Technical Director | Secondary & Protection - HV Substation Design

• Shape and grow a national Secondary & Protection capability
• Major HV, Grid Connection, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure projects
• Stay technically influential while mentoring and developing engineers

Technical Director | Secondary & Protection
Sydney or Melbourne | Permanent Full Time

You've built the technical depth. Now's the opportunity to have a bigger impact.

If you're already operating at Principal, Lead, Technical Director or SME level across Secondary & Protection, this role gives you the platform to influence far more than individual design packages.

You'll help shape a growing national Secondary & Protection capability, provide technical direction across major power projects and develop the engineers coming through behind you.

The business is expanding across Power & Electrification, creating an opportunity to come in at the right time and have genuine influence over technical standards, people, projects and future growth.

What's On Offer

• Have Genuine Impact - Your technical judgement will carry weight. Help shape how Secondary & Protection engineering is delivered as the capability continues to grow.
• Stay Close to the Engineering - Remain involved in complex engineering, design reviews and technical decisions while operating at a broader leadership level.
• Major Power Projects - Work across HV Substations, Transmission, Distribution, Grid Connection, Renewable Energy and broader infrastructure projects.
• Build the Capability - Help strengthen the discipline nationally, developing technical standards, improving design quality and mentoring engineers at different stages of their careers.
• Accelerate Your Career - Come in, perform well and there is plenty of room to increase your influence as the Power & Electrification capability develops.
• Work Across Different Markets - Build broader exposure across utilities, renewables, data centres, industrial infrastructure and major energy projects rather than being tied to one asset class.

What You'll Be Doing

• Act as a senior technical authority across Secondary Systems, Protection & Control, SCADA, automation, relay protection and associated substation design.
• Lead technical reviews and complex design packages across feasibility, concept, detailed design, construction support and commissioning.
• Mentor engineers, strengthen technical capability and work closely with clients and other engineering disciplines on major project delivery.

What Will Make You Successful

• Strong Electrical Engineering experience with deep technical capability across HV Secondary Systems, Protection & Control.
• Experience leading complex substation design and technical assurance across protection schemes, relays, control systems, SCADA, automation and associated secondary design.
• The credibility to mentor engineers, challenge technical decisions and work confidently with clients and senior stakeholders, with exposure to IEC 61850, relay settings, SCADA integration and high voltage networks highly regarded.

Why Apply?
This will suit someone who has already established themselves technically and is thinking about where they can have the biggest impact over the next stage of their career.

You'll have the opportunity to influence major projects, develop other engineers and help shape a growing national capability, while still remaining close to the technical work that built your career.

If you're a Principal Protection Engineer, Principal Secondary Engineer, Lead Protection Engineer, Protection & Control Lead or recognised Secondary & Protection SME, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential discussion.

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Reference number: 1605144
Profession:Project EngineeringEnergy

Company: HRG
Date posted: 8th Sep, 2026