Power Connect Engineering is an electrical engineering and consultancy company specialising in residential, commercial and industrial Level 3 ASP distribution network connection designs and electrical consultancy services.We have over 15 years of industry experience in designing and managing distribution power systems with the electricity utility (Ausgrid) in HV/LV overhead and underground distribution power network reticulations.Our Managing Director and Lead Electrical Engineer Jim Tran has been involved in the completion of many projects over the years with the electrical utility (Ausgrid). All of which, involved a wide range of electrical engineering skills and services.• Contestable Level 3 ASP Distribution Design (across NSW electricity utility areas: Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy & Essential Energy)• Electrical Drafting Services• Electrical Consulting Services• Electrical Building Services Design• High Voltage Audits• Roads & Public Lighting Design

• Engineering design reviews.• HV audits.• Reviewing engineering deliverables.• Engineering design.

• Technical and Contractual document preparation and drafting on word and excel.• When required, take a senior role on specified projects.• Participate in the development of project engineering budgets and schedules• Provide discipline support to project teams.• AutoCad design.• Identify project risk and address risk mitigation measures.• Maintain knowledge of the latest standards, legislation, products and practices relating to the relevant engineering discipline to reinforce professional competency.• Oversee overall technical quality, integrity and adequacy of designs.• Manage "Requests for Information" from clients and contractors.• Provide scope control and scope communication to all parties.• Review and coordinate engineering input into procurement and construction contract packages.• Review tender evaluations, bid clarifications and recommendations.• Scrutinize project components to enhance value of the capital investment.• Regularly visit project sites to track progress.• Coordinate with site for engineering needs.• Ensure that equipment designs, installation standards and work practices are compliant with the appropriate electrical regulatory requirements, industry codes of practice and company safety standards.

Technical Engineering• Project Management / Supervision; • Electrical design and drafting, producing electrical general arrangement, schematic, and termination drawings in AutoCAD. • Power Studies (Power Tools for Windows).• Hazardous Area assessments.• Site engineering, either underground or open-cut or fixed plant processing and heavy infrastructure.• Electrical Engineering duties.• Compliance auditing with recommendations.• Preparation of scope of works documents.• Reliability techniques and defect management.• Facilitating or participating in risk assessments.• Engineering support work to clients as requested.Leadership Role• Manage a team of electrical design engineers for mining and industrial industries.

Technical Engineering• Design of distribution power system and substation systems (both overhead and underground).• Extensive knowledge of AutoCAD and Microstation software design packages.Customer Operations• Customer connections above 200A• Network augmentation, cable and OH design up to 33kV• Substation design• Site inspectionsNetwork Earthing• Distribution earthing design• Resistance measurements for standalone distribution earth grids• Soil resistivity testing

Technical Services• Industrial, commercial and domestic electrical installations and services to AS3000 and local Service Installation Rules.

Technical Engineering• Design and maintenance of underground mining products including longwall shearers and battery haulage vehicles for underground mining companies across Australia.• Knowledge of Explosion Protection and Intrinsically Safe design for electrical and electronic equipment operating in hazardous areas especially in the mining industries.• Designed, built and retrofitted electronic modules/barriers in a range of machinery for the mining companies including longwall shearers and battery operated haulage vehicles.• Provide engineering support for service department and customers.

Technical Engineering• Provided electrical drafting services for aircraft electrical and control systems.• Extensive knowledge of AutoCAD software design package.

Technical Engineering• Provide electrical designs, technical reports and guidelines to electrical contractors, clients and architects in accordance with the Australian Standards and Regulations• Designed electrical systems including switchboard designs using software aided package, single line diagrams of power systems, calculation of high/low voltage electrical circuit loading, cable selection, lighting, system controls using PLC (air conditioning, switchboard protection, sewerage pump), fault level calculation, fire protection, lightning and surge protection• Project planning.• Tender preparation and evaluation.