With a strong focus on designing the state's 'smart high voltage electricity grid of the future', a reputation for a great working environment and worlds best practice technologies in place Powerlink Queensland is offering a rewarding career opportunity for an Automation Engineer.
The Opportunity: The Automation Engineer is an integral part of a Substation Secondary Systems Design team and will hold a shared responsibility for ensuring that Substation Secondary Systems Design meets its allocated project obligations.
The Automation Engineer is responsible for ensuring allocated aspects of the automation design i.e.: circuitry, control systems and/or OpsWAN for each allocated project are (via internal or externally appointed resources) produced and delivered in accordance with Powerlink's policies, standards and practices, project budget and time frames.
Accountabilities
- Technical: delivery, development, review, checking and integration of accurate, detailed designs for the Automation component of Substation Secondary Systems projects including scope and estimate documents for allocated projects ensuring the automation design components of allocated projects proceed in accordance with the predetermined scope, budget and project schedule.
- Interface: you will be the Automation Design team's primary point of contact for the projects under the individual's area of responsibility including effectively communicating with varied stakeholders within Powerlink's matrix structure to deliver project outcomes and contribute effectively to the improvement of the Secondary Systems Design team.
- Safety: Through your demonstrated experience and capability in the effective application of safe systems of work you will ensure that electrical safety and workplace health and safety are considered holistically as a core part of overall infrastructure delivery.
The Person: You will require a four year tertiary degree level qualifications in Electrical, Electrical & Computing or Mechatronics Engineering. You will have appropriate experience in a HV or EHV environment in Design or Operations with exposure to electricity distribution or transmission networks ideally with experience in managing (design) resources and progress reporting.
The successful applicant will display a sound knowledge in all of the substation automation design disciplines, i.e. circuitry, control systems and OpsWAN (Operational Wide Area Network) as well as specialist knowledge in one or more of those areas. You must be able to understand all aspects of substation design and have demonstrated understanding of Australian and/or International Standards associated with (HV) substation design.
You will have to demonstrate strong communication skills and be able to deliver mutually agreed deadlines through teamwork, planning and organising delivery activities and managing quality and time effectively to meet project targets whilst analysing and solving, often complex, technical problems.
Why Powerlink? We provide our employees with a challenging and rewarding career path that encourages innovation, professional development and career progression. Besides offering you an attractive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements and additional benefits, such as sponsored clothing, gym membership and onsite cafeteria and free parking we pride ourselves on providing you with a stable, social and supportive work environment in our Virginia based corporate head office.
To Apply Applications need to be submitted on-line with a resume and covering letter, addressing in summary how you meet the essential requirements of the position, before the advertised closing date. All applications will be reviewed after this date. Please monitor your email for any further communication. For further information about this opportunity, please click on the below links:
| Salary: | .... |
| Location: | Brisbane (QLD) |
| Position No: | 612/12 |
| Work Type: | Permanent - Full Time |
| Closing Date: | 3 Aug 2012 11:55pm E. Australia Standard Time |
| Attachments: | - Automation_Engineer_-_July_20122012_7_23_v1.pdf |
