• $135,140-$159,993 base salary + 15.5% Super
• Based out of our Wallsend location
• A fortnightly Rostered Day Off (RDO) in support of work life balance

Just imagine a future where households and businesses can generate their own energy and sell it back to the grid, ultimately connecting communities and empowering lives. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?

Ausgrid is on an exciting transformation journey and now is the time to be a part of something big. We are proud to service Australia’s east coast as a leading business in energy distribution, delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to more than 1.8 million homes – that’s over four million Australians relying on us every day.

We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safely, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. Our values are not just initiatives driven by leaders; they define the way we work.

Meet our team!

In a world where you spend more hours a week with your colleagues than your family, it is important to love the team you are in. Energise your career as part of the Transmission Substations North team at Ausgrid!

Joining our dynamic Transmission Substations North team, you will provide support in the operation, maintenance and commissioning of zone and sub-transmission substations and intelligent distribution assets in the Hunter and Central Coast areas.

Your new role

Join us to support and optimise the performance and reliability of the organisations network.

Reporting to the Operational Engineering Manager, the successful candidate will provide support in the operation, maintenance and commissioning of zone and sub-transmission substations and intelligent distribution assets.

Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Project management of zone and sub-transmission construction/replacement works meeting time cost & quality constraints.
• Review and setting of 11kV protection systems
• Commissioning and engineering support for field-based crews in protection, voltage regulation and telecontrol systems
• Perform project design / engineering scoping & development, including section labour estimates and timelines, to meet project outcomes as specified in Client Briefs.
• Provide design and engineering support through project construction and operational phases.

Spark our interest!

Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but we also take into consideration your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.

Energise us through your skills and qualifications in:

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Electrical) giving entitlement to full membership of Engineers Australia.
• Well developed knowledge of the electrical distribution and sub-transmission system covering the design, construction, maintenance and operation of substations with particular focus in substation secondary and high voltage systems.
• Experience in the application of electrical design principles particularly in the field of substation and equipment layout and high voltage systems. This includes sound knowledge of relevant Australian and industry standards.
• Superior conceptual and analytical skills with the demonstrated ability to problem solve and document solutions.
• Ability to form and participate in cross and multi-functional teams focused on problem solving, innovation and project execution.
• Able to interpret design drawings from other disciplines such as Civil, Structural and Secondary Systems.
• Experience in studies, investigations, reporting, analysis and / or risk assessment relevant to the electrical network.

Grow with Ausgrid

To continue building on our rich heritage, we actively invest in our people’s development through secondments, onsite training, mentoring circles, e-learning, Australian Graduate School of Management programs (UNSW) and study assistance. It is through our investment in our people that the average tenure across the business is 14 years and our current turnover is sitting at a market competitive rate of just 3.9%.

Ausgrid perks

Revel in more than just a competitive salary! Our employees enjoy a dynamic range of market leading support and safety services, wellbeing programs, corporate discounts, and flexibility arrangement in many forms.

Our people are paramount to the continued success of Ausgrid, therefore celebrating great work is important to us! It’s not just the big wins that count, we have provided our employees the opportunity to applaud peer successes daily through our Amped Recognition Program. But let’s not forget the major milestones! For those ready to exceed expectations, anticipate a nomination for a CEO award at our formal end of year Award gala.

Belonging at Ausgrid

To deliver the best possible service to our customers we strive towards a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Ausgrid is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQI+ community and Indigenous Australians.

If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, we want to hear from you.