Senior Substation Engineer

Senior Substation Engineer – Permanent Full Time – Perth CBD

We're looking for a passionate and driven Senior Substation Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering innovative, high-quality substation engineering and design solutions that keep the lights on across Western Australia.

Step into a role where your deep technical expertise, industry experience, and problem-solving skills will be valued and trusted from day one. You'll take the lead on complex design projects, working independently and collaboratively to deliver safe, efficient, and future-ready energy infrastructure.

Your Role in Action  

• Required to work as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, responsible for the detail design and drafting work associated with assigned substation projects
• Required to apply extensive skills, knowledge and experience to complete complex assigned tasks to relevant standards, considering task performance requirements, task management and contingency management
• Take responsibility for projects requiring experienced professional know-how, with little immediate direction. This may require research to determine design information and undertaking a degree of original design for a specific project
• Prepare, without supervision, detail design arrangements and drawings for assigned projects
• Prepare, without supervision, plant specifications and take responsibility for contract award activities of assigned work
• Provide extensive mentoring and coaching on substation design both within and to the wider Western Power community
• Responsible for detail design/drafting related standard development and process improvements to achieve optimal service delivery and safety initiatives
• Proactively assesses and communicate risks, where decisions have a potential impact on others and actively seek and drive solutions to execution.

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Tertiary qualification in the relevant Engineering Discipline, recognised by Engineers Australia as satisfying the academic requirements for appointment as a Charted Professional Engineer
• Be registered as a “Member” of Engineers Australia
• Extensive technical engineering experience in a network business associated with the design and construction of substations.
• At least 10 years of extensive engineering experience in a utility networks design business.
• Sound working knowledge of other disciplines associated with substation design, including protection settings, SCADA and communications
• Sound working knowledge of substation construction and commissioning practices
• An understanding of risk and compliance management and its application in the business

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.

Applications close on 5th June 2025 

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Find out more about our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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