Senior Electrical Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Shpetwincities; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Leave options (up to 4 weeks)

Mentoring and development

Job summary

Stantec’s Sydney office is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to develop and review detailed electrical design for water infrastructure projects. You will work within a large multi-disciplinary team under the electrical discipline lead, delivering designs and supporting construction activities.

You will collaborate with contract partners, prepare drawings, calculations, specifications, and project documents, and contribute to value engineering and safety in design initiatives.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Water and Waste Water industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with clients.
• Consulting skills to liaise with clients and stakeholders for project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical engineering designs including drawings, calculations, reports and design criteria.
• Perform calculations to analyze and design electrical system components using standard software.
• Assist in evaluating and selecting electrical systems and materials and develop specifications.
• Prepare construction documents, schedules, and project deliverables.
• Review shop drawings, respond to RFIs, and prepare site observation reports.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure design intent alignment.
• Contribute to value engineering and safety in design activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by senior staff.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Stantec’s Water team in Australia has an impressive portfolio of successful major projects that are already positively impacting our communities across the country. We know that finding solutions to our water issues is critical, and so our diverse network of 400+ water specialists in Australia collaborate across business lines and geographies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.With exciting projects in the pipeline, we are looking to expand our teams and seek the change-makers, innovators, leaders and collaborators to join us. How will you impact Australia’s water solutions? Grow with us, H2O+U.

We care about the communities we serve—because they are our communities too. We are designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

About the role:

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer for our thriving Sydney office to develop and review detailed electrical design. As part of a large multi-disciplinary engineering team, you will work under the general direction of the electrical discipline lead and will be responsible for the development, review of designs and provide support to construction teams. You will work with our contract partners in producing quality output for small to medium projects. This role lends to a progressive career path in the broader working environment being appreciated in larger projects.

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for:

Perform electrical engineering design which including development of engineering drawings, calculations, reports, design criteria, to support electrical engineering projects.

Perform calculations to analyze and design electrical system components using company standard software and proprietary manufacturer software.

Assist in the evaluation and selection of electrical systems and materials and the development of electrical specifications.

Contribute to the development of electrical systems, through sketches, models, diagrams, and other visual formats.

Assist in the preparation of engineering project documents, client presentations, client contact and communication pertaining to specific project deliverables.

Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure compatibility with the design intent.

Prepare electrical engineering documents by developing construction specifications, plans and schedules.

Assist in the review of shop drawings and submittals, responds to request for information, prepares site observation reports, and performs other contract administration tasks.

Recognize when technical problems are developing and initiate appropriate corrective actions.

Attend project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants.

Participate in value engineering, safety in design workshops and basic cost estimating to support engineering projects.

Perform other duties as assigned by senior engineering staff.

To be successful for this role you'll present:

Tertiary Qualification in Electrical Engineering.

Minium of 5 years well-rounded experience in the Water and Waste Water industry.

Highly developed interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external clients.

Highly developed consulting skills to liaise with clients and other stakeholders to achieve mutually successful project outcomes

Stantec offerings:

Along with a competitive salary and vibrant culture, we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing is ongoing.

Genuine Flexible Working Arrangements – Including work from home opportunities, provision for school term contracts, job sharing and part time employment

Learning and Talent Development Programs - Including Global programs, online learning and on-the-job learning

Option to purchase up to 4 weeks’ additional leave.

Mentoring for your own development and the opportunity to mentor others

Professional Memberships

Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI)

Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs

Service Recognition Awards

Employee Assistance Program

About us:

The Stantec community unites approximately 22,000 employees working in over 350 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a lasting connection with the people and places where we live and work.

Tertiary Qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field along with CPEng (or ability to obtain).