Electrical & Controls Engineer

Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fyke is seeking an Electrical & Controls Engineer for its Infrastructure Team in Melbourne. You will deliver concept through detailed design, procurement support, construction assistance and commissioning support for power and energy projects.

The role involves preparing technical inputs for design reports, specifications, and design review packs, and coordinating across processes and disciplines to ensure safe, reliable power solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in medium voltage and low voltage electrical design.
• Demonstrated experience in instrumentation and control design (I&C).
• Ability to collaborate with process, mechanical and operations stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare electrical and control system deliverables (SLDs, drawings, bill of materials).
• Support LV design activities including cable sizing and load inputs.
• Develop instrumentation and control design packages for facilities.
• Coordinate controls requirements with other engineering teams.
• Respond to technical queries from clients and suppliers.

Skills

MV/LV design

I&C design

Cross-team collaboration

Client meetings

Tools

Elecdes

Job description

Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd – Melbourne VIC

5d ago , from Ecology and Heritage Partners Pty Ltd

Fyke is a leading Australian integrated engineering, environment, planning, and survey firm with 700+ staff across Australia.

Fyke engineers and project managers are dedicated to solving complex power and energy challenges through innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. Operating across key sectors including transportation, sustainable energy, industrial, and power utilities, offering services in strategy and planning, design and engineering, project management, and operations and maintenance.

Committed to a sustainable energy future, we partner with industry and communities to drive renewable power solutions while fostering a collaborative, inclusive workplace that provides varied projects, continuous development, and leadership opportunities for our people.

About the Role

Fyke isseeking an Electrical & ControlsEngineer in our Infrastructure Team based in Melbourne to provide concept design through to detailed design, procurement support, construction assistance and commissioning support.

If you enjoy solving technical challenges and want to shape reliable power solutions for some of the market's most complex projects, this is a great opportunity to make an impact.

What You'll Do

• Prepare and check electrical and control system deliverables including single line diagrams, network architecture drawings, I/O schedules, cable schedules, loop drawings, termination drawings, panel layouts, datasheets and bills of material.
• Support LV design activities including cable sizing, cable containment sizing, reticulation diagrams, generator sizing and electrical load inputs.
• Use engineering design tools such as Elecdes where required to produce consistent drawings and schedules.
• Prepare clear technical inputs for design reports, specifications and design review packs.
• Develop instrumentation and control design packages for water, wastewater, mining and industrial facilities.
• Coordinate controls requirements with process, mechanical and operations stakeholders.
• Support or prepare engineering studies such as arc flash, EMI and EMF assessments where assigned.
• Contribute to Safety in Design reviews, HAZOP, CHAZOP, constructability reviews and close-out of discipline actions.
• Identify design risks early and communicate clear mitigation actions.
• Deliver assigned work packages to agreed scope, schedule and budget.
• Coordinate discipline inputs with other engineering teams and resolve interface issues in a practical manner.
• Support project leads with progress reporting, resource forecasting, budget inputs and action tracking.
• Respond to technical queries from clients, suppliers, contractors and internal project teams.
• Prepare technical specifications and support technical evaluation of vendor submissions.
• Provide engineering support for procurement, manufacturing, site installation and commissioning activities.
• Review supplier documentation and resolve technical comments in line with project requirements.
• Participate in client meetings, design workshops and supplier discussions.
• Maintain clear, professional communication and follow through on commitments.
• Support positive relationships with clients, contractors, suppliers and internal design teams.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in Medium Voltage/Low Voltageelectrical design
• Strong working knowledge of Australian Standards
• Demonstrated experience in I&C design
• Confidence contributing across all project phases, from concept and schematic design through to detailed delivery
• Experience in working on complex infrastructure projects is highly regarded
• Collaborative approach and clear communication style when working with engineers, clients and consultants

Why Fyfe?

• A progressive, values-driven consultancy shaping the future of renewable energy
• Opportunities for professional growth, innovation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Supportive culture with a genuine focus on employee wellbeing and career development

Only candidates who are Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or hold full-working rights will be considered.

Please note, agency applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.