Principal Electrical Engineer - Water Infrastructure

AECOM; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Up to 6 weeks extra annual leave

Volunteer leave

Flex public holidays

Job summary

AECOM in Sydney is expanding its Water Infrastructure Team to deliver large-scale projects across ANZ. You’ll be immersed in a strong, long-term pipeline, handling complex water and wastewater facilities, pumping stations, and associated electrical systems.

The role offers flexible work arrangements, opportunities to mentor colleagues, and to contribute to design packages, cost estimates and bid submissions, with hybrid work options in a dynamic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience on municipal water and/or wastewater projects.
• Experience in dynamic consulting and design environment & in industrial electrical, instrument and control systems engineering
• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering & CPEng
• Project Management & Quality Management procedures (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Electrical design for pumping stations and water/wastewater facilities.
• Contribute to delivery of electrical design packages.
• Lead electrical systems design including instrumentation, power distribution, control and communications.
• Carry out technical studies including modelling and computational analysis.
• Electrical project cost estimating.
• Computer aided drafting.
• Prepare proposals, design schedules, budgets and submissions for bids.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Electrical design

Pumping stations

Water/Wastewater

HVAC systems

Mentoring

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

CPEng

Tools

AutoCAD

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

Due to significant contract awards within our Water business, we are expanding our Water Infrastructure Team in the Sydney.

By joining our team, you’ll be immersed in a strong, long-term pipeline of work, handling complex, large-scale and iconic projects across ANZ.

How you’ll make a difference

• You will be involved in electrical engineering works associated with pumping stations and equipment, water and wastewater treatment plants, ventilation, fire protection and HVAC systems
• Contribute to the delivery of electrical design packages
• From a technical perspective, you will be responsible for:
• Electrical systems design including instrumentation, power distribution, control and communications;
• Technical studies including modelling and computational analysis;
• Electrical project cost estimating;
• Computer aided drafting.
• Contribute to and lead the preparation of proposals, design schedules, budgets and technical and commercial submissions for bid proposals associated with electrical work for external clients.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

The qualities that help you thrive

• Demonstrated experience on municipal water and/or wastewater projects
• Experience working within a dynamic consulting and design environment & in industrial electrical, instrument and control systems engineering
• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering & CPEng
• Project Management & Quality Management procedures (desirable).

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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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.