Senior Transmission Protection & Control Engineer - Hybrid

Jacobs; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Senior Secondary Engineer to drive secondary and protection engineering on transmission and distribution projects up to 500kV in New Zealand. You will work across the NZ/APAC region, delivering design deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior engineers.

You’ll apply IEC 61850 standards, contribute to client engagement, and help deliver technical excellence within a collaborative, global network.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in secondary systems, protection and control engineering within the transmission and/or distribution sector.
• Experience developing designs for high‑voltage substations and power system projects.
• Expertise in protection schemes, relay coordination studies, protection settings and fault analysis.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation control and communication systems.
• Experience producing, checking and reviewing engineering deliverables and participating in formal design reviews.
• Experience leading engineering packages, coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders and supporting project delivery outcomes.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for mentoring and developing junior engineers

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver secondary, protection and control engineering packages across transmission and distribution projects up to 500kV.
• Develop and review protection, metering and control schemes, including relay coordination studies, protection settings and logic configurations.
• Prepare and review detailed engineering deliverables including single line diagrams, panel layouts, interface schedules, I/O lists, interlocking and inter-tripping schemes.
• Apply IEC 61850 and modern substation communication systems to project solutions.
• Act as lead engineer (or as support engineer on more complex projects), ensuring delivery to technical, schedule and budget requirements.
• Contribute to proposals, estimates and client engagement activities to support growth.

Skills

Secondary systems

Protection & control

Relay coordination

IEC 61850 knowledge

Lead engineer

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an experienced Senior Secondary Engineer to drive secondary and protection engineering on transmission and distribution projects up to 500kV in New Zealand. You will work across the NZ/APAC region, delivering design deliverables, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and mentoring junior engineers.

You’ll apply IEC 61850 standards, contribute to client engagement, and help deliver technical excellence within a collaborative, global network.