Protection Engineer

About the role

We're looking for a specialised engineer to join our team. In this role, you'll develop and review protection settings for new zone substations, support the integration of large DER, enable reverse power flow, battery and solar connections across WEL's network. You'll also play a key role in commissioning complex protection schemes on our highly meshed subtransmission network.

To succeed, you'll be a proactive, self-motivated professional with strong communication, organisational and negotiation skills and have a proven ability to collaborate effectively across the business.

About you

We are looking for someone who has:

• BEng or tertiary level qualification in electrical engineering
• Minimum of two years' direct experience in the field of protection systems, designing architectures, settings, documentation and lifecycle management
• Power system protection qualification such as the PSP course or equivalent is desirable
• Strong field engineering experience, such as the commissioning of HV protection systems
• IEC 61850 experience is a plus as we move to digital substations

Best-in-class benefits

At WEL, we look after our people, and you'll benefit from a powerful package of benefits:

• Medical, life and income protection insurance
• Flexible working options - ability to purchase additional annual leave, nine-day fortnight, and much more
• Relocation costs
• An excellent salary package, including annual salary reviews

We are committed to making sure our people go home safe every day, and with a drug and alcohol-free worksite we will require you to undertake testing as part of your pre-employment health assessment as well as participating in our annual health assessment programme.

About WEL Networks

WEL Networks is unique. We've been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.

With around 320 employees, we're proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region and keep our communities flourishing.

Our vision is bold, and our ambition even stronger, especially as we diversify from traditional 'poles and lines' to an innovative and sustainable business.

Ready to learn more? Start here.

We actively value diversity and inclusion and want extraordinary people to join us. It is important to us that we get to experience a little bit of the 'real you' in your application.

To view a copy of the position description, please copy and paste the link into your browser: https://www.wel.co.nz/media/5bxlpcsx/jd-protection-engineer.pdf

Applications will be screened as they arrive, and we may move quickly to interview.