Electrical Engineer - Water Projects (LV)

KBR; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading salaries

Salary packaging & Novated leases

Paid professional membership fees

Flexible work arrangements

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid parental leave

Growth opportunities

Job summary

KBR's Melbourne water team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to contribute to LV electrical design for water treatment and wastewater facilities across Victoria. The role focuses on schematics, equipment layouts, lighting, MCCs, and control systems, with exposure to SCADA, instrumentation, and PLCs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams delivering major capital projects under long-term contracts, supporting safe and reliable water infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Accredited Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Design experience with knowledge of industry standards.
• Ability to work in engineering and design modelling teams respecting scope, budget and program.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, mining, construction or consulting.

Responsibilities

• Design LV electrical systems including schematics and equipment layout.
• Develop lighting, MCCs and communications systems.
• Implement SCADA, instrumentation and PLCs for water plants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on project scope, budget and schedule.

Skills

Electrical design

SCADA/PLCs

MCC & lighting

Industrial experience

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (accredited)

Job description

Electrical Engineer - Water Projects (LV)

We support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovating ways to safeguard and secure our country's water supplies.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity for an Electrical Engineer with water industry or industrial plant experience to join our high performing water team. The role would be focusing on LV electrical systems including schematics, equipment layout, lighting, motor control centers and communications systems, SCADA, instrumentation and PLCs.

You'll be a member of our Melbourne water team, who are delivering major capital projects and facility upgrades to water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants across Victoria with Melbourne Water and Victoria's South East Water, $1.5 billion, 10-year contract awarded to KBR

You will work with diverse teams contributing to projects across the full asset lifecycle. From strategic planning for our future cities to working with our construction partners to gain the invaluable delivery experience seeing your designs come to life. Your opportunities are limitless in this team at KBR.

Who are you?

As a Electrical Engineer in the Water team, you will have previous experience in similar plant/industrial environments and have completed design and technical writing. You are driven to deliver outcomes for clients as well as contribute to team success.

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Hold an accredited Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or related)
• Design experience with knowledge of industry standards
• Ability to work in engineering and design modelling teams and contribute to project to scope, budget and program
• Previous experience gained within industrial, manufacturing, mining, construction or consulting

Who are we?

Our water team offers services across the full water cycle, delivering major pipelines, large pumping stations and advanced water, wastewater, and recycling treatment plants.

We address critical water cycle challenges and provide solutions through adopting flexible program delivery models and ongoing asset management programs. We are the market leader in program management consulting, supporting key water utilities to achieve phased savings in capital expenditure, while delivering the best environmental and community outcomes that keep the cost of water bills low for millions of Australian people and businesses.

At KBR, we value you - here's how.

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
• Salary packaging and Novated leases
• Paid professional membership fees.
• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Paid parental leave.
• Growth and promotion opportunities