Senior HV Grid Connection Lead: Study, Verify & Commission

Renewable Energy Services Australia Pty Ltd; Newcastle-Maitland; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working location

Site travel opportunities

Job summary

Renewable Energy Services Australia Pty Ltd in Thornton, NSW, is seeking a Senior Grid Connection Engineer to own HV connection studies from concept through energisation and drive the connection agreement process.

You will lead the technical studies, verify field outcomes, manage DNSP/TNSP interfaces, oversee on-site verification and commissioning, and mentor junior engineers in a growing renewables sector.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree; CPEng and/or NER registration (or close).
• 5+ years power systems/grid connection experience with DNSP/TNSP delivery.
• Strong knowledge of NER Ch.5 and relevant AS/NZS standards for grid connections.
• Full study suite and field testing capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering to secure connection agreements for HV imports/exports (DNSP/TNSP/AEMO).
• Produce and sign off connection study packages (protection, earthing, power quality, fault level, load flow).
• Manage GPS and R0/R1/R2 compliance through modelling and validation.
• Negotiate technical schedules of connection agreements with network operators.
• Perform/oversee on-site verification & commissioning (soil resistivity, earth grid, protection relays).
• Produce SLDs, protection schematics, earthing layouts and study reports to DNSP/AEMO standard.
• Act as technical authority and mentor junior/medium engineers.

Skills

Power systems

DNSP/TNSP project delivery

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Field testing

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

CPEng/NER registration (or close)

Tools

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSS/E

PSCAD/EMT

SKM

ETAP

Job description

Renewable Energy Services Australia Pty Ltd in Thornton, NSW, is seeking a Senior Grid Connection Engineer to own HV connection studies from concept through energisation and drive the connection agreement process.

You will lead the technical studies, verify field outcomes, manage DNSP/TNSP interfaces, oversee on-site verification and commissioning, and mentor junior engineers in a growing renewables sector.