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Protection and Control Technician
Sydney, NSW
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An opportunity has become available for an experienced Protection and Control (P&C) Technician to play a key role in delivering high-voltage infrastructure projects across transmission, distribution, and emerging renewable energy assets. This position combines hands-on commissioning work with technical collaboration alongside engineering and delivery teams, supporting complex substation environments and ensuring protection systems are installed, tested, and commissioned to the highest industry standards.


About the Company

This organisation is a nationally capable electrical infrastructure provider delivering end-to-end project solutions across design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and asset management. With strong financial backing and integrated EPC capability, the business delivers complex energy infrastructure projects across transmission, distribution, renewables, and utility networks. The company is known for its technical capability, collaborative culture, and ability to deliver critical infrastructure safely and efficiently.


Requirements

• Electrical trade qualification with strong high-voltage substation experience

• Extensive experience in protection and control systems across transmission and distribution networks (11kV–330kV)

• Hands-on commissioning capability including relay testing, primary and secondary injection testing

• Strong knowledge of protection relays, SCADA systems and IEC 61850 substation communication standards

• Experience working with Australian network service providers and their technical standards


What’s on Offer

• Exposure to transmission, substation, BESS and renewable energy infrastructure projects

• A mix of field commissioning and technical engineering collaboration

• Opportunity to work with advanced protection technologies and modern HV assets

• This role offers a mix of office-based technical collaboration and hands-on field commissioning across major HV infrastructure project sites


Sev Espino – Talent Resourcer

Email: sev.espino@people8.com.au

Phone: 0480 848 716


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