Job Description

ACOR is an Australia-wide and employee-owned engineering consulting firm, offering a full range of specialist engineering services across multiple sectors. We have a proven track record for the successful delivery of large-scale multi-discipline projects, as well as smaller niche assignments. Our client’s needs are at the core of everything we do – their success is our success.

We’re proud of our workplace culture, and we reward and recognise our people who best represent our company values of excellence, passion, caring, integrity, collaboration and courage

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior HV & Power Systems Engineer to join us in a national capacity. This role will see you providing HV systems modelling, protection studies, earthing designs and technical advice/designs for private HV networks, solar farms and battery energy storage systems.

The purpose of this role is to provide competent technical support in relation to the design, documentation and contract administration of HV and Power Systems engineering projects including: Energy infrastructure such as HV network design, HV distribution systems, protection settings studies, grid connection studies and earthing designs.

Responsibilities:

• Work with and contribute to a national team of HV and Power Systems Engineers to deliver superior project outcomes
• Undertake power system studies including grid connection, enhance transient analysis, load flow, protection settings and earthing studies
• Providing technical support for HV and Power Systems project work as required
• Preparing documentation for standards, procedures, safe working practices and monitoring regimes in respect of work on or around electrical engineering projects
• Liaising with other department engineers and drafters to ensure project goals are met
• Participating in technical reviews of procurement and construction contract packages
• Managing costs associated with allocated project work

Skills and experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent, recognised by Engineers Australia (Cpeng highly regarded)
• Extensive experience working within an engineering consultancy or equivalent
• Previous experience with HV modelling packages such ETAP, Digsilent Power Factory, SKM Power tools for windows or similar.
• Previous experience in Earthing design and simulation software such as CDEGS
• Strong collaboration and project coordination with ability to drive successful project outcomes
• Strong experience in the built environment and social infrastructure sectors
• High level of project management and technical ability across within the electrical discipline

ACOR is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This role can be based in our Sydney, Melbourne, or Canberra offices.

To be eligible for this role you must be an Australian Citizen to be able to gain defence clearance.

ACOR will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.