduates.
• Support proposal development, client engagement and business growth initiatives.

What You'll Bring

You'll be an experienced electrical engineer with strong power infrastructure credentials and the technical judgement to lead complex workstreams independently.

• A Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Eight to ten years of electrical engineering experience across power and electrification infrastructure.
• Proven experience in HV/MV electrical design, substations, grid infrastructure and power systems.
• Strong working knowledge of AS 2067, AS 3000 and relevant utility standards.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and reviewing detailed electrical design documentation.
• Experience undertaking power system studies and protection engineering work.
• Experience using power system software such as ETAP, SKM PowerTools or PowerFactory.
• The ability to contribute across all phases of project delivery, from concept and feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach to complex engineering challenges.
• Confidence leading technical workstreams and taking ownership of project outcomes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Why Fyfe?

Fyfe is an Australian multidisciplinary consultancy across engineering, environment, planning and surveying. We partner with clients across the Energy & Resources and Property & Infrastructure sectors to deliver high-quality, commercially pragmatic solutions with a strong focus on client service and project delivery.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of complex electrical engineering work from technical development through to quality-assured delivery.
• Influence project outcomes through direct engagement with clients, Network Service Providers and contractors.
• Stay connected to hands-on engineering while leading workstreams and technical reviews.
• Develop engineers and graduates and help embed strong standards and best practice across POEL.
• Contribute to proposals, client relationships and the growth of Fyfe's presence in the NSW power market.

Only candidates who are Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or hold full Australian working rights will be considered.