E&I / Controls Project Engineer

Synaco; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Travel reimbursed for site visits

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Synergie Australia is seeking an E&I / Controls Project Engineer for a trusted client in Wetherill Park, NSW. Lead critical brownfield upgrade projects, oversee consultants and contractors, and ensure safe, compliant delivery across refinery sites.

You will manage PLC/SCADA upgrades, develop scopes and control philosophies, review external designs, and coordinate cross-disciplinary engineering work for a full lifecycle delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Instrumentation or Controls Engineering.
• 10+ years delivering brownfield refinery projects.
• Experience with PLC/SCADA upgrades.
• Knowledge of Australian hazardous area standards.
• Experience as client-side engineering rep / Owner's Engineer.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver brownfield upgrade projects across refinery sites.
• Act as the client's engineering representative overseeing consultants and contractors.
• Develop scopes of work, control philosophies and cause–effect diagrams.
• Review designs from external consultants and contractors.
• Coordinate inputs across electrical, instrumentation, controls and process disciplines.
• Oversee full lifecycle from concept to handover.
• Support hazardous area cabling and infrastructure upgrades.
• Lead HAZOPs, MOC activities and engineering risk assessments.
• Collaborate with operations to minimize disruption and ensure safety.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Self-starting

Problem solving

Education

Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls Engineering degree

Tools

PLC systems

SCADA systems

Job description

Lead critical PLC, SCADA and hazardous area upgrade projects across operating refinery sites. Working as the client's engineering representative, you'll manage brownfield projects from concept to commissioning, develop technical scopes, coordinate consultants and contractors, and ensure safe, compliant project delivery.

Synergie Australia is seeking an E&I / Controls Project Engineer for a trusted client located in Wetherill Park, NSW.

The important parts:

• Pay: Hourly flat rate + Super | Duration: 12-month contract (potential for extension)
• Hours: Monday-Friday | 40 hours per week | Hybrid flexibility available

What you will be required to do:

You'll play a key role delivering critical brownfield upgrade projects across two operating refinery sites. Acting as the client's engineering representative, you'll oversee engineering consultants and contractors while ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly and with minimal disruption to operations.

• Manage PLC and SCADA upgrade projects from concept through to commissioning
• Develop scopes of work, functional descriptions, control philosophies and cause & effect diagrams
• Review and challenge engineering designs developed by external consultants and contractors
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering inputs across electrical, instrumentation, controls and process disciplines
• Full Project Lifecycle oversite - from early concept and definition through to detailed design, construction, comissioning, and handover
• Support hazardous area cabling and infrastructure upgrade projects
• Provide technical leadership during design, construction, commissioning and handover phasesParticipate in HAZOPs, Management of Change (MOC) activities and engineering risk assessments
• Work closely with operations teams to ensure successful project delivery within live refinery environments

To be successful in the role you will:

• Degree qualified in Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls or a related Engineering discipline
• Have 10+ years' experience delivering brownfield projects within oil refineries, waste oil refineries, lube oil refineries or similar processing facilities
• Strong experience with PLC and SCADA systems and control system upgrades
• Demonstrated ability to develop scopes of work, technical documentation and engineering packages from the ground up
• Knowledge of Australian hazardous area standards and refinery operating environments
• Experience acting as a Project Engineer, Owner's Engineer or client-side engineering representative
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• A proactive, self-starting and solutions-focused approach

What’s on offer for you:

• Lead critical refinery infrastructure and controls upgrade projects
• Work alongside an experienced engineering leadership team
• Hybrid work flexibility with a Wetherill Park base
• Travel reimbursed for site visits and project-related travel
• PPE provided
• Long-term contract with the opportunity to see projects through from concept to completion