Senior Electrical Engineer – Building Services & Data Centres

Jacobs Solutions Inc.; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Support

Flexibility

Expert Team

Career Growth

Diverse Work

Upskilling

Job summary

Powertech in Malaga, Australia, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for a Full-Time Permanent role based at our Malaga office. You will perform FEED and Detailed Design for substation equipment and systems.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience and Chartered Status (CPEng) or the ability to achieve it within 6 months. You will contribute to QA processes and supervise engineers and graduates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Chartered Status (CPEng) or ability to achieve within 6 months.
• Knowledge of design QA processes, standards, legislation, and procedures.
• Experience delivering turnkey design solutions up to $5 million.
• Strong understanding of HV substations, control, automation, protection, and communications.

Responsibilities

• Perform FEED and Detailed Design for substation equipment and systems, including Protection Design, AC/DC Switchgear, Switchyard, Substation Building and Auxiliaries, Battery/ Charger/UPS.
• Conduct Power System Modelling and Analysis for protection coordination, load flow, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash, and lightning protection.
• Design Earthing systems including Step and Touch Potential, EPR, Earth Grid Design.
• Support engineering standards, processes, and provide supervision to engineers and graduates.
• Assist in technical/economic feasibility studies and asset lifecycle analyses.

Skills

FEED & Detailed Design

Protection Design

Power System Modelling

Electrical Reports

Project Estimating

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Powertech is a leading Electrical EPC and Services provider, trusted for delivering complex and critical projects across Oil & Gas, Mining, Utilities, Defence, Infrastructure and Energy sectors since 1998. We embrace innovation and focus on technical excellence with a safety-first mindset. Our inclusive culture fosters collaboration and growth, creating a unique environment where every team member can achieve their full potential.

Senior Electrical Engineer (Full-Time Permanent, Malaga office)

We invite you to join Powertech supporting our Malaga office on a Full-Time Permanent Basis.

Why Join Us?

• Relocation Support – We'll help you settle into Perth, from anywhere in Australia or NZ.
• Flexibility – Work arrangements that suit your lifestyle.
• Expert Team – Join a crew that values innovation and collaboration.
• Career Growth – Advance your skills on high-impact projects.
• Diverse Work – Projects across mining, renewables, defence, rail, and more.
• Upskilling – Learn, grow & advance your career.

About The Role:

• Perform FEED and Detailed Design for substation equipment and systems, including Protection Design, AC/DC Switchgear, Switchyard, Substation Building and Auxiliaries, Battery/ Battery Charger/UPS.
• Conduct Power System Modelling and Analysis Studies for protection coordination, load flow, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash, and lightning protection.
• Design Earthing systems, including Step and Touch Potential, EPR, Earth Grid Design, and Portable Earthing.
• Technical/economic feasibility studies, technical support for estimating and project framing, asset lifecycle engineering and analysis.
• Assist in the development of engineering standards, processes, and systems and provide supervision and training to engineers and graduates.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Chartered Status (CPEng) – (or ability to achieve within 6 months of starting the role).
• Possess detailed knowledge of design quality assurance processes and relevant standards, legislation, policies, and procedures applicable to designs and studies.
• Experienced with generating design scopes, specifications, and project estimating.
• Proficient in generating detailed technical reports and formulating concise technical arguments.
• Proven experience in delivering complete turnkey design solutions on projects with values up to $5mil.
• Strong understanding of the functional electrical design areas of HV substations, control, automation, protection, and communications systems.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.