Associate Director - Electrical

Core Talent; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Core Talent is partnering with a leading national engineering consultancy to appoint an Associate Director – Electrical Engineering to lead the Perth Buildings team. This senior role combines technical leadership, project delivery and business development across major infrastructure projects.

In this role you will steer LV distribution, essential services, backup generation and lighting design, while managing client relationships and mentoring high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in electrical building services consultancy.
• Proven senior leadership experience (Associate Director level ideal).
• Strong knowledge of LV distribution, essential services, backup generation, UPS, lighting and protection.
• Experience leading large/complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Established client relationships and track record in winning new business.
• Strong commercial understanding, including project financials, budgets and resources.
• Experience mentoring high-performing engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards, NCC and AS/NZS 3000.
• CPEng and professional memberships are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across the electrical building services team.
• Lead delivery of complex multidisciplinary building and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee electrical design across LV distribution, essential services, backup generation, UPS, lighting and protection.
• Manage client relationships and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Drive project performance, commercial outcomes, resource planning and quality.
• Lead, mentor and develop engineering teams.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to tenders.
• Collaborate with other discipline leaders to drive performance.
• Support growth of the Perth Buildings team.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Electrical building services

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring and team development

Business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Associate Director – Electrical Engineering (Buildings)

Perth, WA | Permanent | Senior Leadership | Major Infrastructure Projects

Core Talent is partnering with a leading national engineering consultancy to appoint an Associate Director – Electrical Engineering to play a key leadership role within its growing Buildings team in Perth.

This is a rare opportunity to combine senior technical leadership, strategic project delivery and business development within an established consultancy with an exceptional 10+ year forward project pipeline.

The project portfolio spans healthcare, hospitals, universities, data centres, defence, mining and resources, ports, roads and major infrastructure, offering long-term stability and exposure to some of Australia's most significant developments.

The Role

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across the electrical building services team.
• Lead the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary building and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee electrical design across LV distribution, essential services, lighting, backup generation, UPS and associated systems.
• Manage client relationships, senior stakeholder engagement and key project accounts.
• Drive project performance, commercial outcomes, resource planning and technical quality.
• Lead, mentor and develop engineering teams, supporting succession planning and future growth.
• Identify new business opportunities and contribute to tenders, proposals and strategic client engagement.
• Work closely with other discipline leaders to drive collaboration and overall business performance.
• Support the continued growth and market positioning of the Perth Buildings team.

About You

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in electrical building services consultancy.
• Proven experience in a senior leadership position, ideally at Associate Director or equivalent level.
• Strong technical background across LV distribution, essential services, backup generation, UPS, lighting and protection.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large or complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Established client relationships and a track record of winning and developing new business.
• Strong commercial understanding, including project financials, budgets and resource management.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of Australian Standards, NCC and AS/NZS 3000.
• CPEng and relevant professional memberships highly regarded.

What's on Offer?

• 10+ years of forward project opportunities across multiple sectors.
• Senior leadership position with genuine influence over team and business growth.
• Exposure to nationally significant infrastructure developments.
• Opportunity to strengthen key client relationships and develop new markets.
• Long-term career prospects within an established engineering consultancy.
• The ability to shape and grow an established Perth engineering team.