• Relocation offered. Live and work out of Brisbane, Rockhampton, or Kingaroy.
• Be part of a growing engineering team from the beginning.
• Create your legacy working across a portfolio of renewable assets.

Help shape safety, maintenance and asset management standards and processes across our renewable assets portfolio as the industry evolves.

About the role

This is a permanent and full-time opportunity. Live and work in one of Stanwell’s locations (Brisbane, Rockhampton, or Kingaroy).

At Stanwell, our Renewable Maintenance Services business unit plays a vital role in shaping the future of energy in Queensland. Through Stanwell Asset Maintenance Company (SAMCo), we’re building the expertise and capability to support the maintenance of renewable energy assets.

This role is integral to supporting high voltage assets and protection systems across our expansive renewable business. The Senior High Voltage Electrical and Protection Engineer plays a crucial role ensuring the reliable and efficient operation of our renewable energy assets. This includes maximising energy production, and minimising downtime through effective monitoring, maintenance, and control of high voltage assets and associated equipment.

Key activities include:

• Develop and facilitate detailed HV asset management and testing strategies which ensure the plant continues to meet the objectives of the business plan with particular emphasis on long term asset management.
• Continually evaluate the plant performance and long-term integrity, amend appropriate operations and maintenance strategies with the aim of improving efficiency, availability, reliability and optimising the overall equipment life cycle costs.
• Develop and implement scope and frequency of all routine testing and condition monitoring work done on HV plant and protection systems to ensure availability and reliability of plant is maintained.
• Initiate proposals, submit project feasibility options, and manage the execution of projects (e.g. planning, specifying, designing, overseeing of resources) to ensure timely and effective implementation of plant improvements while working within the constraints of the five-year capital budget.
• Lead the communication and exchange of technical information knowledge share amongst other staff across SAMCo in relation to plant management.

About you

Essential qualifications:

• Driver’s License (Mandatory).
• Holder of construction industry ‘White Card’ (mandatory).
• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)

Essential experience:

• Significant experience in conducting testing and troubleshooting of HV switchgear and HV protection systems.
• Proficiency in design and implementation of relay settings, logic, and schemes for systems (e.g., ABB, GE Multilin, Siemens, Schneider).
• Proficiency in HV testing and fault finding of power transformer, HV circuit breaker and switchgears.
• Strong HV switchgear and protection systems problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Recognised as an Endorsed Employer for all Women by WORK180
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Access to Bright Spark – our rewards, recognition, and discounts platform
• Weekly pay
• Flexible work arrangements
• Annual incentive scheme
• Purchased leave
• Contributions for Income Protection and TPD insurance units 
• Salary packaging options
• Health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g. EAP, Fitness Passport, skin checks, flu vaccines)
• Access to learning and development on and off the job (including LinkedIn learning)
• Exceptional safety culture
• Plus, a whole lot more!

About SAMCo 

Stanwell Asset Maintenance Company (SAMCo) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanwell Corporation. We aspire to provide unparalleled maintenance services across all renewable energy technologies in Queensland. We leverage Stanwell Corporation’s extensive expertise in complex power generation and its engineering capability to provide maintenance services that enhance operations and efficiency of renewable energy assets. As Queensland transitions to 80 per cent renewable energy by 2035, Stanwell leading the state’s clean energy transformation, and SAMCo has a key role to play. 

We care. We adapt. We deliver. These values are the driving force behind everything we do. As we grow and deliver one of Australia’s largest pipelines of renewable energy projects in the coming years, we will continue to serve our communities and deliver the power that Queenslanders need. 

What’s next?

To submit your application, please apply online with your CV.

Applications close: 11:55pm, 23 May 2025.

Further information on Stanwell can be found online at www.stanwell.com

As part of the recruitment process, you may be required to undertake pre-employment checks (may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing).

Inclusion and diversity is an important part of shaping Stanwell’s culture and how our workplace operates. We recognise and value that it’s essential to creating a safe, inclusive, and productive workplace.

We are proactive about giving our people opportunities to excel and truly be themselves. We enable this through diversity, fairness, and flexible work practices.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.