Senior HV Substation Design Leader

HRG Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lead major projects

Hands-on design

Shape capability

Mentor engineers

Broad exposure

National capability

Career growth

Job summary

HRG Recruitment is looking for a Principal Primary Engineer for HV Substation Design in Australia, with Sydney or Melbourne work locations. The role leads HV primary design across a national portfolio spanning substations, renewables and energy storage, while staying hands-on and guiding the technical direction.

You will mentor developing engineers, shape design standards and collaborate across Power & Electrification teams. A strong pipeline provides long-term stability and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with extensive HV primary design experience across Transmission, Distribution or Substation infrastructure.
• Technical and project delivery capability, with the ability to lead complex design work, provide technical guidance and remain hands on. Earthing design expertise is highly regarded.
• You'll likely be operating as a Principal Primary Engineer, Lead Primary Engineer or experienced Senior Primary Engineer and looking for greater technical influence without moving away from engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV primary design and technical delivery across Transmission and Distribution Substations, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage projects.
• Provide technical leadership across complex design challenges, engineering standards and project delivery while reviewing and guiding the work of developing engineers.
• Work directly with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary engineering teams while remaining technically involved across primary systems and, where applicable, earthing design.

Job description

HRG Recruitment is looking for a Principal Primary Engineer for HV Substation Design in Australia, with Sydney or Melbourne work locations. The role leads HV primary design across a national portfolio spanning substations, renewables and energy storage, while staying hands-on and guiding the technical direction.

You will mentor developing engineers, shape design standards and collaborate across Power & Electrification teams. A strong pipeline provides long-term stability and growth opportunities.