Principal Transmission Lines / Underground Cables Engineer
JD Ross Energy have partnered with a leading leading provider of engineering solutions for utility and renewable power projects and contribute to the global energy transition and decarbonization efforts while advancing your career and leading a team in a rapidly growing consultancy.

This is a full-time role for a Principal Transmission Lines Engineer (Electrical) based in Sydney, Perth or Adelaide.

Role Overview

• As a Principal Transmission Lines Engineer you will be leading the lines engineering team.
• You will oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of transmission line projects.
• Tasks will include technical support, troubleshooting, communication with various stakeholders, and networking within the industry.
  Provide senior leadership and strategic direction for large, multi-disciplinary projects up to 500kv. The successful candidate will deliver technical support and professional guidance throughout all project phases, including feasibility studies, conceptualization, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and post-construction activities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical and design management for underground cables and Transmission Lines
• Act as Technical lead to the lines team and continue to help the growth of the business
• Develop methodologies and schedules for underground cable projects
• Prepare and review option analysis report
• Prepare procurement specification and technical evaluation reports
• Perform root cause analysis task for underground cable failure incidents
• Create and verify detailed design drawings.
• Estimate and prepare multidiscipline tenders and proposals.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders

Technical Requirements

• CPENG qualification
• Advanced understanding of Underground Cables Design and proficiency with specialist software such as CYMCAP.
• Experience and knowledge of overhead HV Transmission Lines
• Delivering project cable system design requirements
• Knowledge of current ratings as per Australian Standards
• Forced ventilation design for cable tunnels
• Impressed voltage calculations
• Emergency, Cyclic & Short-term overload ratings
• Cable crossing ratings
• Producing Bonding diagrams
• Cable pulling and laying design

Experience

• Technical Support and Troubleshooting skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Mechanical or Civil & Structural Engineering
• Practical understanding of tower design from inception to mass fabrication
• Proven knowledge of Australian, ASCE, BSEN and IEC industry standards and regulations.
• You must have proven experience of building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders
• Project experience on utility scale projects

Why Apply?
You will be joining an established team learning from the best and working on an impressive project pipeline. This is brilliant opportunity to join a consultancy at a huge period of growth. This role can be based in Perth, Adelaide or Sydney and offers hybrid work. My client is also willing to sponsor candidates based in Australia.

If you think you could be a good fit, we would love to hear from you! If you have any further questions or want a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Amy at [email protected]