Lead Electrical Design Engineer
Clarity Partners
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Job summary
Clarity Partners in Perth is seeking a Lead Electrical Engineer to head the electrical discipline, reporting to the MD and leading a team of 4-5 engineers. You will own electrical delivery from concept to commissioning on mining and processing projects.
This hands-on leadership role requires hands-on design, reviewing drawings, and collaboration with process, mechanical, and controls engineers to deliver integrated solutions while upholding safety and quality.
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Substantial experience delivering electrical design in mining, resources, process or heavy industry
- Hands-on switchboard and MCC design, build and commissioning
- Strong power systems analysis using ETAP/SKM/PowerCAD
- HV experience considered valuable
- Solid knowledge of Australian Standards AS/NZS 3000, 3008, 61439
- Experience leading and developing engineers
- Experience with small or mid-sized engineering firms or switchboard builders
- Trade background as an electrician valued
Responsibilities
- Leading, mentoring and reviewing the work of a team of electrical engineers
- Owning electrical design from concept through commissioning on greenfield and brownfield sites
- Designing and specifying switchboards, MCCs and power distribution systems
- Carrying out and overseeing power systems analysis: load flow, fault level, protection coordination and arc flash studies
- Signing off key engineering deliverables, including single line diagrams, schematics, cable schedules, specifications and datasheets
- Providing technical and commercial input to tenders and project schedules
- Working with process, mechanical, structural and controls engineers to deliver integrated solutions
- Improving the company's design standards, templates and calculation tools
- Promoting a strong safety and quality culture within the company's integrated management system
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Job description
Our client is a growing Perth engineering firm offering design, supply and turnkey solutions to the mining, mineral processing, refining, manufacturing and energy sectors. Their work includes switch rooms, battery energy storage, and environmental systems such as baghouses, scrubbers and thermal oxidisers. They're agile and practical, and they care about getting things built properly, so there's none of the bureaucracy of a Tier 1 firm.
As Lead Electrical Engineer, you'll head the electrical discipline, reporting directly to the Managing Director and leading a team of 4-5 engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who knows how electrical systems go together on paper and in the field. You'll own electrical delivery across bids and projects, from first concept through to commissioning.
- Leading, mentoring and reviewing the work of a team of electrical engineers
- Owning electrical design from concept and detailed design through construction and commissioning, on greenfield and brownfield sites
- Designing and specifying switchboards, MCCs and power distribution systems
- Carrying out and overseeing power systems analysis: load flow, fault level, protection coordination and arc flash studies
- Signing off key engineering deliverables, including single line diagrams, schematics, cable schedules, specifications and datasheets
- Providing technical and commercial input to tenders and project schedules
- Working with process, mechanical, structural and controls engineers to deliver integrated solutions
- Improving the company's design standards, templates and calculation tools
- Promoting a strong safety and quality culture within the company's integrated management system
- Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Substantial experience delivering electrical design in mining, resources, process or heavy industry
- Hands-on experience with switchboard and MCC design, build and commissioning
- Strong power systems analysis skills, using software such as ETAP, SKM or PowerCAD
- HV experience highly regarded
- Solid working knowledge of Australian Standards, including AS/NZS 3000, 3008 and 61439
- Experience leading and developing engineers
- Experience with a small or mid-sized engineering firm, contractor or switchboard builder well regarded
- A trade background as an electrician is highly regarded; we value people who've been on the tools and understand how things are built
- Lead your own discipline and team, with a direct line to the MD
- A practical, varied project mix: switch rooms, energy storage and process plant
- A small, growing business where your ideas get acted on
- Competitive salary, with support toward Chartered status and ongoing development
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