Senior/Principle Electrical Engineer (HVDC)

Location: Sydney, Australia. Australian working rights are required, with travel to client and project sites when needed.

Salary: AUD 160,000–200,000 per annum, plus superannuation, depending on experience and level.

Company

Energy and engineering consultancy providing specialist HVDC and power systems advisory services for major energy transition and transmission projects.

What you will do

• Provide engineering consultancy across HVDC, FACTS, high-voltage transmission, and cable projects.
• Support technical due diligence, feasibility studies, conceptual design, cost estimation, and technical specifications.
• Review engineering designs and technical documentation.
• Witness factory acceptance testing and support construction and commissioning activities.
• Advise on operational issues, incident investigations, upgrades, replacements, and asset performance improvement.
• Manage technical deliverables, budgets, schedules, quality outcomes, client engagement, and tender submissions while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience delivering HVDC, FACTS, or closely related high-voltage transmission projects.
• Experience across project development, engineering delivery, commissioning, or operational phases.
• Strong consulting, client-facing, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience managing technical deliverables, budgets, schedules, and quality.
• Australian working rights and willingness to travel to client and project sites when required.

Nice to have

• Experience with protection and control systems, high-voltage cables, complex power systems, or related energy infrastructure.
• Background with HVDC or power electronics OEMs, transmission network operators, utilities, renewable energy developers, power systems advisory firms, or major energy infrastructure projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside recognised industry experts on major energy transition and transmission projects.
• Opportunity to contribute to the growth of the HVDC and power systems advisory capability.
• Senior and Principal Engineer levels available, with remuneration aligned to experience.
• Superannuation included in the remuneration package.