Principal Engineer – Substation Secondary Design

Principal Engineer – Substation Secondary Design

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

Working within our Design & Engineering teams, you'll create some of the world’s most iconic and ground-breaking structures and spaces that transform the world around us, from making journeys easier to opening up public places that bring people together. 

The role sits within our Resilience Global Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.

Role Accountabilities

• Preparing and reviewing engineering deliverables including complex reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages with Arcadis Australia Renewables & Substations Team.
• Prepare documented design package for the appropriate submission stage of the project, applying engineering knowledge, techniques, tools, and complying with codes and standards.
• Taking responsibility for the preparation of detailed engineering documentation and leading the engineering effort for project including providing technical and performance oversight for members of the team.
• To manage selected projects, project task/responsibilities as assigned, and/or design processes (or parts of projects) to meet agreed budget, quality and timeframe targets.
• Conduct internal review and quality checks of engineering drawings, calculations, reports, and other deliverables to ensure compliance with the project's requirements and delivering the fully documented package to meet Client objectives and Arcadis quality system requirements.
• HV transmission and distribution substations secondary systems electrical design: protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedule, protection and control room layout, IED selection.
• Conducting protection coordination study and developing tripping schemes. 
• Leading interdisciplinary coordination as required for the project.
• Leading technical issue resolution processes.
• Liaise with other disciplines and ensure all requirements are understood.
• Understanding scope and change in scope when it arises. 
• Use software packages as required for the design and delivery.

Qualifications and Experience 

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in substation secondary design, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Experienced in preparing engineering design packages including design drawings, engineering reports, datasheets, MTO, BOM, Layouts, Schematics and other documents. 
• Experience in leading the production of secondary CAD documentation to Australian Utility Standards or other international design standards.
• Experience with the codes and standards relevant to power sector and electricity market.
• Graduate of Bachelor of Technology/ Science in Electrical Engineering from recognized University.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Excellent mathematical skills applied in engineering calculations.
• Organizational skills and proactive approach in project management.
• Ability to provide solutions to technical problems.
• Ability to lead, with good influencing, motivating and delegating skills.
• Actively continue to develop technical knowledge and new emerging technology through regular CPD (Continuing Professional Development) training.

Highly Regarded Skills

• Familiarity with the Australian electricity market, electricity generation, transmission and distribution practices and related topics.
• Experience in power utility processes from concept stage to construction and as-built drawings will also be beneficial.
• Drafting standards experience and knowledge and application of functions within CAD.
• Computational design, design algorithms and automation of data manipulation.
• Consulting experience for Australian power projects.
• Professional registration with any leading engineering body such as Engineers Australia.
• Experience in renewables such as solar and wind power generation plants.
• The ability to develop complex models in ETAP, SKM PTW and conduct protection coordination study.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why equality and inclusion is at the forefront of all our activities. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer; women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, caste, creed, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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Experience Level

Senior Level