PRINCIPAL ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER (PRIMARY SYSTEMS)

UGL’S Utilities team designs, constructs and maintains critical infrastructure across the power, water and renewable sectors. Ranging from HV Substations and Transmission Lines upto 500kV to power stations and wastewater treatment plants. We design and construct the following assets; substations, transmission lines, power generation, electrical distribution networks, water and waste water treatment plants and water pipelines.
Our Utilities team works hard and celebrates successes and efforts. If you are looking for a bright future and opportunity to grow your career, then join UGL – a great place to work!
UGL is currently looking for an experienced Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Primary Systems) to become a key member of the Power Utilities teams based in Sydney/Brisbane or Melbourne. You will be responsible for providing detailed designs, developing specifications and interface with management on design issues.

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UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.
At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.
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Ref # 262677
DISCIPLINE: Designer - Electrical
PRIMARY LOCATION: Australia-NSW-Sydney CBD, Inner West, Eastern Suburbs
WORK TYPE: Full-time

The Principal Electrical Design Engineer (Primary Systems) will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Provide conceptual and detailed design of HV Substations up to 500kV for major utilities and renewables projects including BESS, solar and wind farms and also providing support on Transmission Line projects. Develop specifications and interface with management on design issues.
• Plan and conduct professional engineering works
• Attend site, supplier or customer premises to ascertain or confirm project requirements
• Substation Configuration and Busbar Config (Single, double, 1.5CB scheme, etc.)
• Plant layouts, sections, and details, Busbars and Connections (Fittings, Busbar Selection (Rigid, Strung), S/C Forces, Gantry forces, Sags/ Tension/ Deflection, Arrangement)
• Clearances and Layouts (Safety, Fire, Transportation and Maintenance) / Underground Services (Trenches/ Conduits/Cable routes capacity) / Earthing design (Fundamentals, Soil/ Grid Testing, Current Splits)
• HV cable design/Lightning protection study/EMF and Corona study/ Lighting design
• Preparation of HV equipment/Buildings specification and technical particulars.
• Insulation Coordination (SA Selection / Insulation Selection)
• Fair Knowledge on BESS, Solar and Wind farms and their requirements
• Fair Knowledge on system planning, fault calculation, Power quality and Harmonics