At a Glance
- Tasks: Create high-quality electrical designs for exciting industrial projects.
- Company: Established engineering firm with a focus on innovative project delivery.
- Benefits: Competitive contract rates, potential for extension, and supportive team environment.
- Other info: Hands-on role with opportunities across design, construction, and commissioning phases.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make a real impact in industrial processing.
- Qualifications: Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering and experience in E&I design.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
- Senior Electrical Designer
- 12-Month Contract | Site-Based - Residential Role | Industrial Processing Operations
An established engineering and project delivery organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Designer to support a major operating industrial facility.
This is a site-based contract role offering the opportunity to work across sustaining capital projects, shutdowns, brownfield upgrades and improvement initiatives.
You will play a hands‑on role in the delivery of electrical and instrumentation design packages, working closely with engineering, operations and project teams from concept development through to construction and commissioning.
Key responsibilities
- Produce high-quality electrical and instrumentation design deliverables across a portfolio of projects.
- Develop practical, fit‑for‑purpose design solutions that consider safety, operability, maintainability and constructability.
- Prepare and review design documentation including drawings, layouts and technical deliverables.
- Support project execution from concept design through to commissioning and as‑built documentation.
- Participate in project reviews, design workshops and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
- Identify technical issues and contribute to the development of effective engineering solutions.
- Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, process, structural and control systems disciplines.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Australian standards, project requirements and internal design procedures.
- Support project planning activities including estimates, schedules, forecasts and reporting where required.
- Maintain design quality through checking, review and change management processes.
- Senior Electrical Designer
- 12-Month Contract | Site-Based - Residential Role | Industrial Processing Operations
An established engineering and project delivery organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Designer to support a major operating industrial facility.
This is a site-based contract role offering the opportunity to work across sustaining capital projects, shutdowns, brownfield upgrades and improvement initiatives.
You will play a hands‑on role in the delivery of electrical and instrumentation design packages, working closely with engineering, operations and project teams from concept development through to construction and commissioning.
Key responsibilities
- Produce high-quality electrical and instrumentation design deliverables across a portfolio of projects.
- Develop practical, fit‑for‑purpose design solutions that consider safety, operability, maintainability and constructability.
- Prepare and review design documentation including drawings, layouts and technical deliverables.
- Support project execution from concept design through to commissioning and as‑built documentation.
- Participate in project reviews, design workshops and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
- Identify technical issues and contribute to the development of effective engineering solutions.
- Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, process, structural and control systems disciplines.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Australian standards, project requirements and internal design procedures.
- Support project planning activities including estimates, schedules, forecasts and reporting where required.
- Maintain design quality through checking, review and change management processes.
About you
- Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent design qualification.
- Electrical trade background highly regarded.
- Electrical licence advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience in Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) design within industrial, mining, resources, manufacturing or heavy process environments.
- Strong understanding of project delivery from study and design phases through to construction and commissioning.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Technical experience Candidates should have experience with some or all of the following:
- Design software
- Micro Station
- Auto CAD
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Electrical design
- Single line diagrams
- Electrical schematics
- Termination diagrams
- Block diagrams
- Cable routing and cable schedules
- Equipment and panel layouts
- Lighting design
- Earthing systems and layouts
- Control systems and instrumentation
- Instrumentation and control system interfaces
- Integration between field devices and control systems
- Construction support and commissioning activities
- As‑built documentation development
- Brownfield modification projects and shutdown environments
- What's on offer
- 12-month contract with extension potential
- Full-time site-based role
- Exposure to a large operating industrial facility
- Diverse portfolio of brownfield and sustaining capital projects
- Supportive multidisciplinary engineering team
- Opportunity to contribute across design, construction and commissioning phases
- Competitive contract rates
This role would suit a Senior Electrical Designer who enjoys working closely with operations and project teams and has a strong background delivering practical electrical and instrumentation designs within industrial processing environments.
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