Senior Electrical Engineer

Are you an experienced Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (EIC) Engineer ready to play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure that supports sustainable and healthy communities?

We are seeking a highly capable Electrical Engineer to act as a technical specialist across a large and complex infrastructure environment. This role offers the opportunity to contribute at a strategic and operational level, providing expert technical leadership, governance, investigation, design and advisory services across major infrastructure assets.

About the Role

As a senior practitioner within the Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls discipline, you will provide high-level technical expertise across the full asset lifecycle. You will lead Safety in Design (SiD) processes, contribute to technical standards and governance, and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver best-for-business, fit-for-purpose outcomes.

This is a key technical leadership position within a collaborative engineering environment focused on safety, innovation and service excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist investigation, concept and detailed design support for electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Conduct technical audits and ensure compliance with standards and governance requirements.
• Lead Safety in Design (SiD) processes across projects and asset lifecycle stages.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) across the organisation.
• Support the review and development of technical standards and guidelines.
• Liaise with consultants, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Contribute to operational, maintenance and condition-based monitoring strategies.
• Conduct site audits and champion continuous improvement in engineering standards.
• Identify and assess emerging technologies for potential adoption.
• Provide technical mentoring, knowledge sharing and support within discipline forums.

About You

You are a technically strong and safety-focused engineering professional with a collaborative mindset and the ability to influence outcomes across multidisciplinary teams.

Essential Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical, Instrumentation and/or Controls Engineering.
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) accreditation or eligibility to obtain CPEng by 30 June 2026.
• Demonstrated capability as a Subject Matter Expert within Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of EIC engineering practices within large infrastructure or utility environments.
• Experience delivering complex and critical engineering investigations and designs.
• Experience developing and reviewing technical and infrastructure standards.

Desirable:

• Experience in investigation, options analysis, concept and detailed design within the water or heavy infrastructure sector.
• Exposure to installation and commissioning of electrical, instrumentation and control infrastructure.
• Experience auditing designs prepared by others.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong commitment to safety leadership and Safety in Design principles.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to deliver outcomes within time and budget constraints.
• A proactive, innovative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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