Principal Electrical Engineer

KBR, Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading salaries

Leave entitlement: 20 days + 1 extra/4

Novated leases

Professional membership fees paid

Life/Health insurance discounts

Flexible work arrangements

Employee stock purchase plans

Paid parental leave

Career development plans

Growth and promotion opportunities

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Melbourne is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead LV electrical design, instrumentation, controls and SCADA for major water projects.

You will mentor juniors and interact directly with clients, delivering designs across the asset lifecycle within water treatment and pumping facilities. Join a high-performing Water team delivering large-scale capital projects and upgrades, with flexible work arrangements and opportunities for professional growth within a global engineering

Qualifications

• Hold an accredited Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or related).
• Design experience with knowledge of industry standards. strong skills in instrumentation, controls, SCADA and LV design.
• Ability to work in engineering and design modelling teams and contribute to project scope, budget and program.
• Previous experience gained within industrial, manufacturing, mining, construction or consulting.

Responsibilities

• Mentor juniors and deal directly with the client.
• Lead projects across the full asset lifecycle in water/industrial environments.
• Collaborate with construction partners to bring designs to life.

Skills

Instrumentation

Controls

SCADA

LV design

Project scope & budgeting

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Job description

Title:

Principal Electrical Engineer

We support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovating ways to safeguard and secure our country's water supplies.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity for a Principal Electrical Engineer with water industry or industrial plant experience to join our high performing water team. The role would be focusing on LV electrical systems including schematics, equipment layout, lighting, motor control centers and communications systems, SCADA, instrumentation and PLCs.

You'll be a key member of our Water team, who are delivering major capital projects and facility upgrades to water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants for Sydney Water's North West Treatment Hub and Victoria's South East Water, $1.5 billion, 10-year contract awarded to KBR

This is an opportunity to play a key role mentoring juniors and dealing directly with the client, you will work with diverse teams leading projects across the full asset lifecycle. From strategic planning for our future cities to working with our construction partners to gain the invaluable delivery experience seeing your designs come to life. Your opportunities are limitless in this team at KBR.

Who are you?

As a Principal Electrical Engineer in the Water team, you will have previous experience in similar complex plant/industrial environments and have completed design and technical writing. You are driven to deliver outcomes for clients as well as contribute to team success.

You will have the following skills and experience:

• Hold an accredited Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or related)
• Design experience with knowledge of industry standards. strong skills in instrumentation, controls, SCADA and LV design
• Ability to work in engineering and design modelling teams and contribute to project to scope, budget and program.
• Previous experience gained within industrial, manufacturing, mining, construction or consulting.

Who are we?

Our water team offers services across the full water cycle, delivering major pipelines, large pumping stations and advanced water, wastewater, and recycling treatment plants.

We address critical water cycle challenges and provide solutions through adopting flexible program delivery models and ongoing asset management programs. We are the market leader in program management consulting, supporting key water utilities to achieve phased savings in capital expenditure, while delivering the best environmental and community outcomes that keep the cost of water bills low for millions of Australian people and businesses.

At KBR, we value you – here's how.

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
• 20 Days Leave per year + an additional day off every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
• Salary packaging and Novated leases
• Paid professional membership fees.
• Life/Health insurance discounts
• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Paid parental leave.
• Personal Career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities