Secondary Design Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:

Secondary Design Engineer

We are seeking an HV Secondary Engineer to join our growing KBR Power team working on Transport, Defence and Energy Infrastructure projects throughout Australia. We are looking for a skilled engineer who is able to work within a team and independently to support a variety of different projects. The location is flexible (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane) but the successful candidate will be expected to actively co-ordinate with teams nationally to ensure successful delivery of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake various analytical studies including protection coordination, load flow, short circuit and arc flash hazard analysis.

• Develop protection system drawings and SLD’s depicting the arrangement and interconnections of protection equipment.

• Calculate the sizing and burden requirements for CTs and VTs based on power system parameters.

• Develop technical specifications and selection of appropriate protection relays based on the application.

• Undertake calculations for relay settings, and produce comprehensive protection settings reports.

• Work closely with primary systems design engineers, project team members, and coordinate with clients, contractors, and suppliers

• Mentor and provide training to junior engineers in secondary engineering.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent related field

• Registration as a Chartered Engineer/Chartered Professional Engineer/RPEQ/RPEV (or the ability to become so)

• Previous consulting/design/technical experience in the Transport, Utility, Defence or Infrastructure field as an electrical engineer

• MTM Accredited as Designer / Checker – desirable

• TNSP or DNSP experience - desirable

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Defence Clearance (or eligibility to apply for Baseline Clearance)

• Ability to work independently and within a team environment

• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and work to tight deadlines.

Why Join KBR?

Our people are the heart of our business; they are what make us successful. That’s why we’re committed to creating conditions in which they can flourish and feel valued, so they can focus on doing what they do best.

Our Purpose:

We are driven by our purpose of Together, delivering infrastructure for a better tomorrow. Our results and reputation for excellence are underpinned by our people and our culture of caring, collaboration learning and trust to deliver innovative professional services for our customers.

We leverage our global network and work in seamless partnership with our customers to deliver innovative, creative and sustainable solutions that will make a lasting impact on communities around Australia.

Our Values:

Everything we do at KBR is centred around our people, customers, and the communities that we strive to elevate. We work together as a OneKBR team of teams to drive our shared purpose and address our customers’ growing needs. The results we deliver are underpinned by our collective focus on excellence, passion for the people we work with and the innovations we create to deliver them.

We act with integrity and encourage our people to follow rewarding careers and empower them to strive for excellence and deliver the best results for our customers and communities. We are dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive work environments that uplift our people and help them to reach their full potential, while steering our business into the future.

Our Culture:

We are a people company — great people doing great things, and we look for people who bring passion as well as technical excellence to their jobs as we believe every employee is integral to shaping the future of our business. 

That’s why we create conditions where everybody can flourish, and foster a culture of inclusivity, caring and learning that is driven by our shared purpose – to deliver infrastructure for a better tomorrow.

With the feel of an agile company and the capability of a large company, we encourage and give our people the autonomy to strive for opportunities that exist in all directions and equip them with the resources to become leaders of tomorrow.

Our Infrastructure Services business offers fulfilling careers with room to explore their creativity and regularly step up and swim outside of their lane. 

Learn more about Infrastructure Solutions Australia including who we are and what it is like to work at KBR https://kbr.foleon.com/is-australia/who-we-are/ 

In addition to working on some fantastic projects, KBR offer an array of benefits https://kbr.foleon.com/flex-work/magazine-copy-3/ focused on providing our people with a great working environment, continual career development, Family friendly flexible work arrangements and work/life balance

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KBR values an inclusive and diverse work environment, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.