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Distribution Design Engineer

Join Beon Energy Solutions in Melbourne as a Distribution Design Engineer. This role involves designing safe, compliant electricity distribution infrastructure and collaborating with stakeholders. Enjoy hybrid work options and career development in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Hybrid Full time UTC+11:00 Updated today

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About the role

We are currently seeking talented Distribution Design Engineering professionals to join our Urban Underground, Overhead & Substation Design Team, with multiple opportunities available across the business. These roles offer the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of critical electricity distribution infrastructure projects, supporting the ongoing growth, reliability, and sustainability of our network.

In this role, you will provide engineering expertise across a diverse portfolio of distribution network projects, undertaking scoping, design, estimating, asset recording, and technical advisory activities. You will be responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with technical standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.

Working within a collaborative and customer-focused environment, you will partner with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes that support our customers, communities, and network operations. Your contribution will be instrumental in driving innovation, promoting best-practice design principles, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects across the electricity distribution network.

Key responsibilities

  • Design and deliver safe (OH&S Act), compliant (relevant technical manuals), and fit-for-purpose (Least cost technically acceptable) network infrastructure solutions across overhead, underground, and distribution substation assets.
  • Support project delivery and continuous improvement by providing construction support, technical guidance, and contributing to the development of engineering standards and practices.
  • Provide effective design management to deliver projects of varying complexities within agreed time frames, quality and cost constraints.
  • Actively support and implement new or modified processes and systems.
  • Provide technical expertise and mentoring to design personnel in elements of Design and Design management.
  • Maintain and develop a high level of knowledge relating to GIS, Line design, AutoCAD/Revit applications and/or other design and asset recording drafting systems to meet the job requirements.

For more information on the role's responsibilities, please click here to download the position description.

What you'll need from day one

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
  • Eligible and working towards being registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA)
  • Eligible and working towards one of the following (or already registered): National Engineering Registration (NER) / Registered Professional Engineer of Professional Australia (RPEng)
  • Detailed knowledge and experience in distribution overhead, underground, substation design and optic fibre design
  • Knowledge of Line Design, GIS, AutoCAD/Revit design (or equivalent), electrical networks, operation, and construction plan
  • Understanding of Safety in Design practices

If you believe you have what it takes but don't meet every requirement-or if you'd like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities -we encourage you to get in touch.

Key benefits

We're proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more.

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we're working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we're committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

What's next

Submit your application via our careers' website by 29 November 2026. To make a confidential reasonable adjustment query, please contact Nadya Kartika from the Talent team at [email protected]

Pay & benefits

Paid time off Flexible hours

About this role

Posted
3 Nov 2026
Updated
3 Nov 2026
Job type
Full time
Workplace
Hybrid
Sectors
Working hours
UTC+11:00
Experience
Mid

About Beon Energy Solutions

Company Overview

Name

Beon Energy Solutions, part of the Victoria Power Networks group, legally registered as ENERGY SOLUTIONS PTY LTD

Headquarters

Melbourne, Australia

Founded

2016

Size

Approximately 180 employees ranged in recent years (source: linkedin.com)

What They Do

Beon Energy Solutions specializes in engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance delivery for energy infrastructure projects across utility, commercial, and residential sectors (source: linkedin.com). The company positions itself as a trusted partner for complex and significant projects, emphasizing safe, innovative, and quality energy solutions (source: beon-es.com.au). Their expertise spans utility renewable infrastructure, commercial industrial work, residential solar and battery solutions, solar farms, ground-mount and rooftop solar, as well as substation and terminal-station construction (source: linkedin.com). Beon provides end-to-end project delivery including design, civil and electrical works, commissioning, ongoing operations and maintenance, grid connections, and high-voltage infrastructure (source: chemxplore.com). Leveraging its heritage as part of Victoria Power Networks, Beon holds strong credibility in network-connected work such as substations and electrical balance-of-plant delivery, serving customers across Australia and New Zealand (source: beon-es.com.au).

Projects & Track Record

Beon Energy Solutions has delivered the 93 MW Girgarre Solar Farm in central Victoria for Enel, showcasing its capability in large-scale solar projects (source: pv-magazine-australia.com). In 2024, the company secured the EPC contract for the Quorn Park project in New South Wales, an 80 MW solar farm paired with a 20 MW / 40 MWh battery energy storage system and a 132 kV grid interconnection, located on a 470-hectare site in the Central West and Orana region, with construction slated to begin in the second half of 2024 and operations expected by early 2026 (source: pv-magazine-australia.com). The Ararat Synchronous Condenser project in Victoria is another key undertaking, delivered under a full EPC scope for Australian Energy Operations through Transmission Operations Australia 3, supporting the Victorian Government and AEMO (source: beon-es.com.au). Additionally, Beon has partnered with RWE, Lumea, and Transgrid on Australia’s first eight-hour battery project near Balranald, New South Wales, serving as the delivery partner for balance of plant while Tesla supplies the battery system (source: beon-es.com.au). These projects demonstrate Beon’s strong track record in utility-scale solar, battery storage, and grid-support infrastructure across multiple Australian states and New Zealand (source: beon-es.com.au).

Recent Developments

In August 2024, RWE made the investment decision to build Australia’s first eight-hour battery near Balranald, with Beon named as the delivery partner for balance-of-plant works, marking a significant milestone in long-duration energy storage (source: beon-es.com.au). In July 2024, Beon secured the EPC contract for the Quorn Park solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, further expanding its portfolio in renewable energy infrastructure (source: pv-magazine-australia.com). The company’s ongoing delivery of the Ararat synchronous condenser project was also highlighted in 2024, reinforcing its role in grid-support infrastructure development (source: beon-es.com.au).

Working There

Beon Energy Solutions offers roles primarily in engineering, construction, project delivery, renewable energy infrastructure, solar installations, substation and terminal-station construction, and operations and maintenance (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes safety, reliability, technical expertise, and the delivery of complex projects, suggesting a work environment focused on field execution, technical rigor, and effective stakeholder management (source: beon-es.com.au). Its main office is located at 11 Tavistock Lane, Melbourne, with an additional location in Auckland, New Zealand, supporting its operations across both countries (source: linkedin.com).

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