Electrical Design Engineer

Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Australia Wide Engineering Recruitment is seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to support the delivery of data centre and mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will coordinate and review electrical designs from early contractor involvement (ECI) through construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring technical compliance, safety, constructability and cost efficiency.

Based in New South Wales, the role requires coordination with consultants, subcontractors and procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Minimum five years' experience in electrical design, coordination or commissioning
• Experience in data centres, critical infrastructure, hospitals, defence or large commercial projects

Responsibilities

• Coordinate electrical design across ECI and Design & Construct (D&C) stages.
• Review designs for compliance, constructability, maintainability and cost.
• Assess power distribution, load calculations and protection systems.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary designs, RFIs, design queries and technical deviations.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and support equipment procurement.
• Collaborate with consultants, subcontractors, procurement and construction teams.
• Support construction, commissioning, integrated systems testing and project handover.

Skills

Electrical design

Coordination

Power systems

Construction support

Data centre experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Design Engineer to support the delivery of data centre and mission-critical infrastructure projects. You will coordinate and review electrical designs from early contractor involvement (ECI) through construction, commissioning and handover, ensuring technical compliance, safety, constructability and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate electrical design across ECI and Design & Construct (D&C) stages.
• Review designs for compliance, constructability, maintainability and cost.
• Assess power distribution, load calculations and protection systems.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary designs, RFIs, design queries and technical deviations.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and support equipment procurement.
• Collaborate with consultants, subcontractors, procurement and construction teams.
• Support construction, commissioning, integrated systems testing and project handover.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years' experience in electrical design, coordination or commissioning.
• Experience in data centres, critical infrastructure, hospitals, defence or large commercial projects.
• Strong knowledge of switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators and critical power systems.
• Experience in D&C delivery, technical design reviews and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and organisational skills.

We strongly encourage applications from Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents (PR)