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Senior Secondary Engineer (Protection, Control and Automation)

Melbourne Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
This role involves providing specialized expertise in Protection, Control & Automation within the Asset Management team, including technical decision-making and project initiation. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of engineering experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to develop strategic asset management plans.
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  • Opportunity to work on innovative projects
  • Contribute to sustainable energy solutions that shape the future of communities.

About Our Client

The client is a leading provider of essential infrastructure services, operating across multiple regulated networks including electricity distribution, gas distribution, and statewide electricity transmission. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the client plays a key role in meeting the evolving energy needs of Australian communities while advancing towards a more efficient and green energy future.

Job Description

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Providing technical expertise associated with protection relays, field devices, control devices, and auxiliary systems.
  • Providing expert input into asset management strategies and philosophies.
  • Providing expert input into protection, control, and automation device and scheme performance and technical specifications.
  • Providing expert input into the development of equipment standards.
  • Contributing towards maintenance policy/practices.
  • Initiating projects (developing concepts, preparing business cases, and project handover documentation).
  • Supporting the implementation of asset management and asset replacement initiatives.
  • Supporting Network Operations to achieve annual capital and operational works plans.
  • Assessing and reviewing the condition of installed protection, control, and automation assets.
  • Reviewing/auditing and maintaining asset-related databases.
  • Investigating and analyzing equipment failures or problems, drafting reports, creating remedial actions.
  • Making technical decisions in relation to protection, control, and automation schemes and devices.
  • Approving relevant technical documentation.
  • Participating in regulator and internal audits as required.
  • Providing support for emergency response events, as required.



Measures of SuccessWholly accountable metrics:

  • 100% Delivery of capex and opex works programs approvals for protection, control, and automation devices from year to year.
  • All protection, control, and automation devices documentation kept current from year to year.
  • Incident and failure investigations are completed within required timeframes to the required quality.
  • Audit and investigations actions are completed within the required timeframes.
  • Technical and operational support provided in required timeframes.



Shared metrics:

  • Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (RIFR) targets.
  • Mission Zero conversation targets.
  • Customer service and SLA targets.
  • Reliability targets, including USAIDI, USAIFI, and MAIFI.
  • STPIS targets.
  • Adherence to corporate values.
  • Collective Asset Management outcomes.

The Successful Applicant

  • Degree qualified in Engineering.
  • 5+ years of engineering/asset management experience.
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety outcomes.
  • Understanding of Asset Management leading practices, frameworks, and relevant standards.
  • Understanding of relevant Regulatory frameworks and legislation.
  • Understanding of relevant Australian and International standards and industry codes of practice.
  • Ability to lead and coordinate failure and incident investigations.
  • Ability to connect with organizational strategy and identify what is required at a tactical level to achieve it.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing strategic asset management plans, preferably in a regulated environment.
  • In-depth knowledge of distribution system components, equipment, and technologies, with a focus on protection, control, and automation devices and emerging trends and innovations.
  • Knowledge of relevant software packages used for analysis and design of protection and control schemes - e.g., specific relay software, DigSilent.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data-driven insights to inform decision-making and optimize asset performance.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
  • An advanced level of reasoning skills and engineering judgment.



What's on Offer

Career Development

Competitive salary

Cutting-edge projects that will shape the future of energy infrastructure.

Contact
Rhys Shelley
Quote job ref
JN-072024-6490507
Phone number
+(61) 416092204

Job summary

Function
Mining, Energy & Resources
Specialisation
Engineering - Electrical
What is your industry?
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Melbourne
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Rhys Shelley
Consultant phone
+(61) 416092204
Job Reference
JN-072024-6490507
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

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