Senior Outage Engineer

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At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you

We believe life's about possibilities. And so is the future. That's why we need you.

We're working at the heart of Queensland's energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us deliver a world-class energy future and ensure we continue to navigate through this once in a generation energy challenge. Join us and make it happen.

Life at Powerlink

As the Senior Outage Engineer, you'll help us connect a more sustainable energy future for more than five million Queenslanders and 253,000 businesses. Your work with us is about every light turned on, every community connected, and every future made possible.

• Available to you will be working a 9-day fortnight with RDOs every second week.
• Free undercover secure parking, with access to onsite charging stations for electric vehicles
• Access to onsite gym facility &
  onsite cafeteria offering quality food at subsidised prices
• 12.75% superannuation and salary packaging of novated lease vehicles
• Powerlink offers robust leadership development through integrated programs, fostering growth across all levels.

Find a career that matters and lasts

Due to internal promotion and exponential growth of our organisation, we now have an opportunity for Senior Operations Engineers to join our Network Operations - Operations Planning and Access Group. As a Senior Outage Engineer, you will provide operational engineering support to ensure the transmission network is fully optimised and compliant with the NER.

Working as part of an agile and solutions focused team, you will:

• Perform detailed power systems analysis services, including fault level studies
• Develop and maintain a library of power system contingency plans
• Reviewing and developing operational procedures and standards
• Review and report transmission network performance including the Market Impact Component and RINS review
• Provide engineering advice and service to internal stakeholders in planning forums, OMS, planning and BD group
• Manage network constraints and the communication of limits advice to AEMO including system strength advice
• Analyse electricity market outcomes to provide informational input into business unit decision making
• Provide real time support to our control room during planned and unplanned outages. This include providing system strength/constraint advice to ensure system security is maintained at all time
• Design and implement Energy Management Scheme script
• Coach and mentor Outage Engineers
• Proactively build and maintain effective relationships, working constructively and providing advice and guidance to external stakeholders, including customers, AER, AEMO and EQL, to efficiently achieve required business outcomes within agreed timeframes.

This role offers an opportunity to lead a team, contribute to critical operations, and drive the efficiency and reliability of the transmission network.

The community you will join

Based in Brisbane, you'll become an integral part of a close-knit team consisting of 10 members, with direct reporting to the Outage Engineering Team Leader. Together, our team is dedicated to upholding the highest standards in ensuring the transmission network operates economically, safely, securely, and reliably. We are committed to maintaining strict compliance with Powerlink policy, procedure, and the National Electricity Rules (NER). Joining us means becoming part of a collaborative environment where every member's contribution is valued and where excellence in operational performance is our shared goal.

Your expertise

• Degree level qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Hold registration as a RPEQ.

We'd also love you to have:

• Extensive knowledge of power system operations and behaviour, secondary systems, physical transmission elements and their characteristics.
• Extensive knowledge of SCADA, EMS and other power systems modelling and analysis applications.
• Extensive knowledge of the National Electricity Market (NEM), National Electricity Rules (NER) and other commercial and legislative contracts that impact on Powerlink as a service provider to the NEM.
• Extensive understanding of the NEM and the ability to conceptualise NEM outcomes as a consequence of transmission influence.
• Demonstrated experience leading/coordinating various parties to align on an appropriate solution to a complex problem.
• Demonstrated advocate/driver for strategic improvement within a network business.
• Demonstrated experience with mentoring/coaching.
• Knowledge of the Workplace Health and Safety, and other relevant legislation.
• Previous experience in applying document control standards for a large organisation.

Be the start of every possibility

To kick start your career at Powerlink, apply by clicking the button above, attaching your resume and cover letter on our careers page before midnight on 3rd of July 2024. Kindly be aware that the Recruitment team will commence the review process during this period.

There's lots to love about a career with Powerlink. But our people say there's three things that really stand out:

• A career that matters and lasts:
  You'll shape a progressive career connecting more than five million Queenslanders to a world-class, clean energy future.
• Unique work and the chance to grow:
  You'll help find smart solutions to interesting problems as you develop your skills and impact every day.
• People who love to support and share:
  You'll build relationships with experienced, down-to-earth people who you'll be proud to work with.

Our commitment to inclusion and belonging

At Powerlink, we champion inclusion and belonging by supporting every candidate during the recruitment journey. Please inform us of any needs or adjustments for a more inclusive process, including sharing your preferred pronouns. As a Veteran-Friendly Employer, we value the skills Veterans bring and ensure equal opportunities. Let us know if you're a Veteran for tailored support.
Successful applicants will undergo necessary pre-employment checks. As advocates of the Circle Back initiative, we pledge to respond to all applications promptly.