E&I/Controls Project Engineer

Category 5 Labour Management; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Refinery project exposure NSW

Job summary

Category 5 Labour Management is seeking an experienced E&I/Controls Project Engineer to support brownfield refinery upgrades across NSW sites. You will provide technical oversight, review drawings, and develop scopes for external consultants and contractors.

You will work with operations, maintenance and safety teams, participate in CHAZOP/HAZOP and MOC processes, and ensure designs meet Australian standards and site procedures. This is a casual 12-month role with a Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or Control Systems Engineering.
• Significant E&I/Controls project engineering experience within refinery environments.
• Experience acting as Owner’s Engineer or client-side technical representative.
• Proven brownfield project experience within live operating plants.
• Strong PLC/SCADA knowledge and ability to oversee control system upgrades.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and develop clear scopes of work.
• Knowledge of Australian hazardous-area standards and MOC/HAZOP processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight of PLC/SCADA upgrades and control system replacement projects.
• Review and interpret electrical, instrumentation and control system drawings and documentation.
• Develop scopes of work and technical briefs for external consultants and contractors.
• Review designs and support tendering, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Support brownfield modifications within live operating refinery environments.
• Participate in HAZOP/CHAZOP, MOC and engineering risk assessments.
• Ensure designs meet Australian Standards and site safety procedures.
• Liaise with operations, maintenance, contractors and consultants to enable project delivery.

Skills

PLC/SCADA

Electrical drawings

Client-side engineering

Brownfield projects

Hazardous-area knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Electrical/Instrumentation/Control Systems Engineering degree

Tools

SCADA software

Job description

Category 5 Labour Management – Wetherill Park NSW

E&I / Controls Project Engineer
Roster:Casual 12-month tenure | Working Monday to Friday, 8-hour days

Location:Working across projects in Wetherill Park & Rutherford

About the Role
Our client is seeking an experienced E&I / Controls Project Engineer to support a program of brownfield projects across two NSW refinery sites.

The role will focus on PLC/SCADA upgrades, control system replacements and E&I modifications within live operating refinery environments. Working closely with external engineering consultants, contractors and site operations, you will provide technical oversight and ensure engineering designs and project scopes are safe, compliant and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight of PLC/SCADA upgrades and control system replacement projects.
• Review and interpret electrical, instrumentation and control system drawings, diagrams and technical documentation.
• Develop scopes of work and technical briefs for external engineering consultants and contractors.
• Review engineering designs and support tendering, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Support brownfield modifications within live operating refinery environments.
• Participate in HAZOP/CHAZOP, Management of Change (MOC) and engineering risk assessments.
• Ensure designs align with relevant Australian Standards, hazardous-area requirements and site safety procedures.
• Liaise with operations, maintenance teams, contractors and engineering consultants to support successful project delivery.

About You

• A degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or Control Systems Engineering.
• Significant E&I/Controls project engineering experience within refinery environments, such as lube oil, waste oil or crude oil processing facilities.
• Demonstrated experience acting as Owner’s Engineer or client-side technical representative.
• Proven experience working on brownfield projects within live operating plants.
• Strong working knowledge of PLC/SCADA systems and experience reviewing and overseeing control system upgrades.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings, diagrams and technical documentation and develop clear scopes of work.
• A strong working knowledge of Australian hazardous-area standards and requirements.
• Experience with HAZOP/CHAZOP, MOC and engineering risk management.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with consultants, contractors and site operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

About the company
Category 5 Labour Managementis an Australian owned success story, a leading provider of full-service labour management solutions, supporting the local communities in which we operate and the people within them.

With our commitment to achieving a diverse workforce, we strongly encourage Female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

• Immediate start on major brownfield refinery projects across NSW
• Support projects from concept and FEED through to commissioning and handover