Senior Electrical Designer

Techforce Personnel Pty.; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Techforce Personnel Pty. partners with a well-established industrial processing and manufacturing business in Western Australia to recruit a Senior Electrical Designer to take ownership of electrical and instrumentation design activities across brownfield plant upgrades and ongoing improvements.

You will lead drawings, specs and design reviews, mentor junior designers, and ensure compliance with Australian standards and site safety requirements, delivering technically robust electrical packages

Qualifications

• Certificate IV, Diploma or relevant experience in Electrical Design and Drafting.
• Extensive electrical and instrumentation design experience in mining, mineral processing, manufacturing or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Experience delivering electrical design packages for brownfield plant modifications and upgrades.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD with exposure to 3D modelling or design review software.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and instrumentation design activities across brownfield upgrades and improvements.
• Develop and maintain electrical drawings: single-line diagrams, schematics, layouts, cable schedules, loop drawings, PLC/DCS terminations.
• Prepare and review engineering design documents, specifications, calculations and drawings.
• Coordinate design activities from preliminary concepts through to construction and project completion.
• Review electrical designs to ensure compliance with Australian Standards and site safety requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior designers and drafting personnel.

Skills

Electrical design

Instrumentation design

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Electrical Design/Drafting qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

3D modelling tools

Job description

Techforce is partnering with a well-established industrial processing and manufacturing business with significant operations in Western Australia.

We are recruiting a Senior Electrical Designer to take ownership of electrical and instrumentation design activities, supporting ongoing plant improvements, equipment upgrades and brownfield projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and instrumentation design activities across brownfield plant upgrades, modifications and improvement projects.
• Develop and maintain electrical drawings, including single-line diagrams, schematics, electrical layouts, cable schedules, loop drawings and PLC/DCS termination drawings.
• Prepare and review engineering design documentation, specifications, calculations and technical drawings.
• Coordinate design activities from preliminary concepts through detailed design, construction support and project completion.
• Review electrical designs to ensure compliance with Australian Standards, industry regulations and site safety requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior designers and drafting personnel.

The Requirements

• Certificate IV, Diploma or relevant experience in Electrical Design and Drafting.
• Extensive electrical and instrumentation design experience within mining, mineral processing, manufacturing or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering electrical design packages for brownfield plant modifications and upgrades.
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and exposure to 3D modelling or design review software.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of electrical design activities within an established industrial business, supporting technically challenging brownfield projects and ongoing plant improvements.

For an experienced Senior Electrical Designer looking for a long-term opportunity with genuine technical ownership, exposure to operational plant environments and the ability to influence design quality and safety, this represents an attractive next step.