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Principal Engineer Digital Grid - Hybrid WFH

Endeavour Energy
Parramatta, NSW
A$201,000 p/a + bonus
Engineering → Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Full-time
Hybrid

Posted 11 days ago


Work options: Hybrid

There’s never been a better time to be in energy. And there’s never been a more exciting time to be at Endeavour Energy.

More than 2.7 million people across New South Wales rely on us every day for the supply of safe and reliable power to their homes and businesses. We employ more than 1,700 people across our catchment, making us one of the largest employers in Sydney’s Greater West.

To work with us in this role, you don’t need to have any energy experience. We need talented people who are ready for challenge and growth and value a sense of care and belonging. Why? Because our vision is to lead the way with smarter energy solutions. Play your part in helping us to put the customer first and transition to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future for us all.For further information, please contact recruitment@endeavourenergy.com.au

About the role

In this role you will be responsible for overseeing all technical engineering aspects related to the design, implementation, and operation of digital grid solutions to enhance outage management, optimise network operations, and enable efficient two-way energy flows. This position focuses on providing technical advice and expertise in power engineering to develop innovative technology solutions to address complex challenges in network operations during the energy transition.

Key Accountabilities
  • Manage the technical engineering aspects in the development and implementation of strategic digital grid initiatives and projects to enhance outage management, optimise network operations, and enable efficient two-way energy flows.
  • Develop strategies to harness technology to solve complex network operation challenges and optimise business processes through automation.
  • Continuously monitor industry trends and technology advancements to identify opportunities for innovation. Support the development of business cases for these opportunities using a data-driven approach and factual evidence to substantiate the potential benefits and value.
  • Embrace customer-centric mindset in the delivery of technologies and capabilities to meet shifting expectations and create new value propositions.
  • Provide exceptional technical advice through in-depth technical analysis and thorough research to empower informed decision making.
  • Lead the creation of technical /contract specifications, standards, procedures, inspection plans and training materials for digital grid systems.
  • Engage, influence, and collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure the successful adoption of new technology solutions.
  • Cultivate a positive learning environment by actively training, mentoring, and coaching team members while sharing technical knowledge across the organisation and the broader industry.
  • Integrate global best practices in solution design, business processes, project execution, and operations while making commercially sound business decisions.
  • Identify specific data requirements for implementing digital grid systems and support development of relevant data and model management standards and processes.
  • Establish and enforce quality assurance processes to ensure that solutions meet or exceed stability, reliability, performance, and security requirements.
  • Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry standards, regulations, cybersecurity requirements and best practices to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements.

Qualifications, Certifications and Licences
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • C Vehicle licence up to 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass (GVM)
Skills and Experience
  • Significant experience in a similar professional role in Energy/Electrical or Utilities Industries.
  • Proven business or technical work experience in one or more of the following digital grid focus areas: DMS, EMS, DERMS.
  • Experience in transforming data into strategic business projects and insights.
  • Significant experience and ability to influence and engage stakeholders to provide innovative strategies and solutions.

For further information, please contact recruitment@endeavourenergy.com.au

Applications close - 19 March 2025

When we power together, we can achieve so much more.

At Endeavour Energy, having a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us better, safer, and stronger. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels safe, motivated, valued, included and respected.

Endeavour Energy is a critical infrastructure organisation and performs various background checks to evaluate the suitability of an applicant before making an employment offer to ensure the security and protection of its assets.


About Endeavour Energy

Kings Park, NSW, Australia
Mining, Resources & Energy
1001-5000 employees

We're a safety-focused and customer-centred business determined to be the best-performing network in Australia.

Servicing over 2.7 million across Sydney’s Greater West, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands, Illawarra & the South Coast of NSW.

We are transitioning from a ‘poles and wires’ business to a distributed system operator. We’re working with customers, stakeholders and regulators to deliver a clean energy future where smart meters, batteries and solar enable customers to generate, store and sell back electricity into the grid.

Our people are proud to efficiently provide affordable, safe, reliable, and sustainable electricity to our communities.

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