Project Engineer

• Provide technical support on customer & company-initiated projects on our Electricity distribution network
• Exciting & important projects > new lines > renewable connections > asset replacement & augmentation
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment

At AusNet, we play a key role in the clean energy transition and in providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

We are going through an exciting period of growth and with that we have a great opportunity for a Project Engineer to join us! This role will see you developing front end engineering solutions and/or delivering detailed designs for substations and lines projects across the Projects portfolio.

This role will see you developing front end engineering solutions and/or delivering detailed designs for substations and lines projects across the Projects portfolio.

You will work with internal stakeholders, and Design and Installation Service Providers to ensure projects are delivered in a cost-efficient way and to high standards of quality.

With a hybrid split (Office/WFH)), this role is based in Southbank, Melbourne and is part of our Engineering Solutions team within our Distribution line of business.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Apply technical engineering knowledge to ensure efficient solutions can be reached on complex design projects
• Develop scopes, conceptual designs for Customer and Company initiated projects.
• Provide technical input into staging, constructability, operability and maintainability (COM) and safety in design reviews
• Identify opportunities to develop new, and update existing engineering standards
• Contribute to the development of scopes and estimates for Distribution network projects ensuring cost effective and constructible business cases can be delivered
• Contribute to the timely delivery of design projects working closely with internal stakeholders and external Design Service Providers

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

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Detailed technical knowledge and understanding of distribution networks including distribution substations and lines (22kV and 66kV).
• Ability to simplify complex engineering analysis for non-engineers (e.g. summarising key decision-making during delivery of detailed design)
• Detailed understanding of project lifecycles and application of engineering principals with design and construction knowledge
• Experience working in substation or lines engineering, project delivery and/or design role
• Substation design experience (Primary &/or Secondary), having worked on Zone-Substation/Terminal station augmentation projects ranging from 22kV and above, highly advantageous

A real place to belong.

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.