Senior HV Substation & Protection Design Engineer

KBR Technical Services; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Secondary and Protection Design Engineer to join our national Power team in Melbourne. You will lead high‑voltage secondary design for substations, integrating protection, SCADA and control systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the country.

You will mentor engineers, support bids and proposals, and ensure design quality and standards compliance, contributing to iconic transport projects in Melbourne and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Washington Accord) or recognized equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer/CPEng/RPEQ/RPEV or ability to attain.
• Proven consulting/design experience delivering for Transport clients.
• Proven experience leading teams on complex projects.
• Strong technical depth in protection and control design; AC/DC systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV substation secondary design, incl. protection, control, SCADA, and AC/DC systems (1kV-132kV+).
• Undertake protection coordination, load flow, short-circuit analysis, arc flash assessments.
• Develop protection drawings, SLDs, schematics, wiring diagrams and control logic.
• Size CT/VT, burden calculations and prepare relay settings reports.
• Select protection relays and develop project specifications.
• Collaborate with Primary, SCADA, E&B and delivery teams on integrated designs.
• Mentor junior engineers and support proposals and bids.
• Lead design QA and standards compliance.

Skills

Protection & control design

Team leadership

Client-facing

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Washington Accord)

Chartered Engineer / CPEng / RPEQ / RPEV

MTM Accreditation (Designer/Checker)

Tools

Protection relays (SEL, GE, ABB, Schneider)

DNSPs/TNSPs familiarity

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Secondary and Protection Design Engineer to join our national Power team in Melbourne. You will lead high‑voltage secondary design for substations, integrating protection, SCADA and control systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the country.

You will mentor engineers, support bids and proposals, and ensure design quality and standards compliance, contributing to iconic transport projects in Melbourne and beyond.