Substations Asset Strategist/ Engineer

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Substations Asset Strategist or an Asset Engineer to join our team. These represent different levels of experience, so regardless of your experience level, we are excited to speak with you.

About the roles

In the role of Asset Strategist​ (a senior asset engineer) or Engineer for the Substations Portfolio, you will analyse and develop strategies for substation primary assets across the entire life cycle. The Asset Strategist position requires a higher level of experience and leadership ability and working autonomously.

What would your day look like?  

• Analyse substation asset condition and performance.
• Reviewing and developing asset health index, probability of failure, and consequence modelling for transmission line assets. 
• Identifying, investigating, and implementing new technologies/equipment/work practice to achieve balance of cost, risk, and performance over the entire asset lifecycle.
• Developing the appropriate governance documentation to identify needs, options, and justify investment for replacement or refurbishment of our assets. 
• Leading/providing input into investigation of equipment failures and develops appropriate asset management strategies.  

The type of assets that are being managed by the substations team includes:

• Substation switch bay equipment including circuit breakers, instrument transformers, disconnectors, surge arresters.
• Power transformers and auxiliary transformers.
• Medium voltage switchboards and high voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS).
• Shunt and series reactors, static var compensators, capacitor banks, line series compensation devices, gas turbines, synchronous condensers.
• Switchyards, drainage, gantry structures, steelwork, compounds, footings, earthing, high voltage cabling, busbars, insulators, online condition monitoring and other supporting infrastructure.

You will provide valuable input and strategic recommendations to Transgrid’s Asset Management group and Transgrid’s ISO certified Asset Management System.

About you – Asset Strategist

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar with extensive experience in engineering practice related to design, maintenance, construction and asset management of relevant assets
• Sound technical knowledge of the design, construction, operation, maintenance, asset planning and/or analysis of high voltage equipment and supporting infrastructure in substations
• Sound understanding of the concepts and application of risk management
• Relevant experience working in a utility, utility environment or asset intensive industry
• Knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements relating to the construction and maintenance of relevant assets, safety issues and the environment
• Ability to apply both technical and economic components in the evaluation of options for solution of asset management issues

About you – Asset Engineer

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar with experience in engineering practice related to design, maintenance, construction and asset management of relevant assets
• Sound technical knowledge of the design, construction, operation, maintenance, asset planning and/or analysis of high voltage equipment and supporting infrastructure in substations
• Understanding of the concepts and application of risk management
• Relevant experience working in a utility, utility environment or asset intensive industry
• Commercial acumen and understanding of asset investment justification
• Desirable to have knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements relating to the construction and maintenance of relevant assets, safety issues and the environment
• Ability to apply both technical and economic components in the evaluation of options for solution of asset management issues

About us

At Transgrid, we play a crucial role in connecting electricity generators to the distribution network that power homes and businesses. Our major projects are a priority for Governments and for the nation. The integration of renewables will secure and strengthen the electricity network and enable greater sharing between NSW, ACT, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland.

Applications close on 13th April 2025  

Please note, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, we will assess applications as they are received. We do not accept agency introductions as Transgrid operates a direct sourcing model. 

Join us and have an opportunity to make a real difference and leave a legacy.