Are you looking to grow your career in a team that values technical excellence, practical learning, and having fun along the way? If so, you’ll enjoy working at Edison as we continue to grow and support our clients across New Zealand’s energy sector. 

At Edison, we endeavour to be the best consultancy to work for. We support our people while cultivating an inclusive, down-to-earth team culture where individuals can thrive and contribute to collective success. We want you to enjoy your work, be inspired to keep learning, and create outstanding outcomes for our clients. 

What sets Edison apart is the opportunity to work alongside highly experienced Project Managers, Construction Managers, and technical specialists who have spent decades delivering critical electricity infrastructure projects throughout New Zealand. Their real-world experience provides invaluable insights into constructability, commissioning, project delivery, and asset operations, helping our engineers develop practical knowledge that goes beyond design alone. 

In addition to working on our growing portfolio of substation, transmission and renewables design projects, you’ll have opportunities to participate in site visits, engage with live projects, and gain exposure to the full project lifecycle. We believe that seeing how our designs perform in the field helps to build stronger engineers, better designers, and more commercially aware professionals. 

Senior Design – Protection & Automation Engineers can be based in our offices in Auckland or Christchurch. 

What We Offer 

• Impactful Projects: Direct involvement in major network upgrades, grid decarbonisation, and renewable generation connections across New Zealand. 
• Flexibility: Genuine work-life balance with modern hybrid/flexible working arrangements. 
• Professional Growth: Structured support for continuing professional development 
• Competitive Package: Attractive salary package reflecting experience, plus relevant health, wellness, and professional membership allowances. 

Our Business 

Edison is a trusted partner to the energy sector, delivering impactful and diverse projects across the electricity industry. With expertise in project management, engineering, design engineering, and advisory services, we are known for stepping up and getting the job done through practical, workable solutions. Our work is varied, challenging, and rewarding, with clients located throughout New Zealand. 

For more than 25 years, our people and culture have been at the heart of our success and are a key reason why engineers choose Edison. We bring together people with diverse perspectives, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences, recognising that different viewpoints strengthen our thinking and drive better outcomes. We believe that an inclusive and diverse team is one of our greatest strengths, enabling us to deliver innovative solutions and create lasting value for our clients and communities. 

Do you have what it takes to succeed?  

We are looking for an experienced and technically inquisitive Senior Protection Engineer to join our Design team. In this role, you will lead the protection design and coordination studies across high-voltage substation, transmission, distribution, and renewable integration projects. 

You will deliver high-standard protection schemes from concept to commissioning, and collaborate closely with clients, asset owners, and site commissioning teams to solve complex power system challenges. 

 Key Responsibilities 

• Protection Design & Settings: Develop protection schemes, relay and instrument diagram, SCADA integration diagram relay logic, and setting calculations for transmission and distribution substations (transformers, feeders, busbars, and line differential/distance schemes). 
• Protection coordination studies: Perform fault level calculations, protection coordination studies, and dynamic simulations using industry-standard software (e.g., DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSS Sincal, or ETAP). 
• Modern Substation Automation: Configure and implement modern numerical relays, IEDs, and substation communication architectures (IEC 61850 GOOSE, DNP3, Modbus). 
• Technical Leadership & Review: Lead project deliverables, carry out peer reviews, ensure compliance with relevant utility grid codes and standards (e.g., Transpower/ENA guidelines, IEEE, IEC), and sign off on design packages. 
• Site Support & Commissioning: Provide technical assistance during commissioning , and relay injection testing. 

What We’re Looking For 

• Experience: Typically 5-8 years of dedicated experience in power system protection and control design within a consultancy, utility, or power systems EPC environment, preferably with experience in New Zealand 
• Technical Depth: Proven capability in line distance/differential, transformer, busbar, and feeder protection schemes. 
• Relay Familiarity: Practical experience configuring numerical protection platforms (e.g., SEL, GE Multilin/UR, Schneider Micom, Siemens SIPROTEC, ABB/Hitachi). 
• Communication Standards: Solid grounding in modern secondary systems, including IEC 61850 engineering. 
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent Washington Accord accredited qualification). CPEng / Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward registration) is highly regarded. 
• Collaboration: Strong client-facing communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. 

 If you have a proven experience in protection design and settings and are looking for a rewarding career move, then we want to hear from you. 

We know that some people may only apply for a role if they meet all the criteria listed above. If you share our passion for enabling a sustainable energy future for New Zealand, we encourage you to apply if the role aligns to your strengths and interests. 

Applications close on 8 October 2026. 

If you would like to know more check out our website www.edison.co.nz or call Jules Simpson, 021569401.