Lead Power Systems Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

• Category: Systems Engineering

Description

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Want to bring ideas to life?

As an experienced engineer, you’re likely familiar with Aurecon – a leading design, engineering and advisory company with a strong track record of shaping sustainable and technically excellent infrastructure. But why choose to grow your career with us?

At Aurecon, we believe every project should leave a meaningful legacy. We embed sustainability, innovation, and technical eminence into everything we do – from Australia’s largest energy transition initiatives to pioneering new renewable energy technologies.

The Role

The Lead Power Systems Engineer plays a pivotal technical leadership role within Aurecon’s Energy practice, supporting the delivery of complex grid connection and power system studies across renewable generation, storage and transmission infrastructure.

You will act as a senior technical authority on projects, leading studies, guiding modelling strategy, mentoring engineers, and engaging directly with key clients, government authorities, network service providers and developers.

This role provides a clear technical leadership pathway toward Principal level responsibility.

Here are the key things you will do to ‘bring ideas to life’.

What Will You Do?

Technical Leadership

• • Lead complex grid connection studies, system strength, and transmission/distribution planning studies
• • Provide technical leadership in RMS and EMT modelling workflows across various technologies
• • Lead compliance activities relating to power system modelling, planning studies, grid connection studies, registration processes with government authorities and network service providers
• • Undertake and review power quality studies
• • Provide peer review of technical reports, models and project outputs

Software & Modelling

• Advanced use of PSS®E and PSCAD/EMTDC (Power Factory desirable)
• • Lead steady-state, dynamic and EMT simulation activities
• • Contribute to the development of automation and modelling standards

Project & Stakeholder Management

• • Act as technical lead on projects and client engagements
• • Support scope development, proposals and project planning
• • Liaise directly with government authorities, network service providers, OEMs and developers

People Leadership & Development

• • Mentor and coach junior and senior engineers
• • Support internal capability development and knowledge sharing

How will your future be shaped by us?

Joining Aurecon means you’ll be at the award-winning edge of innovation and sustainability. AFR ranked us Top 5 among sustainability leaders and Top 3 of all innovative companies in professional services. One Consult awarded us an innovative design award. Plus, we were Consult Australia’s large firm of the year.

You will receive regular technical training and development and will partner with colleagues from interstate to build your internal networks and maximize learning opportunities.

What We Are Looking For

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years' experience in power system studies within the NEM
• Strong expertise in generator and transmission planning
• Advanced capability in PSS®E and PSCAD
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring experience
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Why Join Us?

At Aurecon, you’ll work on nation-shaping energy transition projects with clients who value creativity, insight, and impact. You’ll have access to award-winning technical training programs, industry-recognized leaders, and collaborative project teams spanning Australia and beyond.

We were recently ranked in the Top 3 most innovative companies in professional services and Top 5 in sustainability by AFR – and we’re just getting started.

Company

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Aurecon Group

Aurecon is a global consulting, engineering, management and specialist technical services firm. With an office network extending across 27 countries, Aurecon has been involved in projects in over 80 countries worldwide. Aurecon has a client centric business model that gives us the agility to deliver the full range of our services globally.