Earthing Design Engineer

Posted 11 Days Ago
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4 Locations
Hybrid
Mid level
Other • Professional Services • Real Estate • Energy
The Role
Designs and analyzes earthing, grounding, and lightning protection systems for substations, renewable energy, BESS, transmission, and distribution projects. Responsibilities include engineering calculations, grounding studies, technical reports, site investigations, field testing, vendor drawing reviews, design documentation, client collaboration, project coordination, proposal support, and mentoring junior engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In

Powering communities today while designing for tomorrow.
We are looking for an Earthing/Grounding Design Engineer to support our Power Group. In this role, you will contribute to the design and analysis of grounding and earthing systems for a range of transmission, distribution, and renewable energy projects, helping ensure the safety, reliability, and performance of critical power infrastructure.

What You'll Do

  • Deliver earthing, grounding, and lightning protection designs for substation, renewable energy, and power infrastructure projects.
  • Perform engineering calculations, grounding studies, data analysis, and design development using industry-standard software.
  • Prepare technical reports, design documentation, and project deliverables.
  • Support site investigations, field testing, and review vendor drawings and technical submissions.
  • Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, high-quality engineering solutions.
  • Assist with project coordination, proposal development, and mentoring of junior team members.

What You'll Bring

  • Registered Electrical Engineer with at least 3 years of experience in HV/MV substations, renewable energy, BESS, or power infrastructure projects.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, with strong technical report writing, analytical, and engineering documentation skills.
  • Experience reviewing vendor drawings, technical submissions, and design documentation.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical concepts to a range of stakeholders.
  • Experience in earthing/grounding and lightning protection design, including grounding studies, lightning risk assessments, and grounding system design.
  • Working knowledge of ETAP, CDEGS, or equivalent grounding analysis software is highly desirable.
  • Exposure to substation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and BESS projects is advantageous.

Our Hybrid Work Model:

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

This role can be based in Makati, Quezon City, or Cebu office depending on your home base or location.

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About UsCome together and make a meaningful impact. 
We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD. 
Let's drive real change.
Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.
That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. 
See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the #PowerOfCommitment
Who we are 
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

Skills Required

  • Registered Electrical Engineer
  • At least 3 years of experience in HV/MV substations, renewable energy, BESS, or power infrastructure projects
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD
  • Strong technical report writing, analytical, and engineering documentation skills
  • Experience reviewing vendor drawings, technical submissions, and design documentation
  • Experience in earthing or grounding and lightning protection design, including grounding studies, lightning risk assessments, and grounding system design
  • Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical concepts to stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of ETAP, CDEGS, or equivalent grounding analysis software
  • Exposure to substation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, and BESS projects

GHD Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GHD and has not been reviewed or approved by GHD.

  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support, flexible work options, and confidential mental-health assistance are emphasized across the offering. Employee assistance programs for employees and their families further strengthen lifestyle support.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid-leave flexibility is highlighted, with the option in some locations to purchase additional leave. Paid holidays and time off are also part of the package in regions where listed.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and life insurance are available in certain countries, and healthcare options are regarded positively in some locations. These medical benefits contribute to a broadly comprehensive baseline.

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The Company
HQ: Sydney
11,027 Employees
Year Founded: 1928

What We Do

GHD recognises and understands the world is constantly changing. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. We are a global professional services company that leads through engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Our forward-looking, innovative approaches connect and sustain communities around the world. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are focused on building lasting relationships with our partners and clients. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals connected by over 200 offices, across five continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region.

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