Commissioning Supervisor

The role will also interact directly with clients and assist in providing effective high level specialist engineering support to project teams and stakeholders to assist with quotations, bids and tender submissions.

This position will be primarily responsible for facilitating and leading commissioning activities on our major renewable energy projects with specific responsibility to be a subject matter expert in the field of testing and commissioning of primary and secondary equipment.

• Perform and supervise electrical installations on complex systems (in both greenfield and brownfield environments) in accordance with established company practices, processes and standards
• Manage specialised contractors to efficiently execute the commissioning phase of major projects
• Manage and lead teams of technicians and electricians on our large-scale renewable projects to conduct commissioning testing activities
• Assist HV testing and commissioning of primary equipment (AC and DC) ranging from 415V - 500kV including power transformers, auxiliary transformers, CBs, CTs, VTs, rectifiers, switchgear
• Develop and control commissioning plans for allocated projects including risk and contingency management, outage coordination and staged implementation
• Implement a safe working culture at all levels and ensure all health & safety policies, procedures and practices are adhered to at all times
• Report on testing and commissioning project performance including actions to ensure objectives and targets are achieved

This role will be based in Melbourne however will require you to travel to project sites on a FIFO or DIDO basis.

• Ability to manage risk throughout the project lifecycle through development and implementation of processes and systems
• Technical expertise and sound knowledge of commissioning engineering principles/concepts
• Experience with Omicron, Solar Testing equipment and MS office
• Advanced interpersonal and communication skills and to hold the ability to liaise diplomatically and effectively with senior management, external clients, subcontractors and peers
• Project management experience, preferably in an electrical distribution, sub-transmission, transmission and/or infrastructure environment (advantageous)
• Sound understanding of substations electrical wiring standards, transmission lines, substations, traction substations, PV systems and protection & control fundamentals
• Extensive experience in wiring/testing primary and secondary electrical equipment

We offer opportunities to learn and grow in a safe, inclusive, flexible and collaborative environment. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we’ll support you to be the best you can be.