Senior Electrical Engineer - Substation Design & Power Systems

Powertech; City Of Swan; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Support

Flexibility

Expert Team

Career Growth

Diverse Work

Upskilling

Job summary

Powertech is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join its Malaga office in Perth, WA, on a full-time basis. You will lead FEED and detailed design for substations, manage protection, switchgear, and earthing, and perform power system modelling and feasibility studies.

The role requires a 6+ year track record in electrical design, with CPEng eligibility or progression within 6 months, and a focus on high-quality technical reporting and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Chartered Status (CPEng) – or ability to achieve within 6 months.
• Knowledge of design QA processes, standards, and applicable legislation.
• Experience delivering turnkey designs on projects up to $5M.
• Strong HV substation design, control, automation, protection & comms.

Responsibilities

• Perform FEED and Detailed Design for substation equipment and systems (Protection, AC/DC Switchgear, Switchyard, Substation Building, Battery/UPS).
• Conduct Power System Modelling for protection coordination, load flow, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash, lightning protection.
• Design Earthing systems: Step/Touch Potential, EPR, Earth Grid, Portable Earthing.
• Provide technical/economic feasibility studies and support for estimating and project framing.
• Assist in developing standards, processes and provide supervision and training to engineers and graduates.

Skills

FEED & Detailed Design

Protection Design

AC/DC Switchgear

Switchyard

Substation Building

Battery/UPS design

Power System Modelling

Protection Coordination

Earth Grid Design

HV Substation knowledge

Technical reporting

Team supervision & mentoring

QA processes & standards

Estimating & project framing

Chartered Status (CPEng) eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Powertech is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join its Malaga office in Perth, WA, on a full-time basis. You will lead FEED and detailed design for substations, manage protection, switchgear, and earthing, and perform power system modelling and feasibility studies.

The role requires a 6+ year track record in electrical design, with CPEng eligibility or progression within 6 months, and a focus on high-quality technical reporting and mentoring junior staff.