Senior Electrical Designer

WorleyParsons; Portland; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Senior Electrical Designer for a Portland, Victoria site-based role on a 12-month contract with potential extension. The project involves Alcoa as the client and requires strong electrical and instrumentation design capabilities.

Responsibilities include delivering discipline-specific design services, leveraging AI-enabled tools, and ensuring safe, sustainable and decommissioning-ready outcomes from concept to as-built.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Electrical License (highly regarded).
• Minimum 6 years in electrical and instrumentation design and drafting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver discipline specific engineering design services meeting requirements and standards.
• Leverage digital and AI-enabled tools to improve day-to-day work.
• Develop fit-for-purpose designs from concept to as-built with safety and maintainability in mind.
• Understand asset lifecycle hazards and manage associated risks.

Skills

Electrical design

Instrumentation design

Drafting

Education

Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical

Electrical Tradesperson with Electrical Design, Drafting and Estimates course

Tools

Microstation SE

AutoCAD 18+

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Job Description - Senior Electrical Designer (POR00FB)

Senior Electrical Designer - POR00FB

Company : Worley

Primary Location

AUS-VIC-Portland

Job

Electrical

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type : Agency Contractor

Job Posting

Sep 29, 2026

Unposting Date

Oct 29, 2026

Reporting Manager Title : Department Manager Instrumentation Engineering

Senior Electrical Designer

Location: Portland, Victoria

Full time site-based role

12-month contract with likelihood of extension

Customer: Alcoa

Responsibilities:

• Deliver discipline specific engineering design services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Proactive interest in leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
• Ensure a ‘fit for purpose’ solution from concept through to as built is developed considering safe and sustainable design, operability, maintainability and decommissioning.
• Proactively seek an understanding of the safety hazards and risks associated with the asset lifecycle of the designed product, plant or structure; be responsible for action and close out where relevant.
• Identify issues and problems; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
• Perform discipline specific engineering design services such as:

Deliver tasks as per the scope of work with active awareness of the change management process.

Prepare/support the production of calculations, drawings and related documentation.

Support project reviews and workshops as required.

Interfacing with other peers, seniors, engineering disciplines and Workshare team to complete engineering design and ensure delivery of high-quality deliverables.

• Where required, assist in the preparation of project documentation such as budgets, estimates, forecasts, schedules, and reports.
• Interpret and apply the applicable technical standards.
• Ensure self-check is completed on all deliverables and ensure compliance with checking and review activities as per Worley processes.
• Ensure design interfaces between work packages are clear and there is alignment across the overall design package.
• Understand interdisciplinarity interfaces across design packages.
• Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical or an Electrical Tradesperson who has completed the Electrical Design, Drafting and Estimates course.
• Electrical License (highly regarded).
• Minimum 6 years in electrical and Instrumentation design and drafting experience in a similar industry highly regarded.
• Experience across phases of engineering projects from concept design, execution, construction and commissioning.
• Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
• Experience in following software and tools:

Microstation SE and or AutoCAD 18 and above.

Microsoft Office and excel.

• Good understanding and proven experience in:
• Control system and instrumentation interfacing.
• Integration between equipment, control systems and field devices.
• Supporting design solutions, integration between systems, as-building, construction and commissioning.
• Understanding of shutdown planning and considerations for design.