Principal Electrical Designer

Aecom Australia Pty Ltd; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Principal Electrical Designer to join our Perth-based team. You will lead electrical and instrumentation design and drafting, ensuring compliant, high-quality documentation for diverse projects.

You will mentor designers, collaborate across ANZ offices, and contribute to continuous improvement while leveraging strong CAD skills and knowledge of Australian Standards. This role offers hybrid working arrangements across Australia.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in electrical and/or instrumentation design and drafting.
• Proven experience within engineering, resources, mining, industrial, infrastructure or a similar environment.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• A sound understanding of Australian Standards, engineering drawing practices and project specifications.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering quality documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate 2D and 3D drawings, layouts and technical sketches using CAD tools (AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks, MicroStation).
• Review drawings for accuracy, completeness and compliance with Australian Standards and project specs.
• Collaborate with engineers and project teams to resolve drafting issues and capture requirements.
• Contribute to design packages, tender docs, construction drawings and as-built docs.
• Deliver high-quality drawing packages within schedules and budgets.

Skills

Electrical design

Instrumentation design

Drafting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Australian Standards

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Revit

SolidWorks

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Electrical Designer to join our Perth-based team.

Because culture matters

You’ll be joining a technically strong, supportive team. Most importantly, you’ll be joining a team that genuinely enjoys working together and has built a strong, supportive culture.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on interesting projects, broaden your technical experience, collaborate with talented engineers and designers across Australia, and make a real contribution to the success of the team.

How you'll make a difference

As a Principal Electrical Designer, you’ll play an important role in delivering high-quality electrical and instrumentation design documentation across a range of projects.

You’ll work closely with engineers, project managers, designers, site personnel, clients, contractors and suppliers to develop practical, accurate and compliant design solutions.

You’ll also have the opportunity to mentor and support other designers, contribute to continuous improvement, and work collaboratively with colleagues across our ANZ offices and Enterprise Centre.

• Prepare accurate 2D and 3D engineering drawings, layouts, production drawings and technical sketches using CAD platforms such as AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks or MicroStation
• Review drawings for accuracy, completeness and compliance with relevant Australian Standards, project specifications and company drafting standards
• Work closely with engineers and project teams to resolve technical and drafting issues and ensure project requirements are accurately captured
• Prepare and contribute to design packages, tender documentation, construction drawings and as-built documentation
• Deliver high-quality drawing packages within project schedules and agreed budgets.

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

• Strong experience in electrical and/or instrumentation design and drafting
• Proven experience within engineering, resources, mining, industrial, infrastructure or a similar environment
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation
• A sound understanding of Australian Standards, engineering drawing practices and project specifications
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering quality documentation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.