Protection Engineer – HV Transmission & Distribution

About the role

We are seeking a Protection Engineer to join our growing engineering team delivering major electricity infrastructure projects across Australia. The role involves designing protection and control solutions for high‑voltage transmission, distribution and renewable energy networks, working closely with multidisciplinary teams from concept through detailed design.

Key responsibilities

• Develop protection and control designs for HV transmission and distribution substations.
• Perform protection relay setting calculations, coordination studies and fault level/short‑circuit analysis.
• Prepare protection philosophies, settings reports and technical documentation.
• Design secondary systems including AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, interlocking and control circuits.
• Review vendor documentation to ensure compliance with project specifications.
• Coordinate with primary, civil and commissioning teams throughout project delivery.
• Interface with network service providers, clients and equipment manufacturers.
• Provide technical support during testing, commissioning and energisation activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in protection engineering within electricity transmission, distribution or renewable energy sectors.
• Strong understanding of HV protection principles and relay applications.
• Familiarity with Australian utility standards and network service provider requirements.

Required skills

• ETAP or PowerFactory (or equivalent) protection study software.
• Protection relay configuration – SEL, Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric.
• HV protection scheme design and relay setting calculations.
• Fault level and short‑circuit analysis.
• Coordination studies for protection systems.