Senior Commissioning Engineer

  • Australia
  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • Negotiable

My client is a leading company within the renewables sector, based in Victoria with a growing presence across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and New Zealand.
They are looking for an experienced Senior Commissioning Engineer to join their growing team. This opportunity requires prior experience on HV Substation, Transmission lines, and Traction Substation. Any candidates with experience on large Solar Farms will be highly regarded.
This opportunity is based in Melbourne CBD with regular travel interstate required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform HV testing and commissioning of primary equipment (AC and DC) for both LV and HV assets and equipment including but not limited to power transformers, auxiliary transformers, and switchgear
  • Perform secondary injection relay testing in transmission, distribution, generation, and traction environments
  • Test SCADA systems and communication systems
  • Plan and integrate new protection and control schemes to new and existing ‘in service’ schemes
  • Review design to evaluate constructability and utilise approved documentation and drawings to test and validate protection schemes.
  • Create innovative commissioning strategies to minimise project expenditure
  • Provide effective high level specialist engineering support and advice in relation to testing and commissioning of primary and secondary electrical equipment
  • Develop commissioning sequencing plans and schedules
  • Develop and implement commissioning plans for allocated projects
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

Requirements

  • Technical expertise and sound knowledge of commissioning engineering principles/concepts
  • Tertiary qualification (Bachelor degree or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • Minimum of 7 years industry experience in testing and commissioning primary and secondary protection and control equipment
  • Proven ability to develop and lead commissioning activities in an electrical utility industry
  • Proficient in initial formulation and implementation of all commissioning procedures, in accordance with the project technical specification and statutory requirements
  • Demonstrated knowledge of risk management principles
  • Ability to visualise a completed project before it is built in order to assess its risks, opportunities and resource requirements
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

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