Principal Protection Engineer

Worley
📍 New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 06, 2026

Job Description

Job Description - Principal Protection Engineer (AUC003U)Management Level:Individual Contributor:

About the role

Worley is experiencing strong growth across New Zealand’s power sector, with recent projects including utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and solar developments. We are also delivering electrical design services to the distribution industry and major industrial clients with large electrical loads.

As we continue to expand our Technical Services team across New Zealand (location flexible), we are seeking a Senior or Principal Protection Engineer to play a key role in shaping our future capability and delivering protection engineering across a range of brownfield and greenfield projects. Protection engineering is critical to New Zealand’s energy future, ensuring the safety, reliability, and security of supply across all major transmission and grid-connected projects. As the energy sector undergoes rapid transformation, our Power tea...

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Job Details

  • Location New Plymouth, Taranaki
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Engineers
  • Posted Date July 06, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 15, 2026