Electrical Project Engineer

Ventia; Willoughby; Hybrid; AUD 97,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventia is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support its senior team on brownfield utilities projects in Sydney’s northern region. Based in Chatswood, you’ll split time between the office and project sites, contributing to planning, QA, and site coordination for major water infrastructure.

You’ll gain hands‑on experience across inspections, ITPs, safety documentation, and stakeholder coordination while advancing your engineering career with a respected national contractor.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering.
• Exposure to construction within utilities or industrial environments is highly regarded.
• Experience in water, energy, mining, manufacturing, or process plants is advantageous.
• Current Class C Driver's Licence.
• Construction White Card.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Comfortable with multiple software platforms and learning new technologies quickly.
• A proactive attitude and willingness to work on both office and site projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist with site inspections and information collection for planning and design.
• Support preparation and maintenance of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Ensure workers, subcontractors, and equipment meet site compliance requirements.
• Monitor project progress and identify risks to schedule and cost.
• Maintain accurate site records and assist with reporting.
• Assist with safety documentation, including SWMS and quality records.
• Contribute to planning activities and look-ahead programmes.
• Collaborate with supervisors, engineers and project managers to deliver safe, efficient projects.

Skills

Site coordination

Stakeholder communication

Proactive learner

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

• $108K including super (open to negotiations for the right candidate based on skills and experience.)
• Gain valuable hands‑on site exposure while working alongside experienced engineers and project teams.
• Structured training and support to help accelerate your development.
• Build your career on major water infrastructure, construction and network projects.
• Long‑term stability with a contract supporting Sydney Water assets

Confluence Water is a JV between Ventia, Downer and Jacobs. Backed by a contract through to 2030, this is long‑term work you can count on. From pumps and pipelines to treatment plants and critical infrastructure, you'll play a hands‑on role maintaining and improving assets across Sydney Water's northern network.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an electrical engineer to support our senior engineering team, across a range of brownfield infrastructure projects.

Based in Chatswood, NSW - you'll split your time between the office and project sites from Sydney's northern region, central coast to Quakers Hill area.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to gain exposure to project delivery, quality assurance, construction planning and stakeholder coordination within a major utilities environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Assist with site inspections and the collection of information required for project planning and design.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Help ensure workers, subcontractors and equipment meet site compliance requirements.
• Monitor project progress and identify issues that may impact schedules, costs or project outcomes.
• Maintain accurate site records and assist with project reporting.
• Support the preparation of safety documentation, including SWMS and quality records.
• Contribute to planning activities, including 3‑week look‑ahead programs.
• Collaborate with supervisors, engineers and project managers to help deliver safe, efficient and successful projects.

About You

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering.
• Previous exposure to construction within utilities or industrial environments is highly regarded.
• Experience within water, energy, mining, manufacturing, process plants or similar asset‑intensive industries will be advantageous.
• Current Class C Driver's Licence.
• Construction White Card.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Comfortable using multiple software platforms and systems, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• A proactive attitude, eagerness to learn and willingness to get involved both in the office and on site.

About VentiaAs a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand.

With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.

Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another.

We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities.

We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.