Electrical Project Engineer — HV/LV Design & Delivery

NES Fircroft; Orange City Council; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Project Engineer to support planning and safe delivery of capital projects across the organisation. You will provide Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (EIC) expertise through all project phases, ensuring scope, schedule, quality and budget targets are met.

The role requires strong knowledge of HV/LV equipment operation, installation and commissioning, and experience with electrical design, documentation, and protection/safety-in-design principles.

Qualifications

• Strong project engineering and project management capability across multi-discipline major or sustaining capital projects.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent.
• Experience in resources and/or heavy industry in a project engineering capacity.
• Experience leading installation, verification, commissioning and maintenance/operation of EIC systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Exposure to project controls software such as SAP, MS Project or Primavera (preferred but not essential).

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution and safe delivery of capital projects.
• Ensure project outcomes align with approved scope, quality, schedule and budget.
• Work closely with project and operational teams to coordinate activities and minimise production impacts.
• Track and report on key project performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepare project estimates, budgets and Capital Expenditure Request (CER) documentation.

Skills

Electrical EIC expertise

Project engineering

Project management

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) or equivalent

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Project Engineer to support planning and safe delivery of capital projects across the organisation. You will provide Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (EIC) expertise through all project phases, ensuring scope, schedule, quality and budget targets are met.

The role requires strong knowledge of HV/LV equipment operation, installation and commissioning, and experience with electrical design, documentation, and protection/safety-in-design principles.