Senior Project Engineer - Electrical

DT Infrastructure; Georgetown; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Parental leave

Hybrid working

Career development

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

DT Infrastructure is leading a Senior Project Engineer – Electrical role on the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm project in South Australia. The role focuses on coordinating electrical construction activities, ensuring safety, schedule alignment and quality across multiple work packages.

You will provide technical leadership, review designs, mentor junior engineers, and work with area managers, subcontractors and stakeholders to drive successful delivery of a major renewable energy project, with a 2:1

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Engineers Australia membership or eligibility.
• 5–8+ years in electrical construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems and installation standards.
• Ability to plan, coordinate multiple work packages and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and oversee electrical construction activities and work packages.
• Provide technical guidance, review designs, and develop constructible solutions.
• Monitor progress, costs and resources, manage risks and subcontractor performance.
• Drive quality assurance and compliance with standards and contract obligations.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with teams and clients.

Skills

Electrical construction

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Join DT Infrastructure on the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm project in South Australia and play a key role in delivering complex electrical engineering works on a major renewable energy project.

As Senior Project Engineer – Electrical, you will coordinate and oversee electrical construction activities, ensuring work packages are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with project schedules, budgets, specifications and quality requirements. Working closely with the Area Manager – Electrical, project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders, you will provide technical leadership, drive effective project delivery and support the development of junior engineers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced electrical engineering professional to contribute to a significant renewable energy project while working on a 2:1 roster.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and oversee electrical construction activities and complex work packages, ensuring delivery against programme, budget and quality requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, review engineering designs and specifications, and develop practical, constructible solutions to project challenges.
• Monitor progress, productivity, costs and resources, proactively managing risks, subcontractor performance, variations and project interfaces.
• Drive quality assurance, technical documentation and compliance with project specifications, contractual obligations, relevant standards and regulatory requirements.
• Champion a strong safety culture while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with project teams, clients and subcontractors to achieve successful outcomes.

Profile Description

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification, with membership of or eligibility for membership with Engineers Australia.
• Typically 5–8+ years’ experience in electrical construction or infrastructure projects, including managing complex electrical scopes and multiple work packages.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, installation standards, construction contracts, project controls and quality assurance processes.
• Proven planning, commercial and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• A proactive, accountable and collaborative professional who leads by example, communicates effectively and supports the development of others.

We Offer

• Competitive pay that reflects your contribution: We reward performance and impact, with our remuneration benchmarked to market.
• Purpose-driven careers in infrastructure: As we grow our presence in the renewable energy sector, DTI is also continuing to cement its position as a delivery partner of choice across rail, roads and Defence infrastructure projects. Our teams benefit from the variety of opportunities, applying their skills and experience across multiple sectors.
• Fostering your development: We’ve developed a culture where continuous learning is front and centre of everything we do. Fostering the growth and development of our people is key to our success and ensuring that we are preparing the next generation of leaders is a core focus for our business.
• Parental leave designed for the reality of family life: Our industry leading parental leave policies are centred on flexibility to support modern family life, because at DTI, little families are a part of our one big family.
• Flexibility that works for you and for us: We acknowledge that everyone’s needs are different in striking the right work-life integration. Whether it’s hybrid working, adjusted hours, job sharing or balancing family commitments, we’ll work together to make it work.

DT Infrastructure is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions opportunity and respect. Our focus on inclusivity is active and ongoing. Women, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and former members of the Australian Defence Force are encouraged to apply.

Visit www.DTInfrastructure.com.au to explore how DTI can support your career progression, unlock personal advantages and apply for our opportunities.