Senior Secondary Systems Designer/Drafter

About Us 

At Transgrid, our work improves the lives of millions – from lighting up sports fields, schools and homes, to powering the wheels of commerce and everything else in between. Now it’s your turn to make it happen. 

This is an exciting time in the energy industry with the transition to renewable energy. Recent government policy documents outline plans to facilitate increasing transmission interconnection between states and development of renewable energy zones.

The Opportunity

In your new role, you will join a collaborative design team and play a key part in transforming early engineering inputs into high-quality, buildable drawings across a range of electrical infrastructure projects.

Working across substation secondary systems, you will be responsible for producing accurate and compliant secondary systems design deliverables, while supporting engineers and project teams to deliver critical infrastructure safely and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Our ideal candidate will bring strong design and drafting capability, along with the ability to convert preliminary engineering concepts and inputs into practical, high-quality design drawings. A key focus of the role will also be applying document and version control processes through our Electronic Document Management System (EDMS).

About You

• Demonstrated experience in electrical drafting, ideally within substation or infrastructure environments
• Proficiency in MicroStation or AutoCAD, with a willingness to work in MicroStation
• Experience producing drawings such as schematics, wiring diagrams, single line diagrams or panel layouts
• Exposure to secondary systems (e.g. protection, control, automation or LV systems), ideally with background and prior experience in the design function
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines

Recognition & Reward

We believe in providing our people personal, professional and social benefits so that they can deliver their best work each and every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, workplace flexibility, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more.

Regardless of where you are in your professional journey, Transgrid powers your career by providing access to regular and on-going training, workplace mentoring and tertiary education. At Transgrid, you are encouraged to build a career that is right for you.

Our Values
Our core values, safety, achievement, integrity, and service, shape how we work every day. We prioritise safety, strive for meaningful impact, act with honesty, and deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers and communities.

Applications close on Friday, 5 June 2026

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.