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Design Engineer - Overhead

About us:

We’re a team that cares about you and your community. CitiPower and Powercor Australia is an essential service, supplying reliable, safe and affordable electricity vital for our customers and a clean energy future.

In designing and delivering these services, our people are united by a real sense of purpose to empower customer choices in ways that are important for our communities and the environment. Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry.  

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Design Engineer – Overhead to join our team based at our Market Street Head Office located in Melbourne’s CBD on a full time and permanent basis.

This position is responsible for the provision of engineering expertise as well as scoping, design, and estimating of distribution, sub-transmission and station projects. This position is responsible for minor survey works and asset recording and for the implementation of appropriate policies and procedures with regard s to distribution and sub-transmission assets.

What you’ll deliver:

• Provide effective engineering design and advice in relation to the design of underground lines, overhead lines and substations, to agreed standards, and in accordance with the relevant technical manuals, OH&S Act, ‘Safety in Design’ guidelines and customer requirements. 
• Undertake minor surveying activities in accordance with the customer requirements, agreed timeframes, cost effective manner.  
• Assist with the development of design standards & policy in accordance with organisational, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
• Prepare detailed construction plans for Distribution Design projects and maintain system records in accordance with appropriate standards and customer requirements. 
• Provide effective design management to deliver projects of medium complexity within agreed time frames, quality and cost constraints 
• Manage customers effectively by ensuring appropriate and regular communication on project progress 
• Actively support and implement new or modified processes and systems  
• Provide technical expertise and mentoring to design personnel in elements of Design and Design management. 
• Monitor, review and reconcile time, costs and quality of network designs and ensure unproductive time is maintained at a minimum and all hours worked for are charged accordingly in a timely manner.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge relating to GIS, AutoCAD applications and/or other design and asset recording drafting systems to meet customer requirements.

To succeed in this role you’ll have:

• Eligible and working towards one of the following:
  • National Engineering Registration (NER)
  • Registered Professional Engineer of Professional Australia (RPEng
  • Eligible and working towards being registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA)
• Detailed knowledge and experience in Distribution Design principles and procedures
• Knowledge of GIS, AutoCAD design (or equivalent), electrical networks, operation, and construction plan 
• Understanding of Safety in Design practices
• Demonstrated experience in Distribution Design projects
• Very experienced in using AutoCad
• High level experience in customer and stakeholder negotiation
• Proven ability of developing and applying new technology/innovations 
• Proven ability to apply project Design Management principles
• High level experience in customer and stakeholder negotiation
• Proven ability of developing and applying new technology/innovations
• Proven ability to apply project Design Management principles

What’s next?

If this sounds like a role you are interested in please submit your application between the dates of 15 March 2024 and 16 April 2024.