What are you going to do 

Based in Bentley and reporting to the Planning Manager, you'll sit within a high-performing Future Energy team responsible for planning and developing power systems that serve regional and remote communities across WA's vast 2.3 million km² network. This is serious engineering work with real-world impact at scale.

Your day-to-day will span:

  • Power system load flow, dispatch and dynamic modelling (RMS and EMT)
  • Renewable Energy Connection Assessments
  • Short to Medium Term Capacity Planning and Load and Circuit Development
  • Technical evaluation of DER integration and emerging grid technologies
  • Financial analysis of feasible network solutions
  • Maintaining system planning models and upholding planning standards
  • Mentoring and knowledge sharing within the team

This is a rare and genuinely exciting opportunity to take on a senior technical role where your work will directly shape how power is planned, built and delivered to communities across one of the most geographically unique energy networks in the world.

Essential skills and knowledge

You're a technically capable and commercially minded engineer who enjoys solving complex problems. You'll bring:

  • A relevant Engineering Degree, with Chartered Engineers Australia membership highly regarded
  • Strong experience in energy system planning across generation, transmission and/or distribution
  • Advanced power system modelling capability across RMS, EMT, load flow and dispatch studies
  • A solid understanding of renewable energy and inverter-based generation technologies
  • Experience using PowerFactory would be highly regarded
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to work confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

What we offer 

  • 12 Month contract role
  • Based in Bentley but opportunity for 2 days work from home once you have understanding of role
  • Salary sacrificing
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Corporate discounts

About Brunel:

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 50 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

Do you have questions?

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact Darren Leavey @ d.leavey@brunel.net

Closing: 11 June 2026

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