Job Description

We bring the energy!

Through purpose and people - not just through the infrastructure we operate, but through the way we show up for each other, our customers’ and our communities. The future of energy is in our hands. Let’s shape it together.

Motivated by complex delivery — this is where you can grow your impact and work on a variety of critical brownfield and greenfield substations and distribution lines projects.

We’re entering an exciting phase of growth, and we’re looking for a Lead Civil/Structural Engineer to help us lead the way. This role will see you participating in an engineering team who provide technical expertise across the Projects portfolio. You and the team will work with internal / external stakeholders and Design Delivery Partners and Construction Delivery Partners to ensure projects are delivered in a cost-efficient way and to high standards of quality.

This role is based in Southbank and is part of our Engineering Solutions team within our Development Engineering line of business.

What you’ll be doing in this role:

• Develop and/or review scopes, review detailed design and installation scope of works
• Provide technical support into Customer and Company initiated projects across AusNet’s Electricity distribution networks
• Apply technical engineering knowledge to ensure efficient solutions can be reached on complex design projects
• Provide input into Civil and Structural designs and provide technical engineering advice for brownfield and greenfield substation and lines projects
• Provide technical input into staging, constructability, operability and maintainability (COM) and safety in design reviews
• Work closely with specialist engineers including Primary/Secondary and Lines teams and design partners to identify opportunities to develop new or improved standards
• Simplify complex engineering analysis for non-engineers (e.g. summarising key decision-making during scoping and delivery of detailed design)
• Support the Engineering Solutions management team by providing mentoring, informal training and support to other engineers
• Take ownership of process improvement initiatives, specification and standard improvements and develop new methods where necessary

You don’t need to check every box, however we’re looking for a good combination of:

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering (preferably with Structural Engineering experience)
• Extensive experience working in Utilities, in the capacity of civil engineering design or delivering substations projects
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles and application of engineering principals
• Demonstrated ability to develop, coach, mentor, empower and support colleagues and team members
• Proven capability in development of concepts and/or delivery of designs

The AusNet experience is all about…

• Growing your impact We’ll support you to build your career through real opportunities and strong connections.

• Solving some of the most complex energy challenges of our timeWe love unpacking complex challenges in clever ways and looking at things differently.

• Building an energy future to be proud of: We’re a trusted leader, with deep expertise, driven to do what’s right for our communities and customers.

We’re committed to building an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We believe different perspectives are essential to our success, and we encourage all applicants to apply. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we're happy to discuss how we can support you.

At AusNet, we bring the energy! Ready to make your impact? Apply now!

We will not be engaging with Recruitment agencies for this role, so please apply directly.