About Beon Energy Solutions:

Beon is a company of dedicated professionals committed to future-focused energy solutions with a heritage in safety and reliability. We bring technical expertise and agility to provide energy solutions from every angle for; renewable energy, utility and infrastructure, commercial and industrial projects across Australia.

About the Role:

We are currently looking for a Protection and Control Tester for a permanent full-time opportunity based at our Melbourne CBD Office. The position is primarily responsible for executing testing and commissioning activities on major electrical projects with specific responsibility to be a subject matter expert in the field of testing commissioning of primary and secondary equipment.

The role will also provide effective engineering support to project teams and stakeholders to assist with quotations, bids and tender submissions.

As a protection and control tester you will be accountable for all testing all protection and control and HV testing activities within your portfolio.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Perform HV testing and commissioning of primary equipment (AC and DC) ranging from 415V - 500kV including power transformers, auxiliary transformers, CBs, CTs, VTs, rectifiers, switchgear etc.
• Perform secondary injection relay testing in transmission, distribution, generation and traction environments
• Test SCADA systems and communication systems
• Integrate new protection and control schemes to new and existing ‘in service’ schemes
• Compose and compile commissioning methodology, management plans, relay test plans, ITPs, test reports, commissioning plans and ‘as built’ documentation
• Manage and lead the delivery of testing and commissioning activities including managing internal and sub-contracting resources
• Prepare project estimates and provide subject matter expertise to staff, senior management and clients
• Develop and control commissioning plans for allocated projects including risk and contingency management, outage coordination and staged implementation
• Provide site testing team with technical support and lead testing activities
• Communicate and share knowledge to a wide range of internal and external customers with either extensive or no technical background

Required skills and experience:

• Advanced Diploma of ESI (Power Systems) preferred
• Proven industry experience in testing and commissioning primary and secondary protection and control equipment.
• Advanced knowledge in power systems protection principles and applications
• Proven ability to develop and lead commissioning activities in an electrical utility industry
• Experience / exposure to ICE 61850 testing principles (advantageous)
• Project management experience, preferably in an electrical distribution, sub-transmission, transmission and/ or infrastructure environment (advantageous)
• Experience with Omicron, Doble, F6150, CMC256, CMC356, CPC100 & CT analyser and SCADA

Your career with Beon Energy Solutions:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here to check out our benefits. https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/powercor/benefits

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

What’s next?

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us at careers@beon-es.com.au. .

Please submit your application via our careers website by 28 July 2023.

For the full Position Description, contact us at the email above.

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