Protection & Control Engineer

POWERCOR AUSTRALIA Ltd

Melbourne, VIC, AU
On-site
Protection and control design
Substation projects
Iec61850 & scada implementation
As an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer (Secondary), you’ll play a key leadership role within our Network Services team, providing expert engineering guidance across the scoping, design, and estimation of substation projects

Job Summary

  • As an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer (Secondary), you’ll play a key leadership role within our Network Services team, providing expert engineering guidance across the scoping, design, and estimation of substation projects.
  • Your influence will be key to delivering successful projects and achieving strong business outcomes, shaping the technical capability of the Secondary Design team and elevating best‑practice approaches.
  • We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow, with benefits including hybrid work options, purchased leave, and career development opportunities.

Matching Summary

As an experienced Protection and Control Design Engineer (Secondary), you’ll play a key leadership role within our Network Services team, providing expert engineering guidance across the scoping, design, and estimation of substation projects.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Protection and control design
  • Substation projects
  • IEC61850 & SCADA implementation
  • Fault current analysis
  • Electrical utility industry design
  • Protection relay specification and configuration

Nice-to-have

  • Technical leadership
  • Innovative design practices
  • Agile mindset
  • Collaborative team development

Key Requirements

  • 10 years of experience in the power industry
  • 2 years in a technical leadership capacity
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or NER Accreditation
  • RPEV Accreditation

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