Lead Electrical Engineer

Randstad NV; Berrima; Presencial; AUD 180 000 - 250 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Randstad is partnering with a major regional mining operation in the Southern Highlands to deliver a $100M critical infrastructure upgrade. We seek a Senior Electrical Lead to own EI&C scope across a brownfield capital program, managing an internal team and specialist contractors in a live plant environment.

You will drive design assurance, HV realignment, switchrooms, PLC/SCADA integration, and energisation, ensuring safety, compliance, and timely handovers on a 20-month fixed-term contract

Qualificações

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering is required. Chartered Engineer status is highly regarded.
• Minimum 10+ years' post-graduate experience delivering complex industrial power and capital projects, with experience as a discipline lead.
• HV switching/access authorisation capability is highly regarded.

Responsabilidades

• Own the electrical basis of design across EI&C packages, ensuring integrity and compliance with Australian Standards.
• Lead HV reticulation and power supply realignment, substations, transformers, switchrooms, MCCs.
• Manage NSP interfaces, protection settings, outage sequencing to avoid disruption to live operations.
• Oversee PLC/SCADA integration and field instrumentation architecture for safe operation.
• Prepare RFQs, evaluate tenders, manage FAT, and direct site installation contractors.
• Supervise site installation, pre-commissioning, energisation, testing, and handover.
• Ensure NSW Mining health and safety regulations are followed and arc flash controls are implemented.

Conhecimentos

Discipline lead

Electrical leadership

HV power realignment

PLC/SCADA integration

Vendor management

Safety leadership

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status

HV Switching/Access Authorisation

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you a senior Electrical Lead or Principal Electrical Project Engineer with a strong background in heavy industry, mining, or utility-scale infrastructure? Are you seeking single-point discipline ownership on a flagship brownfield capital program?

We are partnering with an industry-leading national building materials and quarrying group as they deliver a $100M critical infrastructure upgrade at a major regional mining operation in the Southern Highlands region. Replacing a 100-year-old primary crusher with a state-of-the-art impact crusher, stacker reclaimer, rail realignment, and high-voltage power supply realignment, this project is a non-discretionary, long-term capital investment.

As the Project Lead (Electrical) Engineer, you will serve as the single discipline authority for all Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control (EI&C) scope across the capital delivery program. Managing a dedicated internal team (Electrical Site Co-ordinator and Electrical Draftsperson) alongside specialist contractors, you will oversee design assurance, HV power realignment, switchrooms, PLC/SCADA integration, and site energisation within an active operating mine environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Discipline Single Point of Accountability: Own the electrical basis of design, ensuring technical integrity, constructability, and compliance across all EI&C packages against relevant Australian Standards.
• High Voltage & Power Supply Realignment: Lead the delivery of high-voltage (HV) reticulation, regional power supply realignment, substations, transformers, switchrooms, and Motor Control Centres (MCCs).
• NSP & Grid Interfaces: Manage technical interfaces with Network Service Providers (NSPs), network connection approvals, protection settings, and outage tie-in sequencing to ensure zero disruption to live operations.
• Control Systems & Automation Integration: Oversee the PLC, SCADA, and field instrumentation architecture, ensuring seamless integration with existing plant control networks and safety instrumented functions.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Prepare technical RFQs, evaluate major equipment tenders (VSDs, switchgear, transformers), manage vendor Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and direct site installation contractors.
• Brownfield Site Execution & Energisation: Supervise site installation, verify cable routing and earthing, lead pre-commissioning, and drive safe energisation, testing, and operational handover.
• Electrical Safety & Risk Leadership: Maintain strict compliance with NSW Mining health and safety regulations, electrical isolation protocols, arc flash controls, and high-voltage access authorisations.

We recognise that high-level industrial electrical engineering skills are highly transferable. We welcome applications from senior electrical engineers with a background in Mining & Metals, Heavy Manufacturing, Steel, Oil & Gas, Mineral Processing, Bulk Materials Handling, Power Generation, or Utilities/NSPs.

• Education & Credentials: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status or eligibility, and High Voltage (HV) Switching/Access Authorisation capability are highly regarded.
• Experience: Minimum 10+ years' post-graduate experience delivering complex industrial power and capital engineering projects, including experience as a discipline lead.
• HV & Power Infrastructure: Proven track record in high-voltage distribution, substations, switchgear, protection coordination, earthing design, and transformer specification.
• Automation & Drives: Practical understanding of industrial PLC/SCADA architectures, Variable Speed Drives (VSDs), instrumentation, and motor control.
• Brownfield Delivery: Demonstrated site experience managing contractors, outage tie-ins, and energisation sequences in live, continuous operating environments.
• Leadership & Governance: Ability to lead technical teams, manage vendor contracts, review consultant designs, and operate within formal stage-gate capital governance frameworks

Are you a senior Electrical Lead or Principal Electrical Project Engineer with a strong background in heavy industry, mining, or utility-scale infrastructure? Are you seeking single-point discipline ownership on a flagship brownfield capital program?

We are partnering with an industry-leading national building materials and quarrying group as they deliver a $100M critical infrastructure upgrade at a major regional mining operation in the Southern Highlands region. Replacing a 100-year-old primary crusher with a state-of-the-art impact crusher, stacker reclaimer, rail realignment, and high-voltage power supply realignment, this project is a non-discretionary, long-term capital investment.

As the Project Lead (Electrical) Engineer, you will serve as the single discipline authority for all Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control (EI&C) scope across the capital delivery program. Managing a dedicated internal team (Electrical Site Co-ordinator and Electrical Draftsperson) alongside specialist contractors, you will oversee design assurance, HV power realignment, switchrooms, PLC/SCADA integration, and site energisation within an active operating mine environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Discipline Single Point of Accountability: Own the electrical basis of design, ensuring technical integrity, constructability, and compliance across all EI&C packages against relevant Australian Standards.
• High Voltage & Power Supply Realignment: Lead the delivery of high-voltage (HV) reticulation, regional power supply realignment, substations, transformers, switchrooms, and Motor Control Centres (MCCs).
• NSP & Grid Interfaces: Manage technical interfaces with Network Service Providers (NSPs), network connection approvals, protection settings, and outage tie-in sequencing to ensure zero disruption to live operations.
• Control Systems & Automation Integration: Oversee the PLC, SCADA, and field instrumentation architecture, ensuring seamless integration with existing plant control networks and safety instrumented functions.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Prepare technical RFQs, evaluate major equipment tenders (VSDs, switchgear, transformers), manage vendor Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), and direct site installation contractors.
• Brownfield Site Execution & Energisation: Supervise site installation, verify cable routing and earthing, lead pre-commissioning, and drive safe energisation, testing, and operational handover.
• Electrical Safety & Risk Leadership: Maintain strict compliance with NSW Mining health and safety regulations, electrical isolation protocols, arc flash controls, and high-voltage access authorisations.

We recognise that high-level industrial electrical engineering skills are highly transferable. We welcome applications from senior electrical engineers with a background in Mining & Metals, Heavy Manufacturing, Steel, Oil & Gas, Mineral Processing, Bulk Materials Handling, Power Generation, or Utilities/NSPs.

• Education & Credentials: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status or eligibility, and High Voltage (HV) Switching/Access Authorisation capability are highly regarded.
• Experience: Minimum 10+ years' post-graduate experience delivering complex industrial power and capital engineering projects, including experience as a discipline lead.
• HV & Power Infrastructure: Proven track record in high-voltage distribution, substations, switchgear, protection coordination, earthing design, and transformer specification.
• Automation & Drives: Practical understanding of industrial PLC/SCADA architectures, Variable Speed Drives (VSDs), instrumentation, and motor control.
• Brownfield Delivery: Demonstrated site experience managing contractors, outage tie-ins, and energisation sequences in live, continuous operating environments.
• Leadership & Governance: Ability to lead technical teams, manage vendor contracts, review consultant designs, and operate within formal stage-gate capital governance frameworks

Based in the picturesque Southern Highlands, this role will be offered as a 20 month fixed term contract initially. You will work with a strong senior leadership team who are invested in ensuring this projects success.

Any queries or a confidential conversation call Andrew Pinkerton on 0434 218 ***.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.