Commissioning Engineer for Renewable Energy Transmission Project

About the role

The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone Transmission Project is seeking a dedicated Commissioning Engineer to join the Energy Hubs and Substations team. You will ensure new high‑capacity transmission lines and substations are tested, commissioned and ready for energisation.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct thorough testing of electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers, protection relays and control systems.
• Prepare, review and maintain commissioning documents, test procedures, reports and inspection checklists.
• Collaborate with designers, contractors and client representatives to align and execute commissioning tasks.
• Identify and resolve issues during commissioning, including troubleshooting equipment malfunctions.
• Perform site acceptance tests and commission systems for energisation.
• Implement communications scheme – program router, firewalls and network switches – to connect substations to control rooms.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in electrical commissioning or substation projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical codes, safety regulations and high‑voltage equipment.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail for troubleshooting and compliance.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with protection relays and secondary systems (CTs, VTs, CVTs, PIU).
• Experience with routers, switches and IEC 61850 communication protocols.
• Secondary injection testing and writing test plans (ITPs).
• Familiarity with SCADA integration.