Senior Substation Communications & Networking Engineer

Acciona S.A; Mudgee; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Camp housing

Job summary

ACCIONA invites applications for a Commissioning Engineer – Communication & Networking to support the Central West Orana Transmission Project in Australia. The role tests, commissions, and integrates 500 kV substations communications networks and SAS interfaces, ensuring cyber security and redundancy are validated before energisation.

The successful candidate will bring 5–10 years in EHV substation commissioning, strong IEC 61850 experience, and a background in greenfield renewables integration,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of commissioning experience in EHV substations.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with a focus on digital substations.
• Experience with IEC 61850 digital substations and EMS/SCADA integration.
• Experience with greenfield transmission and renewable integration projects.
• Ability to work in camp-based rosters in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Commission and troubleshoot substation communication systems for 500 kV transmission substations.
• Verify installation and configuration of fibre optic communication networks.
• Perform end-to-end testing of communication links between substations and control centres.
• Commission telecommunication equipment including: SDH/SONET Multiplexers, MPLS-TP Networks, IP/MPLS Routers, Ethernet Switches, Microwave Systems, Optical Transmission Systems
• Validate communication redundancy schemes and network availability requirements.
• Configure and test IEC 61850 communication networks.
• Verify GOOSE messaging functionality.
• Perform Sampled Value communication testing where applicable.
• Test station bus and process bus architecture.
• Support SAS integration and interoperability testing among multi-vendor IEDs.
• Verify network performance and bandwidth utilisation.
• Conduct cybersecurity validation in accordance with project and utility requirements.
• Verify firewall configurations and network segmentation.
• Support implementation of IEC 62351 and utility cybersecurity standards.

Skills

EHV substation commissioning

IEC 61850

Network/Control Centre integration

Testing & troubleshooting

Cybersecurity validation

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering (digital substation commissioning)

Tools

EMS/SCADA software

MPLS-TP / IP/MPLS

SDH/SONET Multiplexers

Job description

ACCIONA invites applications for a Commissioning Engineer – Communication & Networking to support the Central West Orana Transmission Project in Australia. The role tests, commissions, and integrates 500 kV substations communications networks and SAS interfaces, ensuring cyber security and redundancy are validated before energisation.

The successful candidate will bring 5–10 years in EHV substation commissioning, strong IEC 61850 experience, and a background in greenfield renewables integration,