Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

Salary:

$130000 - 170000 / Year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Location:

SA - Adelaide - SA 

Industry:

Energy

Reference:

energy4041223

Contact Name:

Jasmine Wiklander

Contact Email:

jasmine@designandbuild.com.au

Date Published:

26-May-2026

Position: Senior Electrical Engineer
Location: Adelaide
Salary: up to $170,000 + super

Join a leading EPC contractor with a strong in-house engineering team delivering major transmission and substation projects across the energy sector.

This is a specialist engineering role in Secondary Systems within a leading EPC environment, embedded in a high-performing in-house design team.

The focus here is true technical ownership of secondary design – developing protection, control and automation systems, ensuring robust and compliant protection schemes, and seeing your engineering directly enable the safe and reliable operation of major HV transmission infrastructure.

Why this role?
  • Strong pipeline across substation & transmission projects
  • Genuine specialist engineering in-house EPC design team (end-to-end project delivery exposure)
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • A diverse and inclusive team culture
  • Great perks and benefits, including paid overtime

What you’ll be doing
  • Lead secondary systems design for HV substations, including protection, control and automation systems
  • Produce detailed engineering deliverables including protection settings input, schematics, wiring diagrams and design packages
  • Collaborate across primary, civil, and power systems disciplines to ensure fully integrated substation design
  • Work closely with internal project delivery and construction teams to support execution and commissioning readiness
What we’re looking for
  • 5+ years of experience in secondary systems design
  • Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Engineers Australia membership (or eligible)
  • Strong technical specialist mindset with a passion for HV protection, control systems and substation design
Apply now or contact Jasmine on 0405 437 667 for a confidential discussion.
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