Senior Substation Engineer

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose:

You will provide engineering support for the design of substation facilities for voltages up to and including 765 kV for Worley and its Customers as an integral part of the Power Networks team. This includes new substations and switchyards, modifications, additions and upgrades to existing facilities.

Responsibilities:

Independently perform tasks that typically include:

• Substation physical design including overall engineering and analysis for new switchyards and substations, additions and modifications
• Preparation of specifications and provide procurement support
• Preparation of engineering drawings including layout and general arrangements for all major equipment and structures required for high voltage switchyards or substation. Drawings include site plans, plan and elevation views, grounding, conduit, lighting, lightning protection and shielding, control building arrangements and details, AC station service, DC systems and Bills of Material.
• Perform auxiliary electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, protection and coordination, ampacity, and battery sizing studies.
• Perform substation grounding calculations and studies, lightning protection and insulation coordination, lighting, bus calculations, transformer and bus sizing calculations, fault calculations, and AC and DC auxiliary system sizing calculations.
• Perform proposal preparation, proposal estimates, and provide input to scope documents and client presentations
• Work in a team-oriented environment with ability to work independently or as part of a group when and as required
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable Worley and client standards
• Commitment to Customer service and ability to work independently on more varied and complex tasks when required
• Supervise/coordinate other engineers of equal and lesser experience to successfully deliver a project. Provides technical direction to subordinate team members.
• Complete tasks in accordance with project procedures, applicable codes and/or standards, on schedule and within budget
• Discuss technical problems and communicate effectively with other project personnel and outside Customers
• Perform independent audits and reviews of technical work
• Perform the function of a team leader that is capable of solving complex issues and act as a lead engineer responsible for the quality of the deliverables
• Interface with other departmental staff, project management, and with outside Customers
• Ability to travel to job sites to perform site walkdown
• Responsible for the quality assurance of the documents to the applicable drawing standards and responsible for the proper document management procedures are followed

What you will bring

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in substation engineering
• Highly effective technical and practical engineering skills and ability to consistently deliver quality, accurate and timely work to Worley and its Customers
• A sound knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the electrical engineering, and the basic requirements of other engineering fields
• A sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements
• Competent use of electrical engineering specific software
• Competent use of relevant software such as MS Office Suite
• Substantial technical land practical experience in electrical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams
• Experience working in project leadership role
• Experience in estimating project costs and writing proposal content
• Ideal candidate should have strong interpersonal and written communication skills that permit working efficiently alongside other senior substation engineers and designers in a team setting

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• Degree in 4 or 5 year Batchelor degree in Electrical Engineering

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States is preferred

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: REA00IX
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