Senior Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager

ECG Engineering Pty Ltd; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ECG Engineering Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager to drive and coordinate delivery of complex projects from Perth, with intermittent site visits in Australia and overseas. The role suits an Electrical Engineer or related professional with 5–20 years of experience, focusing on MS Project and reporting within a major project environment.

The ideal candidate will have exposure to power systems, substations and transmission, and experience in design, drafting,

Qualifications

• 5 to 20 years experience in electrical/project delivery in mining or power sectors
• Strong MS Project and Excel for scheduling and reporting
• Experience with power systems, substations, and transmission
• Experience in design-revision and issuing engineering drawings
• Ability to coordinate data extraction and reporting

Responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate delivery and execution of complex projects
• Coordinate data extraction and reporting using MS Project and Excel
• Manage multi-site and international project coordination
• Provide strong organizational and communication support in a fast-paced environment

Skills

MS Project

Excel

Reporting

Forecasting

Project Management

Communication

Site Experience

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Economics background

Tools

MS Project

Engineering Drawings (CAD)

Job description

We require a Senior Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager, to join the Power Systems engineering team to drive and co ordinate delivery and execution of complex engineering projects across Australia and around the world.

The position is Perth based with intermittent site visits, Australia and overseas.

The Senior Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager role will suit an Electrical Engineer or construction or resource sector professional with 5 to 20 years experience,who has a passion for working in a major project environment and being a part of the team that pulls the projects together, via managing and co ordinating data extraction and reporting, primarily in MS Project and Excel. The ideal applicant will have extensive MS Project experience, as well as ideally, strong exposure to electrical engineering packages with a focus on wet plant mining design construct. Experience with power systems, remote transmission power lines and substations would also be an advantage.

ECG are extensively involved in the renewables space: most of our project work involves the evaluation of the renewables option as a client priority.

About the company

ECG Engineering are leaders in the Electrical Engineering space, delivering design and project delivery services to the Mining, Utilities, Materials Handling and Industrial sectors with extensive and proven capabilities in Australia, and around the world.

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Toronto, Vancouver, Manila & Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania & Cape Town, ECG have the capability to design and deliver on complex projects, from early study work to commissioning and handover, drawing on the expertise of senior ECG personnel who have worked together for 30 + years.

About the role

While an electrical engineering qualification will be an advantage, we will consider those holding commercial and legal qualifications, as well as construction economics, as long as the requisite MS Project and work experience stacks up. The role will require strong organizational and communication skills, as they will be working in an occasionally frantic environment, where many projects are running across Australia and around the world.

Ideal Key Experience required.

• Major project experience, both office and ideally site
• Construction experience: understanding the processes and linkages
• Microsoft Project experience, from working in the schedule, to extracting data for reporting
• Experience – exposure to the engineering environment and the process of creating, revising and issuing engineering drawings
• Experience / exposure to primary electrical design – substations and transmission
• Ideally experience in electrical engineering and associated plant and packages

About the candidate

Skills and Attributes required

• Engineering / business / legal / construction economics degree
• Strong report writing and written communication skills
• Moderate to good Excel knowledge
• Experience in Project Forecasting and Planning
• Microsoft experience specifically Project
• Ultra positive work attitude, keen to work in a fast-paced role where organization is critical

Benefits and perks

Working with a seasoned engineering and project delivery team delivering full technical support and oversight, this is an ideal role for anyone seeking a hands‑on, multiple project Senior Electrical Project Engineer / Project Manager role. You will gain deep insight and experience in complex project delivery, working with a team of seasoned project delivery pro’s.

You MUST be in West Australia to be considered for this role.