Senior/ Principal Consultant - Power Grid Assets
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior/ Principal Consultant - Power Grid Assets
Locations: Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia | Sydney, Australia | Perth, Australia
Business: Energy Systems
Position type: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent Employee
Job ID: 6927
About the Role
At DNV, we are the independent expert in assurance and risk management, dedicated to safeguarding life, property, and the environment. As a Senior/ Principal Consultant in Power Grid Assets, you will play a key role in delivering and growing DNV’s technical advisory services across transmission, distribution, generation, renewable energy, and large-scale grid infrastructure in Australia.
This is a broad and varied role. You may be involved in owner’s engineer assignments, technical due diligence, asset condition and performance reviews, grid connection support, feasibility studies, technical specification development, proposal preparation, or the review of major high-voltage assets. We are open to candidates with broad power grid advisory capability, or candidates with deeper experience in HV substations, including primary systems, secondary systems, SCADA, control, protection, and communications.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with utility, developer, investor, and asset owner stakeholders.
- Deliver high-quality technical advisory assignments across Australia and APAC.
- Prepare clear, structured, and client-ready deliverables.
- Review technical documentation, drawings, specifications, reports, models, SCADA/control system information, communications architecture, and contractor submissions.
- Frame technical problems, facilitate discussions, present findings, and support client decision-making.
- Contribute to proposals and business development activities.
- Support project delivery through planning, budget and schedule management, risk management, coordination of contributors, and quality control of deliverables.
- Collaborate with DNV specialists across Australia, APAC, and globally.
- Mentor junior engineers and consultants, share knowledge, and contribute to the development of tools, templates, methods, and best practice within the team.
- Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, regulatory developments, and market needs relevant to power grid assets and the energy transition.
Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Approximately 10+ years’ experience in power systems, high-voltage engineering, transmission and distribution, grid connection, substations, asset management, technical advisory, or related infrastructure roles.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, preferably electrical engineering, power systems, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, structured, and client-ready technical deliverables.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Interest and proven ability in leading projects, interacting with customers, and supporting business development.
- Ability to organize and prioritize project work, support project teams, and maintain quality under time and budget constraints.
- Customer focus, with the ability to make new contacts and maintain professional relationships internally and externally.
- Openness to travel within Australia and APAC as required.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in one or more of the following areas would be highly regarded:
- Strong candidates may bring either broad power grid advisory experience or specialist HV substation experience across primary systems, secondary systems, protection, control, SCADA, and communications.
- Knowledge and understanding of high-voltage power infrastructure, such as transmission networks, substations, transformers, switchgear, primary and secondary systems, protection and control systems, SCADA, communications, reactive power plant, renewable energy connections, or large electrical assets.
- HVDC systems, HVAC transmission systems, FACTS devices, synchronous condensers, STATCOMs, SVCs, or other grid support technologies.
- Power system studies, including load flow, short circuit, dynamic studies, harmonic studies, EMT studies, protection coordination, or grid connection assessments.
- Power system analysis software such as PSCAD, PSS®E, PowerFactory, ETAP, or similar.
- Owner’s engineer roles for transmission, renewable energy, storage, HVDC, substation, or grid connection projects.
- Technical due diligence for investors, lenders, developers, or asset owners.
- Design review, specification development, tender evaluation, contractor review, or commissioning support.
- Asset condition assessment, asset performance review, lifecycle planning, maintenance strategy, or risk-based asset management.
- HV substation primary systems, secondary systems, protection and control, SCADA, telecommunications, communications networks, automation, remote monitoring, or operational technology interfaces.
- SCADA and control system specification, architecture review, functional design review, FAT/SAT support, commissioning support, cyber-aware OT interfaces, or integration with network operations environments.
- Australian grid connection processes, AEMO requirements, NER requirements, NSP processes, or Generator Performance Standards.
- Project management, proposal development, commercial framing, effort estimation, and client presentations.
- Professional registration such as RPEQ, CPEng, RPEV, or equivalent.
We Offer
- Wellbeing: DNV understands the importance of physical and mental wellbeing and has a ‘Be Well’ program in place.
- Bonus opportunity: Annual discretionary profit scheme or sales incentive scheme.
- Insurances: Life, total permanent disability, and salary continuance insurance.
- Parental and long service leave: Generous parental leave and long service leave policy.
- Hybrid work: Hybrid work model to foster our culture while providing working flexibility.
- Professional membership: Support for membership fees for relevant governing bodies.
- Social activities: Regular social gatherings to foster our culture.
Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level
About the Company
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management, driven by our purpose to safeguard life, property, and the environment. We empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.
As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At DNV, our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is not only an ethical choice but also a business decision. Diversity, fairness, and a sense of belonging are a source of strength for our people, our business, and our customers, and help us to deliver on our purpose, vision, and values.
Application Process
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