Lead Secondary & Protection Engineer

About Beca's Power Business

Beca operates as a fully integrated Asia-Pacific power team with specialists across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Indonesia, delivering critical energy infrastructure projects. As Australia moves rapidly through its energy transition, Beca collaborates with utility companies, renewable energy developers, key contractors, and infrastructure providers spanning the entire project lifecycle from concept and detailed design to procurement and construction support. Their expertise covers Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, and High Voltage Power services, contributing to a sustainable energy future.

Role Overview

The Lead Secondary & Protection Engineer will join Beca's expanding Power team in Melbourne or Sydney. This role involves providing technical leadership on complex transmission and distribution assignments while shaping the future capabilities of Beca's Secondary & Protection discipline. The engineer will collaborate with clients, guide multidisciplinary teams, and mentor engineers throughout the delivery of major infrastructure projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of secondary and protection systems for substations up to 500kV for transmission and distribution.
• Deliver technical leadership ensuring project outcomes meet quality and fit-for-purpose standards.
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering technical skill growth, knowledge sharing, and capability development.
• Develop and assess protection schemes, secondary systems, perform fault studies, and power system analyses.
• Engage with clients to provide expert technical advice, assist in project scoping, and offer practical delivery solutions.
• Contribute to business growth through support in project pursuits and maintaining strong client relationships.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be an acknowledged expert in Secondary & Protection with substantial experience in transmission and distribution projects. They excel at tackling complex technical challenges, fostering the growth of others, and nurturing trustworthy client partnerships.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with Chartered or Registered Professional Engineer status, or actively pursuing such professional registration.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in secondary and protection system design for transmission and distribution projects, including work with protection relays, substation automation, and commissioning.
• Proven record of providing technical leadership and mentoring engineers for team development.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills with a practical client-centric focus.
• Experience in engineering consultancy is beneficial but not mandatory.

Benefits Offered

• Opportunity to contribute to major renewable energy and power infrastructure projects that influence Australia’s energy landscape.
• Flexible working arrangements and wellbeing leave to balance personal and family life, plus dedicated community engagement leave.
• Inclusive and diverse culture encouraging collaboration, creativity, and ownership with unique shareholder opportunities.
• Generous parental leave of up to 14 weeks fully paid, supporting all genders.
• Continuous career development through training programs and support for professional accreditation including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia.

Additional Information

This position allows for career advancement including roles in technical leadership, design, technology, people management, client engagement, or business leadership within a multidisciplinary consultancy and employee-owned firm.