Principal Electrical Engineer

Jacobs; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Fertility & IVF support

Adoption & surrogacy support

Menopause & Low T support

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join the Buildings & Places team in Brisbane. You will lead technically demanding electrical building services projects, mentor engineers and influence project outcomes across healthcare, data centres, defence and other sectors.

The role emphasizes senior technical leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and growth of the Buildings & Places business, with a flexible hybrid working policy in Australia.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in consulting engineering with a strong background in electrical engineering and building services.
• Recognised expertise in sectors such as healthcare, data centres, defence, life sciences, transport or complex buildings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery on major multidisciplinary projects.
• Registered or chartered engineer (or working towards).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across major building services and infrastructure projects.
• Lead the development and review of complex electrical engineering designs and technical solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for clients, project teams and stakeholders.
• Support project delivery on technically challenging projects across multiple sectors.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Mentor and develop engineers at all career stages to build technical capability.
• Support project pursuits and client engagement for growth initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with clients, contractors and industry partners.
• Contribute to technical innovation and continuous improvement across the business.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Building services

Technical leadership

Client relationship

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Professional registration/Chartership

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We're looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Buildings & Places team in Brisbane and help shape the delivery of some of Australia's most complex and technically demanding projects.

This is a senior technical leadership opportunity for an established industry expert who is passionate about engineering excellence, solving complex challenges and influencing project outcomes. Working across sectors including healthcare, data centres, mission critical facilities, life sciences, transport and defence, you'll provide specialist expertise while helping clients navigate increasingly complex technical environments.

As one of our most senior technical practitioners, you'll be trusted to lead complex engineering solutions, provide technical direction across multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers and contribute to the continued growth of our Buildings & Places business.

What You'll Do

• Provide technical leadership across major building services and infrastructure projects.
• Lead the development and review of complex electrical engineering designs and technical solutions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for clients, project teams and stakeholders.
• Support project delivery teams on technically challenging projects across multiple sectors.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Mentor and develop engineers at all career stages, helping to build technical capability across the business.
• Support project pursuits, client engagement and strategic growth initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and industry partners.
• Contribute to technical innovation, best practice and continuous improvement across the business.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Significant experience within consulting engineering, with a strong background in electrical engineering and building services.
• Recognised technical expertise within one or more sectors such as healthcare, mission critical facilities, data centres, defence, life sciences, transport or complex buildings.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery on major multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, design governance and quality management.
• Experience providing technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and influence technical outcomes.
• Experience contributing to business development, project pursuits and work-winning activities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
• Degree qualifications in Electrical Engineering and professional registration or chartership (or working towards).

Why Jacobs?

This role offers the opportunity to become a recognised technical leader within a global organisation that is solving some of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

You’ll work alongside industry-leading specialists while contributing to projects that shape communities, support critical infrastructure and advance emerging technologies. From world-class healthcare facilities and major transport infrastructure to mission critical environments and hyperscale data centres, you’ll have the opportunity to work on projects that make a lasting impact.

At Jacobs, you’ll find flexibility, technical excellence, career growth and a culture that empowers you to do your best work.

A Career Defining Technical Leadership Opportunity

This role is ideally suited to a highly experienced engineer who wants to remain hands‑on technically while expanding their influence across projects, clients and the broader engineering profession.

You’ll be empowered to lead, innovate, mentor and shape the future of our electrical engineering capability while working on some of the most technically challenging projects in the industry.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

• paid parental leave
• a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment
• adoption and surrogacy assistance
• menopause and Low T treatment
• a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially

This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in‑person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.