Senior Electrical Engineer

Jobtailor; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to deliver innovative design solutions across buildings, infrastructure, defence and aviation projects in Australia. You will lead design activities, prepare documentation and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentoring junior staff, contributing to technical excellence and driving continuous improvement, with a focus on growth sectors such as data centres and critical

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 7+ years' experience in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in consultancy, contractor or major infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical engineering designs and technical solutions across diverse projects.
• Prepare design documentation, specifications, reports and calculations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across buildings, infrastructure, defence and aviation projects.
• Support project delivery through planning, coordination and stakeholder engagement.
• Work directly with clients, contractors and project teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor and support developing engineers and designers.
• Contribute to innovation, technical excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build expertise across emerging sectors including data centres.

Skills

Electrical design

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

• Deliver electrical engineering designs and technical solutions across diverse projects


• Prepare design documentation, specifications, reports and calculations


• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across buildings, infrastructure, defence and aviation projects


• Support project delivery through planning, coordination and stakeholder engagement


• Work directly with clients, contractors and project teams to deliver high-quality outcomes


• Mentor and support developing engineers and designers


• Contribute to innovation, technical excellence and continuous improvement initiatives


• Build expertise across emerging and high-growth sectors including data centres

Requirements

• 7+ years' experience in Electrical Engineering


• A degree qualification in Electrical Engineering


• Experience within an engineering consultancy, contractor or major infrastructure environment


• Experience delivering building services, infrastructure, defence, aviation, industrial or mission-critical projects


• Strong technical design and project delivery capability


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams


• Chartered status or progress towards chartership will be highly regarded


• Australian Citizenship is preferred


• Eligibility to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance is highly desirable

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Electrical Engineering design and project delivery, with a strong focus on collaboration within multidisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to mentor developing engineers and contribute to innovation in high-growth sectors such as data centres.