Senior Protection Engineer

There’s never been a more exciting time to be in energy and no better place to build your career than at Endeavour Energy.

Every day, more than 2.7 million people across New South Wales rely on us to deliver safe, reliable power to their homes and businesses. With over 1,700 employees, we’re one of the largest employers in Greater Western Sydney and a key driver of Australia’s energy transition.

As one of Australia’s fastest-growing electricity networks, we’re connecting 20,000 new customers each year, including major developments such as the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. That growth means we’re looking for talented people who want to help shape a smarter, more sustainable energy future.

Endeavour Energy is also at the forefront of Digital Substation deployment, microgrid and generator connection innovation, actively shaping the future grid. This role offers significant opportunity to influence emerging protection architectures, digital secondary systems and distributed energy integration strategies.

About the Role

The Senior Protection Engineer provides technical leadership to the protection design team, ensuring Endeavour Energy’s network protection systems safeguard assets while reducing safety risks to workers and the public.

You will lead the development, review and implementation of protection schemes across the network, while mentoring engineers and supporting critical projects that enable the safe and reliable operation of the electricity system.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of protection designs and settings in line with project schedules
• Review, design and maintain protection and control schemes across the network
• Provide expert technical advice on protection systems, relay configurations and investigations
• Mentor and develop engineers to maintain strong technical capability in the team
• Conduct technical investigations into equipment performance and protection events
• Manage protection setting configurations aligned with ISO 55001 asset management principles
• Liaise with stakeholders including TransGrid, HV customers and other utilities to coordinate protection schemes
• Support generator and customer connection assessments from a protection perspective
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Endeavour Energy protection standards
• Provide protection input into network planning and infrastructure projects

Qualifications & Licences

• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or registration in NSW as a Professional Engineer (Electrical)
• C Class Driver Licence (up to 4.5T GVM)
• Construction Work Induction (White Card)

Skills & Experience

You will bring strong technical expertise in power system protection, along with the ability to lead and mentor engineers in a complex operational environment.

Key strengths include:

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts
• Experience designing and implementing protection schemes
• Strong stakeholder engagement across technical and operational teams
• High attention to detail and strong organisational capability
• Ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement

Why Endeavour Energy?

• Work on one of Australia’s fastest-growing electricity networks
• Contribute to major infrastructure and energy transition projects
• Join a collaborative and supportive engineering environment
• Help power communities across Greater Western Sydney

Applications close: 30 March 2026

For further information please contact: recruitment@endeavourenergy.com.au

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