Electrical Engineer

The Company

Our client business was borne out of a desire to revolutionise automation across a range of industries primarily in water/wastewater but also food & beverage, manufacturing and mining.

They stand out from their competitors by pairing leading-edge technology with good old- fashioned customer service. They pride ourselves on being nimble, efficient and on getting great results for their clients.

Due to ongoing growth, our client is currently looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the team on a full-time basis.

Joining an experienced team in either Brisbane or Newcastle, you will be working closely with clients and staff to design and deliver a range of electrical, control, and instrumentation projects across a range of industries.

Role and Responsibilities:

Your primary role will be the hands on delivery of electrical design packages for the project portfolio coupled with leadership and growth of the electrical engineering team.

Your other responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

•       Ensuring delivery quality and compliance, and certifying electrical works to relevant standards and best practice;

•       Consulting, auditing, reviewing, and reporting on 3rd party designs and customer install base;

•       Supervision of drafting and other assigned electrical engineering resources;

•       Assisting with the development of bids, proposals and quotes;

•       Supporting PLC and SCADA development

Skills and Experience:

We are looking for someone with 5+ years experience in delivery of electrical design packages, with Water/Wastewater experience.

You will hold a degree qualification in Electrical Engineering and ideally an industry registration such as RPEQ.

You will have a knack for customer service, being a naturally personable and down-to-earth individual who can communicate effectively on a technical level and work collaboratively with both clients and project staff.

You will be adept at turnkey delivery of electrical packages including:

•       Power systems analysis (PowerCAD or similar) and delivering relevant engineering calculations.

•       Industrial LV design: MCCs, Distribution boards, Control Panels, Cable selection

•       Designing power and control interfaces to pumps, vsds, actuators, instrumentation and other typical industrial field equipment.

•       Electrical drafting (Autocad).

•       Designing PLC and other plant control panels.

•       Presenting designs in a customer workshop setting and participating in HAZOPS/CHAZOPS and other risk management activities.

You will need to be able to engage directly and autonomously with clients, to collaboratively work through changing design inputs and meet challenging timeframes.

You will be expected to proactively identify and resolve technical issues, and to escalate commercial issues as appropriate.

You will have a standards and automation mindset that delivers bulk design documentation efficiently and continues to look for process enhancements.

You will be confident at appropriate delegation and management of deliverables by other team members, ideally having prior experience as a team lead.

Ideally you will also have an interest in developing your programming skills, including the hands on development of PLC's and SCADA applications.

Also of consideration would be candidates with:

•       Hazardous area design experience

•       Functional safety certification

•       Direct supervision of electrical trades or experience in supporting electrical package manufacture and construction

Finally, you'll take genuine pride in your work, with good attention to detail, a sense of initiative and a 'can-do' attitude.

Please call David on 0422 229 220 for a confidential discussion.