Senior Engineer Substations

You prioritise the safety of yourself and others at work, both physically and mentally.

You have the opportunity to gain a wealth of expertise and a diverse range of skills, providing insight and knowledge without losing sight of your work-life balance or wellbeing.
 

In this role, you'll:

Work within our Engineering and System Integrity (ESI) Branch of Sydney Trains within the Substation team of ESI Electrical Engineering.

This role will see you providing technical expertise for electrical internal and external designs, investigations, development of technical standards, scopes of work, feasibility studies and project costings. 

This will include high voltage traction substations, sectioning huts, AC circuit breaker replacements, rectifier upgrades, 415V AC auxiliary supply upgrades and 120V DC, 1500V isolation rail connection switches upgrades.

You will be involved in running meetings and conducting presentations, writing reports and reviewing control schematics as well as the occasional field work to Substations for site inspections, commissioning and or support for incidents.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.
 

About you

You hold a relevant Electrical Engineering degree qualification combined with strong experience in Power Engineering and producing control schematics and detailed arrangement drawings.

You’re recognised as someone with proven experience in successfully engaging with complex stakeholder environments both internal and external and have proven skills to run meetings and conduct technical presentations.

This is an Award RC6 Permanent Full-Time role, based at Clyde, with flexibility through our Hybrid working model!
 

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We’re continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.

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Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday, 18 May 2025. 

For more information about this role, please contact PAUL.HOLLINGTON@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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