Substation Electrician

Who are PSD Energy?

PSD Energy is Adelaide-based and is one of the country’s leading electrical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms for high-voltage and renewable infrastructure. We specialise in the end-to-end delivery of grid critical systems, including the design, build, and commissioning of substation, switchyards, solar farms and more. Founded in 2005, PSD deploys a tight-knit, cross disciplinary team—design engineers, project managers, electricians, commissioning engineers and fabricators—working from our Pooraka, Adelaide headquarters and offices across Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, as well as regional outposts in South-East Asia.

About the role

You’ll join our specialised substation delivery crew, led and staffed by electricians and commissioning experts. You’ll actively install, wire, test and energise projects across Australia. You are hands-on interface between design and energisation. on any given week, your tasks will include:

• Secondary Control & Protection Wiring: relay panels, SCADA, E/CT, RTUs—complete with tagging and customer verification.

• HV/LV Heat Shrink Terminations & Testing: transformer, feeder, busbar, isolator & CT/VT cabling up to 300 kV (and interfacing with 500 kV systems).

• Commissioning Support: primary & secondary injection testing, Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), IR/megger, power gradings, factory-to-site checklists.

• Drawings & Reports: daily use of GA drawings, schematics & wiring schedules; issue punch lists; log engineering queries; submit labour/daily progress via toolbox handover systems (ISO 45001).

• Network Energisation Interface: assist DNSPs during switch in, HV isolation, and final turnover, ensuring safe and compliant system handover.

Skills & Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• A-Grade Electrical License (SA, VIC, NSW or nationally recognised equivalent).

• 5+ years’ experience building transmission substations.

• Proven skills with priority cable terminations, HV layout installations and switchyard earthing.

• experience wiring panels for relays/SCADA, carrying out SAT/FAT procedures and punch list testing.

• Competent in reading AS 2067 switchyard drawings and maintaining compliance across access zones and fire separation requirements.

• Hold (or be eligible for) White Card, HV Switching (QMAP), Confined Space, and EWP tickets.

• Project-ready and mobile: regional/outback FIFO/DIDO availability (common rosters: 11/3 or 21/7).

Why PSD?

• Growing business at the cutting edge of Australia’s energy transition

• collaborative and high-performance team culture

• work on nationally significant projects.

• Flexible, supportive and technically focused work environment

• career development opportunities in a business that values it people.

Apply Today

If you’re a passionate and experienced SCADA professional looking to make a difference in renewable infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.

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