Senior Engineer, Future Energy Planning

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

Job summary

Endeavour Energy in Sydney is seeking a Principal Engineer - Future Energy Planning to provide principal-level technical leadership across network planning and the evolving energy landscape.

You will lead complex planning assessments, mentor engineers, and translate analysis into clear options and recommendations for stakeholders as the energy system transitions to DER, electrification, batteries and EV charging.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in distribution planning and connection assessments, including DER, electrification, batteries, EV charging and large loads.
• Strong engineering judgement to structure complex investigations and provide defensible recommendations.
• Proven capability in leading reviews, mentoring engineers and peer reviews.

Responsibilities

• Provide principal-level technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to Future Energy Planning Engineers.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point for complex network planning activities.
• Lead and peer review planning assessments, connection support material and engineering recommendations.
• Lead complex distribution planning investigations involving DER, electrification, batteries, EV charging, data centres and large loads.
• Undertake power system studies covering load growth, voltage, thermal performance and hosting capacity.
• Provide authoritative technical input into connection assessments and network capacity reviews.
• Translate complex analysis into concise options, risks and recommendations for managers.

Skills

Distribution planning

Power systems analysis

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Professional Engineer (desirable)

Tools

PowerFactory

Job description

Endeavour Energy in Sydney is seeking a Principal Engineer - Future Energy Planning to provide principal-level technical leadership across network planning and the evolving energy landscape.

You will lead complex planning assessments, mentor engineers, and translate analysis into clear options and recommendations for stakeholders as the energy system transitions to DER, electrification, batteries and EV charging.