At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver innovative electrical engineering solutions across all project phases in mining and heavy industry.
- Company: Join a leading engineering team in the dynamic mining, metals, and minerals sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on impactful projects.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for mentoring and technical leadership.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in exciting projects while developing your engineering skills.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years in mining or heavy industry.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
Senior / Principal Electrical Engineer
Location: Adelaide, SA
Contract: 12 Months | ASAP Start
Industry: Mining, Metals & Minerals
About the Role
- An opportunity exists for an experienced
- Senior Electrical Engineer or
Principal Electrical Engineer to join a well-established engineering team supporting multiple mining, metals and mineral processing projects. This role is ideally suited to an engineer with strong brownfield project experience , particularly within copper, base metals, mineral processing, heavy industry or resources environments .
You'll be involved across the full project lifecycle, from early scoping and concept development through to detailed design, construction support and commissioning.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide practical, fit-for-purpose engineering solutions while managing stakeholder relationships and delivering multiple projects concurrently.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver electrical engineering solutions across concept, design, execution and commissioning phases.
- Prepare and review engineering calculations, drawings, specifications and technical documentation.
- Develop fit-for-purpose electrical designs considering safety, operability, maintainability and lifecycle requirements.
- Lead or support project scope development, estimates, schedules and resource planning.
- Participate in HAZIDs, HAZOPs, Safety-in-Design and design reviews.
- Support site inspections, field engineering, construction and commissioning activities.
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, project managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Manage multiple projects while ensuring delivery to schedule, budget and quality requirements.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and digital engineering practices.
- Principal Engineer Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring.
- Lead discipline deliverables and project resources.
- Act as the primary client interface for electrical engineering matters.
- Manage technical risk, design reviews and engineering quality.
- Coordinate discipline activities across multiple projects and teams.
About You
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
- Minimum 10 years' experience within mining, minerals, metals, energy or heavy industrial sectors.
- Strong brownfield project experience.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience delivering projects from concept through to execution.
- Strong client engagement and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
- Technical Experience
- HV/LV power distribution systems
- HV switchgear and MCC design
- Equipment sizing and cable routing
- Earthing and lighting design
- Arc flash assessments
- Protection systems and relay settings
- Instrumentation and control interfaces
- Electrical calculations and design verification
- SLDs, schematics, layouts and cable schedules
- FATs, SATs and commissioning support
- Technical specifications, datasheets, ITPs and MTOs
- Shutdown planning and brownfield modifications
- Cost estimating and project execution planning
Requirements
- Unrestricted Australian working rights.
- Ability to work from the office.
- Available to commence ASAP.
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