E&IC Lead

Astrum Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights provided

Accommodation provided

Meals provided

Site incidentals

Job summary

Astrum Recruitment is seeking an experienced E&IC Lead Engineer for Snowy 2.0, a major hydroelectric infrastructure project in NSW. You will provide technical leadership for electrical, instrumentation and control systems across design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.

Reporting to the project engineering leadership, you will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, drive interfaces, and ensure safety, compliance and project requirements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control, Mechatronics or related discipline.
• Extensive E&IC engineering experience with instrumentation and control.
• Previous Lead Engineer or senior technical leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of electrical, instrumentation and control interfaces.
• Experience taking packages through construction, testing and handover.

Responsibilities

• Lead the E&IC engineering function across assigned systems and work packages.
• Provide technical leadership across instrumentation, control systems and electrical interfaces.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, design reviews and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Oversee resolution of engineering issues, design changes and RFIs.
• Support procurement, vendor technical reviews, FAT and SAT activities.
• Drive systemisation, completions and commissioning readiness.
• Provide oversight during installation, testing, pre‑commissioning and commissioning.
• Ensure progressive handover of systems in line with project requirements.
• Mentor project engineers and technical personnel.

Skills

E&IC engineering

Instrumentation & control

Engineering leadership

Cross-disciplinary coordination

RFIs & design changes

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Major Hydropower Infrastructure Project | Lobs Hole, NSW

E&IC Lead Engineer – Snowy 2.0

An opportunity to take a leading engineering role on one of Australia's most significant renewable energy infrastructure projects.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical, Instrumentation & Control (E&IC) Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership across the delivery of specialist electrical, instrumentation and control systems on the Snowy 2.0 project. This is a senior engineering leadership position, responsible for coordinating E&IC engineering activities through design, construction, installation, testing, commissioning and final handover.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering, construction and commissioning teams, you will play a key role in ensuring complex systems are safely integrated, technically compliant and delivered to project requirements.

The opportunity

• $240,000–$265,000 base salary + superannuation.
• Additional 25% site uplift for periods worked onsite.
• 14 days on / 7 days off roster, working 12‑hour days.
• Flights, accommodation, meals and site-related incidentals provided.
• Two-year fixed‑term opportunity, with potential for permanent employment for the right candidate.
• Work on Snowy 2.0, one of Australia's most significant hydroelectric infrastructure projects.

The role

Reporting into the project engineering leadership team, you will:

• Lead the E&IC engineering function across assigned project systems and work packages.
• Provide technical leadership across instrumentation, control systems and electrical engineering interfaces.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables, design reviews, technical verification and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Oversee technical resolution of engineering issues, design changes, RFIs and site queries.
• Support procurement, vendor technical reviews, FAT and SAT activities.
• Drive systemisation, subsystemisation, completions and commissioning readiness.
• Provide engineering oversight during installation, testing, pre‑commissioning and commissioning.
• Ensure systems are progressively completed, verified and handed over in accordance with project requirements.
• Mentor and guide project engineers and technical personnel.

About you

You will be an experienced E&IC engineering professional with a background in major infrastructure, power generation, energy, mining, hydro or other complex industrial projects.

Ideally, you will bring:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control, Mechatronics or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in E&IC engineering, with particular strength in instrumentation and control.
• Previous experience in a Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager or senior technical leadership position.
• Strong understanding of electrical, instrumentation and control systems and their interfaces.
• Experience taking engineering packages through construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Knowledge of systemisation, subsystemisation, completion management and turnover processes.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors and vendors.
• Strong technical problem‑solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Chartered status, Engineers Australia membership and experience on hydroelectric or major power generation projects will be advantageous.

About the project

Snowy 2.0 is the next generation of the iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme. Once complete, it will provide 2,000MW of dispatchable renewable energy and approximately 350,000MWh of large‑scale energy storage to the Australian National Electricity Market.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a landmark Australian infrastructure project while taking on a senior technical leadership role in a complex engineering and construction environment.

If you have the technical background and leadership experience to deliver complex E&IC systems, we'd welcome a confidential discussion.

Additional information

• Senior technical leadership role on Snowy 2.0.
• 14/7 roster with flights, accommodation and meals provided.
• Technical leadership across instrumentation, control systems and elec interfaces