Senior Engineer - Connections Planning

Essential Energy • Australia, New South Wales • Posted June 21, 2026

Position Overview

Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future. 

About the role  

Join Essential Energy as a Senior Engineer – Connections Planning and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our network. You’ll lead the technical assessment of embedded generation and large customer connections to our sub transmission network, ensuring compliance with Essential Energy’s policies and the National Electricity Rules. This role involves conducting engineering studies, modelling, and data analysis to evaluate the impact of complex connections and developing solutions to maintain system stability and network capability.

You’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholder...