Electrical Project Engineer

A.I.R Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Travel across mine sites

Global company

Supportive team environment

Growth and development opportunities

Job summary

A.I.R Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Engineer for a global leader in mining and energy solutions. The role involves design and integration of electrical, control, and instrumentation systems for projects across mine sites nationwide in Australia.

You will develop electrical designs, ensure compliance with Australian standards, support tendering, and travel up to 30% nationally. This full-time hybrid role offers growth and development within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• National Engineering Register accreditation.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Standards for mines and health regulations.
• Experience in design/maintenance of electrical installations in mining.
• Understanding of MV/LV protection and switchgear, plus VVFV drives.
• Ability to use AutoCAD Electrical for drawings and design work.
• Ability to write functional specifications and develop commissioning procedures.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical, control and instrumentation design to projects meeting standards and deadlines.
• Prepare technical documentation including SOWs, drawings, datasheets, manuals and specs.
• Support mine tendering with preliminary designs and costing.

Skills

Electrical engineering

MV/LV protection

Switchgear

Control systems

Commissioning

Independent worker

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

National Engineering Register accreditation

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

ePlan

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Job description

• Hybrid opportunity (flexibility to work from home and office)
• Work across mine sites nationally
• Global company
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity for growth and development

• $140k-$160k + super (neg)
• Full-time permanent role
• Hybrid opportunity (flexibility to work from home and office)
• Work across mine sites nationally
• Global company
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity for growth and development

Our client is a global leader in manufacturing solutions across sectors including power generation, oil and gas, waste water, metals, mining, infrastructure and transport. Due to growth we are seeking an Electrical Engineer to join their team and support the mining division.

Within this role you will be responsible for:

• Electrical engineering and design services to projects within required technical and quality standards, ensuring deadlines and budgets are achieved.
• Design of electrical, control and instrumentation solutions according to client specifications, statutory requirements and company quality standards.
• Support teams with mine tendering proposals by interpreting specifications, providing preliminary designs and assisting in costing.

Please note, this role will require you to travel (up to 30%) nationally across mine sites (mostly NSW and Qld).

The role:

Design and engineering

• Carry out electrical designs and maintain control over the design solutions carried out by external service providers and suppliers.
• Ensure electrical system design takes into consideration all interfaces with other disciplines - mechanical and civil.
• Ensure design solution compliance with project's technical offer, client's specification, relevant standards and regulations, budget and schedule.
• Ensure that work scope changes are identified, submitted to client and approved internally and by the client.
• Generate relevant technical project documentation (Request for quotations (SOW) technical schedules, drawings, datasheets, operating and training manuals, functional specifications, etc.).
• Produce and review ITPs, perform and witness equipment testing as required for internal quality control and project's FAT and SAT.
• Conduct EC&I installation work inspection and commissioning tasks.

Coordination of Project works

• Ensure assigned work is carried out in compliance with company guidelines, appropriate standards and regulations, budget, schedule, scope and clients specifications.
• Liaise and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage related technical, budget and schedule details.
• Procure project related equipment and services, carry out inspections and ensure compliance with specifications and relevant standards.
• Plan, coordinate and review the construction and installation phase.
• Maintain quality levels throughout the work with particular reference to Quality Plans and ITP and associated documentation.
• Maintain project files with current and relevant information.

What we're looking for:

Essential

• Qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• National Engineering Register accreditation
• Strong working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards including the ones related to mines and Health Regulation.
• Experience in design and/or maintenance of electrical installations in mining.
• Solid understanding of medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) protection.
• Experience in design and/or maintenance of MV and LV switchgear and variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) drives.
• Understanding of earthing and lightning protection systems.
• Ability to use AutoCAD Electrical for drawing update or design work.
• Solid experience in design wiring diagrams of PLC based control panels.
• Ability to define scope of electrical work/product.
• Ability to write functional specifications.
• Ability to develop commissioning/testing procedures.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Desirable

• Turnkey project experience.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards related to underground mines, NSW Coal Mines Health and SafetyCMHS) Act, CMHS Regulations and Queensland Coal Mining Safety.
• Experience with prefabricated switchrooms and associated equipment (Air conditioning, fire detection and fire suppression systems, lighting etc.).
• Ability to use ePlan for drawing update or design work.
• Experience in development of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) program and HMI/SCADA functional screen.
• CPEng & RPEQ
• Experience in calculation and selection of outdoor lighting equipment.
• Electrical design in Hazardous area, especially on Coal mines.
• Experience working with ventilation system equipment.

On offer:

• $140k-$160k + super (neg)
• Full-time permanent role
• Hybrid opportunity (flexibility to work from home and office)
• Work across mine sites nationally (travel expenses paid for)
• Global company
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity for growth and development