Senior EC&I Engineer for Nuclear & Defence Systems

AECOM; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Additional annual leave up to 6 weeks

Flex public holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior EC&I Engineer with Nuclear experience to join the Adelaide Building Engineering team. You will lead EC&I design across major infrastructure, ensuring compliance with standards and safety requirements.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to safety-critical documentation, with opportunity to support testing, commissioning and client engagement in a complex defence-related program.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Proven experience delivering electrical, control and instrumentation systems across major infrastructure, industrial, defence, energy or other highly regulated projects. Nuclear experience, particularly defence, would be highly regarded.
• Strong technical knowledge across electrical power systems, control systems and instrumentation, with experience in LV/MV distribution, power system studies, PLC, SCADA, DCS, ics, BMS and building automation.
• Experience developing engineering documentation through concept, preliminary and detailed design phases, with a sound understanding of relevant Australian and international standards.
• Experience with instrumentation specification, selection and integration, as well as resilient power systems including standby generation and UPS, and earthing, bonding and lightning protection.
• An understanding of functional safety, including hazard analysis, SIL assessment and verification, as well as requirements management, systems engineering and verification and validation processes.
• Sound technical leadership skills and the ability to work effectively with mechanical, civil, process and other engineering disciplines in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments, with an understanding of engineering assurance, safety culture and the importance of quality in technical delivery.
• CPEng or Chartered Engineer status, or a commitment to achieving professional registration, is desirable.
• The ability to meet relevant AUKUS defence clearance requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and engineering of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation (EC&I) systems, ensuring designs meet project requirements, relevant standards and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and review technical documentation, specifications, drawings and calculations, working closely with other disciplines to deliver coordinated designs.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and designers, helping to build capability within the team and maintaining a high standard of technical delivery.
• Undertake engineering studies, option assessments, hazard and risk assessments and other technical investigations to inform design development and project decisions.
• Contribute to engineering justifications, assurance documentation and safety-related deliverables for safety-significant and mission-critical systems.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Design Managers, architects and other engineering disciplines to integrate EC&I solutions across complex building and infrastructure projects.
• Support testing, commissioning and validation activities to ensure systems perform as required.
• Work directly with clients and key stakeholders, providing technical input and helping to resolve engineering and project issues as they arise.

Skills

Electrical power systems

Control systems

Instrumentation

Technical leadership

Hazard analysis

Systems engineering

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC

SCADA

DCS

BMS

ICS

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior EC&I Engineer with Nuclear experience to join the Adelaide Building Engineering team. You will lead EC&I design across major infrastructure, ensuring compliance with standards and safety requirements.

You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and contribute to safety-critical documentation, with opportunity to support testing, commissioning and client engagement in a complex defence-related program.