Offered across both at a Graduate Engineer (Electrical & Civil) and Graduate Engineering Officer (Electrical) level, our engineering programs offer unique opportunities to grow and build your skills & knowledge through diverse rotations.
We offer dynamic programs, from 2-4 years, with placements across a range of 50+ teams rotating through four core areas: Systems, Design, Field and Delivery/Projects. Additional elective options are also on offer, before we support your transition into a role off-program within Powerlink.
- Graduate Electrical Engineers: rotate in 6-month placements through 4x Core areas over 2-years with 1+ year/s for additional electives.
- Graduate Engineering Officers (Electrical): rotate in 6-month placements through 4x Core areas over 2-years - with the option for additional electives if nominated.
- Graduate Civil Engineers: rotate in 12-month placements through 3x Core Areas over 3-years – with the option for additional electives if nominated.
With a range of teams and distinct activities within them, these are some of our main rotation areas:
REAL TIME & STRATEGIC NETWORK OPERATIONS
Our Real Time Network Operations group manage the real time operation of our statewide transmission network, as well as plan, schedule and coordinate outages and requests to access our network. They provide a rapid response service for power system incidents and faults on our network and include our Power Systems Operations team, Operations Planning & Access Teams and Network Performance Team.
Our Strategic network operations team looks to the future, and the challenges of operating a complex and rapidly changing transmission network and NEM. Strategic Network Operations forecasts, hypothesis and identifies the technical obstacles and strategic decisions, laying the foundations of solutions required to support operating successfully during the energy transition.
ASSET STRATEGIES & NETWORK PLANNING
Our Asset Strategies group is responsible for optimising the lifetime performance of Powerlink network assets from inception through to end of life, to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.
Our Network Planning group is responsible for all aspects of planning the Queensland and interconnected transmission network which includes network analysis, demand and energy forecasting, operational advice and assessment of customer connections to Powerlink’s network.
DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Our Design Solutions group is responsible for delivering cost-efficient and contemporary design solutions for Powerlink’s infrastructure including our substations and transmission lines, as well as protection, automation (monitoring and control), telecommunication and other auxiliary systems. Teams include our Substation Design team, Lines Design, Telecommunications Design and Secondary Systems Design.
OPERATIONAL ENGINEERING
Our Operational Engineering group’s core function is to ensure operational asset integrity, which means that the network assets are safe, reliable, compliant and fit for purpose.
The group is responsible for the planning, design, and optimisation of the network operational assets, as well as the management of the operational risks and issues. Operational Engineering also works closely with our Energy Digital Management Group to leverage data and insights to improve the asset management and operational performance of the network.