Electrical Substation Engineer

Aurecon Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Group is seeking an Electrical Substation Engineer for our Transmission and Distribution team in New Zealand. You will contribute to major substation, transmission and energy projects across New Zealand and Australia, delivering design calculations, reports and documentation with senior guidance.

Join a collaborative team focused on complex infrastructure, client engagement, and developing your technical and design-review capabilities within a leading engineering consultancy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or power systems.
• Around 3–4 years of practical HV substation design experience.
• Experience with cable sizing, busbar sizing, secondary & controls, protection, and layouts.
• Familiarity with IEC, IEEE and AS/NZS standards.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to major substation refurbishments and new-build projects.
• Prepare design calculations, reports, specs and design documentation with senior guidance.
• Coordinate with drafters and perform initial quality checks.
• Gain exposure to Australian energy infrastructure and data centre projects.
• Build technical, design review and client-facing capabilities.

Skills

HV substation design

Cable sizing

Busbar sizing

Secondary & controls

Protection

Substation layouts

IEC/IEEE/AS/NZS standards

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

Electrical Substation Engineer - Transmission and Distribution

At Aurecon, we are optimistic about the future. We are thinkers, solvers, and collaborators who work with our clients to deliver the infrastructure and assets that strengthen communities and create a sustainable future.

What you’ll do

As an Electrical Substation Engineer in our Transmission and Distribution team, you’ll contribute to projects and programs that make a real difference and be part of a team that embraces challenges, welcomes diverse ideas, and engineer solutions with people and outcomes in mind.

Join a team delivering some of the most significant substation, transmission and energy infrastructure projects across New Zealand and Australia, with opportunities spanning grid infrastructure, major industrial developments and data centres.

• Contribute to major substation refurbishment and new-build projects across New Zealand
• Prepare design calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation with senior guidance
• Coordinate with drafters and complete initial quality checks
• Gain exposure to Australian energy infrastructure and data centre projects
• Build your technical, design review and client-facing capability

What you’ll bring

• Relevant electrical engineering qualifications (bachelor’s degree in electrical, Power systems, etc.)
• Around three to four years’ practical high voltage substation design experience in either Primary, secondary or Protection design.
• Experience with cable sizing, busbar sizing, secondary & controls, Protection, and substation layouts
• Familiarity with relevant IEC, IEEE and AS/NZS standards
• The ability to deliver quality work with direction, without requiring day-to-day supervision

How we support your growth

We believe your career should be a rewarding adventure. You will tackle some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges, in an environment that supports your ambitions, where we hold ourselves, and each other, to the highest standards. Recognised by the AFR as a Best Place to Work in 2026, we embrace diverse perspectives, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact.

Who we are

We are an engineering consultancy with more than 6,000 people across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Asia. We believe the world needs people who can engineer possibilities; people who can create infrastructure that makes life better for people and the planet. That is why we are here - to bring ideas to life, the Aurecon way.

We value diverse experiences.

Our hiring decisions are made by people, not AI.

Te whakata i ngā whakaaro | Breathing life into our ideas, thoughts, views

Kia māia, kia kaha, mahi tahi | Be bold, be strong, work as one