Senior Electrical Engineer - Data Centers & Defence

aurecongroup; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to deliver electrical design and technical solutions across diverse projects in Australia. You’ll prepare documentation, collaborate with buildings, infrastructure, defence and aviation teams, and engage stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes.

You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to technical excellence, and help drive innovation while building expertise in growth sectors such as data centres and mission-critical environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Experience in consultancy, contractor or major infrastructure environments.
• Experience delivering building services, infrastructure, defence, aviation, industrial or mission-critical projects.
• Strong technical design and project delivery capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Chartered status or progress towards chartership is valued.
• Australian Citizenship is preferred; security clearance may be desirable.

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 achieve high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor and support developing engineers and designers.
• Contribute to innovation, technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Build expertise across emerging sectors including data centres.

Skills

Electrical design

Project delivery

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Aurecon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to deliver electrical design and technical solutions across diverse projects in Australia. You’ll prepare documentation, collaborate with buildings, infrastructure, defence and aviation teams, and engage stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes.

You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to technical excellence, and help drive innovation while building expertise in growth sectors such as data centres and mission-critical environments.