Project Engineer - Electrical

DT Infrastructure; Georgetown; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Purpose-driven careers in infra

Professional development

Parental leave for families

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

DT Infrastructure is seeking a Project Engineer – Electrical to join the Carmodys Hill Wind Farm team in South Australia. You will coordinate electrical engineering and construction activities, working closely with senior engineers, construction managers, subcontractors and stakeholders to deliver work safely, on time and to quality standards.

This site-based role operates on a 2:1 roster, offering the chance to build experience on a major renewable energy project within a collaborative delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with eligibility for Engineers Australia membership.
• 3–5+ years’ experience in electrical construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing electrical engineering scopes or work packages.
• Strong technical, planning and problem-solving skills, with sound commercial awareness.
• A proactive, accountable and collaborative approach to project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and administer electrical engineering and construction activities across assigned work packages.
• Coordinate contractors, interfaces and stakeholders to support safe and efficient project delivery.
• Review designs and specifications, providing constructability input and practical engineering solutions.
• Monitor progress, productivity, resources and risks, supporting programme and commercial outcomes.
• Support quality, compliance, reporting and continuous improvement across electrical works.

Skills

Electrical planning

Stakeholder coordination

Problem solving

Collaboration

Commercial awareness

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Job description

Join DT Infrastructure’s project team delivering the Carmodys Hill Wind Farm in South Australia.

As Project Engineer – Electrical, you’ll play an important role in coordinating and delivering electrical engineering and construction activities across the project. Working closely with the Senior Project Engineer – Electrical, Construction Manager, engineers, subcontractors and project stakeholders, you’ll help ensure electrical work packages are delivered safely, efficiently and to the required programme, budget and quality standards.

This is a site-based opportunity working on a 2:1 roster, offering the chance to build your experience on a major renewable energy project while being part of a collaborative and high-performing delivery team.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and administer electrical engineering and construction activities across assigned work packages.
• Coordinate contractors, interfaces and stakeholders to support safe and efficient project delivery.
• Review designs and specifications, providing constructability input and practical engineering solutions.
• Monitor progress, productivity, resources and risks, supporting programme and commercial outcomes.
• Support quality, compliance, reporting and continuous improvement across electrical works.

Profile description

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent, with eligibility for Engineers Australia membership.
• 3–5+ years’ experience in electrical construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing electrical engineering scopes or work packages.
• Strong technical, planning and problem-solving skills, with sound commercial awareness.
• A proactive, accountable and collaborative approach to project delivery.

We offer

• Competitive pay that reflects your contribution: We reward performance and impact, with our remuneration benchmarked to market.
• Purpose-driven careers in infrastructure: As we grow our presence in the renewable energy sector, DTI is also continuing to cement its position as a delivery partner of choice across rail, roads and Defence infrastructure projects. Our teams benefit from the variety of opportunities, applying their skills and experience across multiple sectors.
• Fostering your development: We’ve developed a culture where continuous learning is front and centre of everything we do. Fostering the growth and development of our people is key to our success and ensuring that we are preparing the next generation of leaders is a core focus for our business.
• Parental leave designed for the reality of family life: Our industry leading parental leave policies are centred on flexibility to support modern family life, because at DTI, little families are a part of our one big family.
• Flexibility that works for you and for us: We acknowledge that everyone’s needs are different in striking the right work-life integration. Whether it’s hybrid working, adjusted hours, job sharing or balancing family commitments, we’ll work together to make it work.

DT Infrastructure is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions opportunity and respect. Our focus on inclusivity is active and ongoing. Women, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and former members of the Australian Defence Force are encouraged to apply.