Associate / Senior Associate Electrical Engineer - Building Services
HDR
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Job summary
HDR in Melbourne is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to lead design and delivery of mission-critical data centre projects across Australia. You’ll combine technical leadership with mentorship and client engagement to grow HDR’s electrical practice.
Join a collaborative, employee-owned team focused on resilience, energy efficiency and complex power distribution. You’ll work with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for iconic facilities.
Qualifications
- A degree qualification in Electrical Engineering.
- Significant experience in building services consulting, with demonstrated success delivering complex electrical engineering projects.
- A strong track record delivering complex electrical building services projects across all design stages.
- Demonstrated experience delivering mission critical and data centre projects will be highly regarded.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of Australian electrical standards, codes and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with HV and LV power distribution systems.
- Experience undertaking load assessments, fault studies and coordination studies.
- Experience managing project performance, financials, resources and delivery outcomes.
- Demonstrated success in client relationship management.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of mission critical and data centre projects, supporting clients through all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, providing design oversight, technical assurance and quality leadership.
- Drive successful project outcomes through effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges involving power distribution, resilience, system integration and energy efficiency.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and project stakeholders.
- Support business development activities including proposals, tenders and technical presentations.
- Mentor and develop engineers, contributing to capability building and the continued growth of the Melbourne electrical practice.
- Take on Project Leader responsibilities, managing project delivery, coordination, programme and performance.
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Job description
At HDR, we specialise in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. Our global team of more than 15,000 employees is united by our values and strengthened by our employee-owned culture. We collaborate across disciplines, leverage global expertise, and empower our people to create solutions that make a lasting impact.
At HDR, we specialise in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. Our global team of more than 15,000 employees is united by our values and strengthened by our employee-owned culture. We collaborate across disciplines, leverage global expertise, and empower our people to create solutions that make a lasting impact.
We're seeking an Associate or Senior Associate Electrical Engineer to join our National Building Engineering Services team, with a focus on delivering complex mission critical and data centre projects across Australia and the broader region.
This is an opportunity for an experienced consulting engineer who enjoys combining technical leadership with project delivery, client engagement and team development.
If you're looking to lead complex mission critical projects, influence technical outcomes, mentor emerging engineers and contribute to the growth of a nationally connected electrical practice, we'd love to hear from you.
- Lead the design and delivery of mission critical and data centre projects, supporting clients through all stages of the project lifecycle.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, providing design oversight, technical assurance and quality leadership.
- Drive successful project outcomes through effective multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges involving power distribution, resilience, system integration and energy efficiency.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and project stakeholders.
- Support business development activities including proposals, tenders and technical presentations.
- Mentor and develop engineers, contributing to capability building and the continued growth of the Melbourne electrical practice.
- Take on Project Leader responsibilities, managing project delivery, coordination, programme and performance.
This is more than a traditional technical design role.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the industry's most technically demanding projects, helping clients solve complex challenges relating to resilience, reliability, scalability and energy performance within mission critical environments.
You’ll be backed by HDR's global network of technical specialists while helping shape the future of our National Electrical Engineering team.
- A technical leader within building services consulting who enjoys guiding teams and influencing outcomes.
- Passionate about delivering high-quality engineering solutions.
- A confident communicator who builds trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Commercially aware and accountable for project delivery.
- Collaborative and able to bring multidisciplinary teams together.
- Committed to mentoring and developing others.
- Curious, growth-oriented and continuously looking for better ways to deliver value.
- A degree qualification in Electrical Engineering.
- Significant experience in building services consulting, with demonstrated success delivering complex electrical engineering projects.
- A strong track record delivering complex electrical building services projects across all design stages.
- Demonstrated experience delivering mission critical and data centre projects will be highly regarded.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of Australian electrical standards, codes and regulatory requirements.
- Experience with HV and LV power distribution systems.
- Experience undertaking load assessments, fault studies and coordination studies.
- Proficiency with tools such as ETAP, SKM, PowerCad, Revit or similar platforms.
- Experience managing project performance, financials, resources and delivery outcomes.
- Demonstrated success in client relationship management.
- Employee ownership model – share in the success you help create
- Major project exposure – work on complex data centre and digital infrastructure projects, shaping the future of connected communities
- Career growth – take on leadership, shape projects, and influence outcomes
- Collaborative culture – work alongside highly experienced technical leaders in a multidisciplinary environment
- Global TMT expertise - collaborate with HDR's internationally recognised mission critical and data centre teams
HDR partners with leading technology and digital infrastructure clients to design resilient, scalable and sustainable mission critical facilities. From hyperscale data centres and cloud infrastructure to advanced technology campuses, our projects support the systems that keep businesses, communities and economies connected.
- Scalable, modular design for growth and future expansion
- High availability, resilience and operational continuity
- Integrated engineering that balances technical performance with user experience
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
Primary Location: Australia-NSW-Sydney Other Locations: Australia-VIC-Melbourne Industry: Building Engineering Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Building Electrical Job Posting: Sep 18, 2026
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affluent Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.
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