Senior & Principal HV Electrical Engineers — Power & Energy

HRG Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HRG Recruitment is seeking Senior and Principal Electrical Engineers to join Australia's HV power and energy infrastructure sectors across Sydney and Melbourne. These roles offer senior design, leadership, and potential Technical Director career paths with multiple employer opportunities.

You'll work on HV substations, protection, grid connections, renewables, BESS and data centres, retaining hands-on design authority while guiding project delivery and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Background in HV electrical engineering, primary or secondary design, protection, grid connections or power infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead HV primary designs covering equipment layouts, clearances, earthing, switchyards and design assurance.
• Work across protection and control, secondary design, substation automation and associated HV systems.
• Support renewable energy, BESS, transmission and data centre projects through design, technical delivery and engineering leadership.

Job description

HRG Recruitment is seeking Senior and Principal Electrical Engineers to join Australia's HV power and energy infrastructure sectors across Sydney and Melbourne. These roles offer senior design, leadership, and potential Technical Director career paths with multiple employer opportunities.

You'll work on HV substations, protection, grid connections, renewables, BESS and data centres, retaining hands-on design authority while guiding project delivery and mentorship.