Senior Electrical Engineer HV

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

• Category: Electrical Engineering

Description

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Job Description

Our world demands low carbon energy solutions to achieve a Net Zero future.

And as we transition from traditional energy sources to renewable alternatives, you can play a key role in enabling and accelerating this change. 

We’ll support you every step of the way as you join us in finding sustainable energy solutions to make a positive impact that will last for generations. 

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a Senior High Voltage Electrical Engineer to join our Northern New South Wales Energy team, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering complex HV design solutions that support clients to tackle the energy transition. 

As a senior member of the team, you will provide leadership across technical delivery, project coordination and client engagement for major utility, renewables, and infrastructure programs. You’ll work closely with clients across Transmission & Distribution, Generation, Renewables, Transport and Defence.

Working with a dynamic team and an ambitious growth plan, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Utilizing your expertise across substations, transmission lines, underground cables and power system on projects up to and including 500kV

Leading and coordinating design projects with various disciplines including electrical, civil, structural, primary, secondary, SCADA, and Power Systems on renewable energy projects

Developing and reviewing technical documentation such as design reports, equipment specifications, cable schedules, and interface documents, with the support of our Technical Director Engineers

Supporting business growth by contributing to proposals, developing client relationships and identifying opportunities to deliver value in the energy transition and infrastructure decarbonization space.

What you will bring to the team:

A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, coupled with 8+ years of experience.

Experience delivering complex HV engineering projects within the Australian utilities or consulting sector, with strong capability in HV design and construction in renewable projects.

Demonstrated ability to lead and guide others — providing technical direction, mentoring junior engineers and driving high‑quality outcomes across protection and secondary systems packages.

Client-facing experience is a plus, but not essential.

Proficiency in proposal and report writing, as well as familiarity with testing and commissioning support activities, is expected.

Interested? Apply online now by submitting your CV and Cover Letter.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive. This supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. 

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About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact. 

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD. 

Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. 

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are 

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

Company

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GHD

Our commitments anchor us to what is truly important. They give us insights into the best ways to partner with clients like you to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Commitment is how we grew from a small engineering practice in Melbourne, Australia, in 1928 into a global professional services company today with over 11,000 employees in 160 offices on five continents.

We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you to make water, energy and communities sustainable for generations to come. This is a commitment for our children, your children, and all those who come after, and is the vision and the purpose behind all our efforts.

No matter where our work takes us around the planet, whether we’re partnering on a local initiative or a global infrastructure project, we’re helping create lasting community benefit. And that’s why our work is more than just a job — it is an unshakable belief in the future we are building.

Our employees own our business. Our projects, like our people, are diverse and global. We take the long view of the climate crisis, geopolitical shifts, industry disruption and even technological advances. Our success in growing GHD over nearly a century gives us the experience to help you unlock opportunities and protect against future shocks, without compromising your competitive edge.

Working with GHD means partnering with our innovative, multidisciplinary, and globally-connected team. Our commitment is to help you go beyond expectations and deliver sustainable outcomes. We are constantly evolving to fulfil that commitment, and we're ready to work with you to transform the areas where you work, live and play.