Senior Electrical Engineer, Water Utilities & Infrastructure

WSP; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Flexible work options

Career mentoring and development

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join the Water Utilities team in Adelaide, Australia. Based in our Adelaide office with hybrid working options, you will contribute to multi-disciplinary projects and help deliver capital upgrades across water facilities.

You will bring 6+ years in an engineering consultancy or design role, strong documentation skills, and a Chartered Engineer status or progress toward it.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards; RPEQ certification an advantage.
• 6+ years of experience in an engineering consultancy or design role (Water preferred).
• Strong understanding of standards, conceptual and detailed design, and design management of electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a national multi-disciplinary team to deliver project goals.
• Liaise with project stakeholders including clients and vendors.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Undertake field and desktop investigations on existing electrical infrastructure for capital upgrades.
• Prepare detailed documentation and specifications for electrical components to support procurement and delivery.
• Apply technical and commercial acumen to achieve successful outcomes for projects and clients.
• Demonstrate specialist safety knowledge in areas such as protection, arc flash, earthing, hazardous areas, and machine safety principles.

Skills

Electrical design

Water sector

Stakeholder liaison

Documentation

Safety standards

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

RPEQ certification (advantage)

Tools

PTW design

LV/ELV systems

PLC/Telemetry

Instrumentation & Control

Job description

WSP is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join the Water Utilities team in Adelaide, Australia. Based in our Adelaide office with hybrid working options, you will contribute to multi-disciplinary projects and help deliver capital upgrades across water facilities.

You will bring 6+ years in an engineering consultancy or design role, strong documentation skills, and a Chartered Engineer status or progress toward it.