Principal Electrical Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry leading salaries

Flexible work arrangements

Employee benefits

Job summary

KBR, Inc. in Australia is seeking a highly experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical engineering studies, designs and specifications across building services and infrastructure projects.

You will work with minimal supervision, provide high-level consultancy, mentor junior engineers and manage projects and proposals as a seller/doer. The role requires strong design expertise across LV/HV distribution, lighting, ICT, security, backup power, solar PV integration, and the ability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write technical content fluently.
• Proven experience as an electrical engineer within built environment or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience in commercial or consulting environments.
• Strong skills in concept and detailed design across a broad range of electrical systems.
• Ability to manage and deliver complex projects with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering studies and detailed designs for buildings and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver electrical services designs including lighting, LV distribution, ICT infrastructure, and solar PV integration.
• Guide designers and drafters, review documentation and calculations.
• Manage project teams and liaise with clients, authorities and external consultants.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Written & verbal communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

KBR’s Infrastructure Services Australia business works with customers across the nation to deliver projects that create a better, more sustainable, and technology-enabled future for all Australians. Through trusted partnerships with our customers, our best and brightest deliver innovative solutions across the transport, water and environment, buildings, defence infrastructure and program management and construction consultancy markets.

We are a team of over 1400 diverse, flexible, adaptable, and highly skilled people who provide a wide range of professional consulting services to the private and public sector. Our high-performing teams are digitally connected and geographically diversified to match the changing characteristics of our principal markets and have the expertise to serve our clients’ requirements through the full project lifecycle.

We are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset that drives innovation within our business, for our customers and stakeholders.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Building Services team. In this role, you will lead and deliver electrical engineering studies, designs, and specifications across a diverse range of infrastructure and building projects. You will work with minimal supervision, provide high-level technical consultancy, guide junior engineers, and manage projects and proposals as a true “seller/doer.”

This position involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and requires strong design expertise across electrical services for new construction, upgrades, and modifications including LV/HV power distribution, lighting, security systems, ICT infrastructure, and renewable energy integration.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Design

• Lead, contribute to, and perform electrical engineering studies and detailed designs for buildings and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver electrical services designs including internal/external lighting, LV distribution and reticulation, passive ICT infrastructure, security systems, backup power systems, and solar PV integration.
• Prepare, verify, and self-check electrical design calculations using both manual and software assisted methods.
• Guide designers and drafters in the preparation of drawings; review and approve documentation.
• Prepare and review reports, technical specifications, and project documentation.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Lead project teams to deliver major electrical work packages on large multidisciplinary projects.
• Manage small to medium multidisciplinary building services projects end-to-end.
• Liaise confidently with clients, statutory authorities, and external consultants to negotiate critical technical issues.
• Support proposal preparation, project budgeting, and delivery to quality, cost, and time requirements.
• Build and maintain a network of client contacts; participate in business development and marketing activities.
• Provide technical assistance, guidance, and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Work collaboratively with mechanical, structural, hydraulic, civil, and other building services teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Established experience as an electrical engineer within the built environment or infrastructure sectors.
• Demonstrated practical and theoretical expertise in electrical engineering.
• Proven experience in commercial or consulting environments.
• Strong skills in concept and detailed design across a broad range of electrical systems.
• Ability to manage and deliver complex projects with multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write technical content fluently.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Chartered Engineer / CPEng / RPEQ registration, or ability to obtain within 6 months.

Highly Regarded

• Experience leading large Defence DSC electrical projects.
• Exposure to business development, proposal writing, and marketing activities.
• Strong background in project and design management, including budget management.

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At KBR, we value you – here’s how.

While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology, and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and benefits that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.

Benefits include:

• Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
• 20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total)
• Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
• Salary packaging and novated leases
• Paid professional membership fees
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Personal career development plans
• Growth and promotion opportunities
• Great office environment with fantastic facilities
• Access to health benefits programs

Our people are the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating work environments in which every member of our team of teams feels safe, supported, respected, trusted and valued, and where each person is given opportunities to belong, connect and grow.