The Principal Primary Engineer leads the design and delivery of high-voltage primary and substation projects, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and support across an established team of engineers and specialists in Australia and New Zealand.
Locations (3)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia, Australia
New Zealand, New Zealand
Responsibilities
Lead the development and review of primary system designs including layouts, equipment selection, earthing systems, and related design requirements.
Act as a subject matter expert for substation primary engineering and design within project teams to support project design and delivery excellence.
Ensure technical verification tasks are completed, working within AECOM’s technical standards and processes, as well as meeting the relevant regulations and client requirements.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including protection, control, civil, and secondary systems engineers including with offshore and remotely based design teams.
Support project delivery excellence, with the ability to lead across multiple projects of different scope, scale, client types, timeframes and commercial requirements.
The Electrical Engineer with technical authority is responsible for the design, procurement, construction oversight, and commissioning of all High Voltage (HV) distribution infrastructure (typically > 33 kV) and Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substations across the industrial site and grid connection points.
Responsibilities
Lead the conceptual and detailed design of HV distribution networks, including overhead lines, underground cable routes, and utility interconnections.
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all aspects of GIS (Gas-Insulated Switchgear) substation design, specifying layouts, bay configurations, equipment ratings, and primary component integration.
Conduct advanced analysis and design for insulation coordination, transient overvoltage protection, and comprehensive substation grounding grid systems.
Perform rigorous power system studies using industry-standard software, focusing on dynamic stability, transient analysis, short-circuit contribution, and developing complex protection relay settings for HV infrastructure.
Develop detailed technical specifications for major GIS, power transformers, circuit breakers, and protection relays.
Lead complex power system consultancy projects, act as technical authority, develop client solutions, mentor consultants, and grow RINA's Power Systems capability in the UK and internationally.
Locations (4)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Leatherhead, England, United Kingdom
Chippenham, England, United Kingdom
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Responsibilities
Lead complex power system consultancy projects from proposal to close-out
Act as technical lead for load flow, reactive compensation, short-circuit, fault level, voltage and frequency stability, RMS dynamics, electromagnetic transients, power quality, filter design, transient overvoltage, insulation coordination, converter control interactions, protection coordination and arc-flash studies
Support advanced electrical system modeling, analysis, and project coordination across utility and infrastructure projects.
Compensation
Salary: $90,000 – $120,000 (based on experience)
Responsibilities
Perform electrical system modeling and analysis across core studies including ampacity, short circuit, reactive analysis, and AC losses.
Develop and expand capabilities in advanced studies such as harmonics, arc flash, grounding modeling, insulation coordination, and equivalent impedance calculations.
Prepare study reports, perform self-QC, and review project inputs, standards, and client requirements.
Apply a strong understanding of system inputs and their impact on modeling outcomes, especially in complex scenarios.
Coordinate with studies and design teams to align project requirements, inputs, and deliverables.
Lead grid connection and grid-code compliance assignments for onshore and offshore renewables, battery energy storage, conventional generation, data centres, industrial users and network operators
Provide hands-on technical leadership using DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, PSS®E, ETAP or equivalent tools
Review and assure study models, calculations, methodologies, technical reports and proposals
Requirements
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or a closely related discipline
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