Senior HV Substation Design Lead (220kV+)

Acciona Construcción; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global career growth

Income protection

Private health discount

Inclusive culture

Wellness benefits

Job summary

ACCIONA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead HV primary design for substations and transmission assets across Australia. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, produce layouts, SLDs and reports, and ensure design issues are resolved with a strong safety-first approach.

You will mentor engineers and help lift technical capability while ensuring compliance with Australian standards and project timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years HV primary design for transmission networks (220kV+).
• Chartered status desirable or achievable within 6 months.
• Strong expertise in HV equipment selection, layouts, bus arrangements, earthing, insulation coordination, and primary plant integration.
• Tier 1/Tier 2 EPC or TNSP experience highly regarded.
• Solid understanding of HV transmission standards, TNSP/utility requirements, and relevant design codes.
• Proficient in producing clear primary drawings, GA layouts, SLDs, schematics, and reports.
• Experienced collaborating with secondary, civil, structural, and utilities teams, and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead primary design lifecycle for HV substations and transmission assets.
• Resolve design conflicts and verify compliance with standards.
• Develop layouts, SLDs and schematics.
• Embed Safety in Design and constructability.
• Coordinate across engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Review technical documents for accuracy.
• Guide and mentor engineers to uplift technical capability.

Skills

HV design 220kV

Primary design leadership

Layouts & SLDs

Safety in Design

Mentoring engineers

HV equipment selection

Standards knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

ACCIONA is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead HV primary design for substations and transmission assets across Australia. You will guide multidisciplinary teams, produce layouts, SLDs and reports, and ensure design issues are resolved with a strong safety-first approach.

You will mentor engineers and help lift technical capability while ensuring compliance with Australian standards and project timelines.