What is a Paragon?
Paragon (n): A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
Imagine a 100-carat diamond, Invaluable.
Precise.
Flawless.
These are the values that drive Paragon.
When it comes to recruitment, our mission is to find you that diamond in the rough.
Paragon represents Excellence in Recruitment & HR.
We take the hassle out of recruitment; Using a precise method that focuses on quality to deliver invaluable candidates for our clients.
What's in it for You?
Career Development : This is an excellent opportunity to kick-start your engineering career.
You'll receive mentorship from experienced engineers and gain exposure to a range of engineering disciplines within the power systems and electricity distribution industry.
Hands-on Experience : Work on live projects from day one.
You'll be involved in tasks that directly contribute to network performance, asset management, and network planning, giving you a practical understanding of how the electricity network operates.
Growth Opportunities : Over the course of your employment, you'll have the chance to undertake short secondments in different areas of the business, or to external service providers, broadening your experience and career path.
Supportive Environment : Join a collaborative and diverse team, where your contributions will be valued and your professional development will be supported.
About the Role As a Graduate Engineer , you will be responsible for providing engineering support across a variety of functions, including asset engineering, network planning, and performance analysis.
This is a multifaceted role that will give you a solid grounding in power distribution engineering and the opportunity to manage small, low-risk network projects from start to finish.
Key responsibilities include: Assisting in the analysis of asset condition and maintenance data, contributing to asset management decisions.
Supporting the preparation of work scopes and designs for network reinforcement and asset replacement projects.
Conducting load flow simulations and supporting network modelling.
Contributing to network performance analysis and troubleshooting power quality issues.
Helping to develop and maintain technical standards and specifications for distribution network design and maintenance.
Managing and delivering small projects, using business project management processes.
What You'll Bring We're looking for a graduate with: 1-2 years of relevant experience in power systems or related fields.
However, exceptional graduates with strong academic results and proven internship experience will also be considered.
A solid theoretical understanding and interest in power distribution engineering, network planning, and asset management, gained through a tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering (ideally power systems or similar).
A proactive, problem-solving attitude, with a keen desire to learn and contribute to projects.
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with both internal teams and external stakeholders.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively across multiple tasks and projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start your engineering career with a company that supports growth, values your contributions, and helps you gain the experience you need to excel in the industry, as it undergoes unprecedented transformation, through electrification.
Apply now – this role can start NOW, or in the New Year – the choice is yours!