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- Join Ausgrid as we embark on our exciting transformation journey!
- Permanent Full Time | Competitive base salary + 15.5% Super + bonus opportunity
- Enjoy a monthly ‘day off’ in support of work life balance
Just imagine a future where households and businesses can generate their own energy and sell it back to the grid, ultimately connecting communities and empowering lives. Are you ready to play your part in an evolving industry?
Ausgrid is on an exciting transformation journey and now is the time to be a part of something big. We are proud to service Australia’s east coast, as a leading business in energy distribution, delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to more than 1.8 million homes – that’s over four million Australians relying on us every day.
Our vision is simple; for our communities to have the power for a resilient, affordable net zero future.
We take pride in knowing that the work we collectively achieve today, will transform the world tomorrow. We value a culture of working and living safely, being customer focussed, commercially minded, collaborative, honest, accountable, and respectful. Our values are not just initiatives driven by leaders; they define the way we work.
Your team and work environment
At Ausgrid, you will be working in a small team of Structural/Civil Engineers, Engineering Officers and Design Development Managers who form part of a wider engineering team.
You will also work with a wide range of both internal (maintenance staff, field staff, layout engineers, earthing engineers, structural engineers, asset owners) and external design consultants to ensure coordination and development across different design disciplines.
Your new role
As Senior Mechanical Engineer you will lead the detailed design, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency in HVAC and fire protection for the substation environment. As subject matter expert (SME) in mechanical engineering you will also lead mechanical and hydraulic design initiatives across a range of electrical infrastructure. The role offers ambitious candidates the chance to not only excel in mechanical engineering but expand their leadership capabilities through the management of multi-disciplinary teams.
Spark our interest!
Our hiring decisions are not only based on your experience and skills, but your passion, attitude, and alignment to our core values.
You will be passionate about design/design management of mechanical and building related projects within an industrial environment such as the utilities and energy space and have comprehensive knowledge of relevant Codes, Standards and Guidelines. You will be technically minded and desirably have experience in the management of multi-disciplinary teams during the feasibility, development, design and documentation phases of projects and programs. This position requires a strategic thinker who can not only execute analytical problem solving and commercial decision making, but effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
To be considered for this role, you should possess the following skills:
- Degree qualification/s in Mechanical Engineering and be eligible for membership of Engineers Australia
- Proven capability and substantial experience in project development, design, and documentation of fire engineering, HVAC and associated systems relevant to industrial and/or process engineering
- Extensive technical experience related to Mechanical engineering in industrial and/or process engineering
- Highly productive with strong team ethics and ability to work independently
- Work collaboratively across various functional groups
- High level of communication skills both oral and written
- Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet, engineering analysis and database applications
Desirable skills:
- Experience in the management of multi-disciplinary teams during the feasibility, development, design and documentation phases of projects and programs
- Relevant post graduate engineering qualifications
- Project management skills and experience
- Full Australian driver’s licence for occasional site work
Grow with Ausgrid
To continue building on our rich heritage, we actively invest in our people’s development through secondments, onsite training, mentoring circles, e-learning, Australian Graduate School of Management programs (UNSW) and study assistance.
It is through our investment in our people that the average tenure across the business is 14 years and our current turnover is sitting at a market competitive rate of just 3.9%.
Ausgrid perks
Revel in more than just a competitive salary! Our employees enjoy a dynamic range of market leading support and safety services, wellbeing programs, corporate discounts, and flexibility arrangements in many forms.
Our people are paramount to the continued success of Ausgrid, therefore celebrating great work is important to us! It’s not just the big wins that count, we have provided our employees the opportunity to applaud peer successes daily through our Amped Recognition Program. But let’s not forget the major milestones! For those ready to exceed expectations, anticipate a nomination for a CEO award at our formal end of year Award gala.
Belonging at Ausgrid
To deliver the best possible service to our customers we strive towards a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Ausgrid is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from women, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, people from the LGBTQIA+ community and First Nations people.
If you require support with your application/reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please reach out to our dedicated Talent team.