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This role will be responsible for assessment of medium and large-scale commercial solar applications, ensuring compliance with network standards, power quality requirements, protection schemes, and operational constraints and provide technical leadership.\nThis role is based at our brand-new state-of-the-art South Metro Depot in Forrestdale, conveniently located next to Tonkin Highway. Spanning across 120,000 square meters. With the latest infrastructure and technology, the depot empowers all employees to create that perfect work-life balance whilst operating in an inclusive and diverse workplace.\nYour Role in Action\nTechnical assessment of commercial and industrial solar PV connection applications.\n\nProvide technical recommendations and approval conditions for grid connection proposals.\n\nSupport the development and implementation of engineering standards, technical requirements, and connection guidelines.\n\nResponsible for the production / coordination / analysis / approval of accurate project inputs and outputs for work associated with the distribution network. This will include the provision of specialist technical information.\n\nComplete all documentation, technical assessments, entering and maintaining of information in applicable computer systems, ensuring business processes are adhered to.\n\nEnsure technical compliance across the design community to design and specifications and identify non-conformances as appropriate; review designs, work performance, works programs as required.\n\nRespond to correspondence and queries raised by internal and external stakeholders on projects issued via the applicable corporate systems.\n\nEnsure appropriate change management processes are followed with an appropriate level of documentation. This can include variations to projects, procedures, programs and/or processes.\n\nPrepare management reports for submission to the Formal Leader.\n\nSchedule and plan own daily and weekly allocated work in order to meet agreed targets.\n\nProvide high level technical support and guidance to team members and other work groups in the form of specialist advice on all aspects of the integration of distribution assets into the network.\n\nWhat Makes You a Great Fit\nMust possess a Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.\n\nEligible for corporate membership of The Institution of Engineers, Australia.\n\nSignificant experience within the electricity utility, power systems, renewable energy, or energy infrastructure sector.\n\nStrong understanding of:\nLarge commercial and industrial PV systems\nEmbedded generation connections \nBattery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) \nAn understanding of:\nLoad flow analysis\nFault level analysis \nVoltage impact analysis \nPower quality assessments \nExperience in:\nTechnical assessment of distributed energy resources, commercial/industrial solar PV systems, embedded generation, or grid connection applications. \nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills. \nTakes initiative to identify innovative new methods, processes or systems in the functional area.\nPartners in the development and deployment of innovation and continuous improvement.\nProvide technical leadership, coaching mentoring. Ensures own work and that of other contributors is to the defined standard. \nBy joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:\nOver 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.\n\nFlexible work arrangements to support working hours and working from home arrangements.\n\nThe opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.\n\nAccess to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.\n\nAn award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.\n\nAn innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.\n\nIn addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.\n\nAccess to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.\n\nOn-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.\n\n22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.\n\nApplications close on 22 November 2026.\nWe value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180 -endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.\nLearn more about Western Power here: About (westernpower.com.au)\nFind out how we’re building A Network for Life: A network for life (westernpower.com.au)","description_format":"text","description_chars":5335,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Gym membership","Health insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Power Grid"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T07:00:20Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:4","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T17:41:19Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/western-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/western-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T17:41:19Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6643,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":40900},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=40900"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwestern-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwestern-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwestern-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/western-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwestern-power-senior-distribution-design-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4005693}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"westernpower.com.au","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4005693},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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