Lead Electrical Designer

Technical Resources; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical Resources in Perth CBD seeks an experienced Lead E&IC Designer to join a growing engineering team. The role combines hands-on design with leadership, coordinating local and offshore resources across mineral processing projects including gold, lithium and rare earths.

You will manage a small local design team, mentor designers, and ensure design quality while delivering electrical, instrumentation and controls drawings and documentation.

Qualifications

• Lead or Senior E&IC, Electrical or Instrumentation designer with hands-on and mentoring experience.
• Experience leading/coordinating a small design team across offices.
• Strong understanding of electrical, instrumentation and controls design in mineral processing or resources.
• Brownfield project experience is advantageous.
• Proven ability to review drawings and maintain design quality.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple offices or offshore teams.
• Proficient with CAD platforms in industrial settings.
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, project personnel and other disciplines.
• Australian mining or minerals processing industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead E&IC design activities across multiple projects and work packages.
• Coordinate and check work from local and offshore design teams.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to designers and drafters.
• Produce and review electrical, instrumentation and controls drawings.
• Manage drawing registers, deliverables and design priorities.
• Collaborate with electrical and controls engineers on practical design solutions.
• Review vendor drawings and technical documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Support brownfield modifications, site investigations and as-built updates.
• Maintain company and client drafting standards.

Skills

Leadership

Design coordination

Drawing checking

Brownfield experience

Offshore coordination

CAD collaboration

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

OpenBuildings

Navisworks

SPI/InTools

BRCM

Job description

Lead E&IC Designer Location: Perth CBD
Employment: Contract or permanent opportunities considered
Discipline: Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls

The role An opportunity is available for an experienced Lead E&IC Designer to join a growing engineering team based in the Perth CBD.

The role will suit a Lead designer who is comfortable remaining hands-on with design while also leading and coordinating others. You will manage a small local design team and work with additional offshore and remote design resources across a range of mineral processing projects, including gold, lithium and rare earths.

Responsibilities

• Lead E&IC design activities across multiple projects and work packages.
• Coordinate and check work produced by local and offshore design teams.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to designers and drafters.
• Produce and review electrical, instrumentation and controls drawings and documentation.
• Manage drawing registers, deliverables and design priorities.
• Work closely with electrical and controls engineers to develop practical design solutions.
• Review vendor drawings and technical documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Support brownfield modifications, site investigations and as-built updates where required.
• Maintain company and client drafting standards across project deliverables.

Experience required

• Strong experience as a Lead or Senior E&IC, Electrical or Instrumentation Designer.
• Previous experience leading or coordinating a small design team.
• Good understanding of electrical, instrumentation and controls design within mineral processing or resources projects.
• Experience across brownfield projects would be well regarded.
• Strong ability to check drawings and maintain design quality.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple offices or offshore design teams.
• Working knowledge of common electrical design and CAD platforms.
• Ability to work directly with engineers, project personnel and other disciplines.
• Australian mining, minerals processing or industrial project experience.

Relevant technical experience in the available candidate material includes AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley Connect/OpenBuildings/BRCM, Navisworks and SPI/SPEL/InTools, along with E&I design, 3D modelling, brownfield work and design checking.

What’s on offer

• Perth CBD location.
• Lead position with genuine responsibility for design delivery and coordination.
• Mix of hands-on design and team leadership.
• Exposure across gold, lithium, rare earths and other mineral processing projects.
• Opportunity to work within a smaller engineering environment rather than a large EPCM structure.