Senior Project Engineer - Electrical

BMD Group Careers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BMD Group in Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Project Engineer to lead electrical packages for the Charmhaven Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade on the NSW Central Coast. You will drive procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, with a focus on LV/HV infrastructure, switch rooms and SCADA interfaces.

The role requires coordinating across disciplines, mentoring junior engineers and delivering safe, quality outcomes within a live treatment facility, reporting to the

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience delivering electrical packages on water, wastewater or similar infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating with multiple disciplines and subcontractors.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate electrical packages through procurement, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Review drawings and technical documentation; resolve issues.
• Coordinate electrical works with mechanical, civil, structural, process and controls.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and graduates.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

About BMD

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business, with foundations built on the family values that underpin our unique, collaborative approach. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies through a commitment to collaboration, BMD is delivering infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. With a proud history beginning in 1979, BMD now employs 2,400 people throughout Australia, the Philippines and United Kingdom.

About the Role

BMD is seeking an experienced Senior ElectricalProject Engineer to join our team delivering the Charmhaven Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade on the NSW Central Coast. This is an opportunity to take a key electrical delivery role on a major, multidisciplinary wastewater infrastructure project. The upgrade includes significant civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process and control works, all being delivered within an operational treatment facility.

Working as part of the onsite project team, you will help lead the delivery of electrical packages including HV and LV infrastructure, switch rooms, MCCs, VSDs, power and instrumentation cabling, controls and interfaces with SCADA, through construction, testing and commissioning.

Your role will include:

• lead and coordinate electrical packages through procurement, construction, testing and commissioning
• review drawings, specifications and technical documentation and resolve engineering and constructability issues
• coordinate electrical works with mechanical, civil, structural, process and controls disciplines
• manage subcontractors, suppliers and technical interfaces to support safe and efficient delivery
• support planning of electrical isolations, cutovers, testing and commissioning within a live treatment plant
• ensure works are delivered in accordance with project specifications, quality, safety and environmental requirements
• work closely with the project leadership team, client, consultants and operational stakeholders
• provide technical guidance and mentoring to Project Engineers, Site Engineers and Graduates.

The focus on live plant interfaces is particularly important at Charmhaven, where the broader project requires staged integration, cutovers, SCADA programming, testing, commissioning and operational proving.

About You

To be successful, you will bring:

• a tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering
• demonstrated project engineering experience within a construction or infrastructure environment
• experience delivering electrical packages across water, wastewater or comparable complex infrastructure
• practical understanding of electrical construction, testing and commissioning
• strong knowledge of specifications, quality assurance, safety and environmental requirements
• experience coordinating subcontractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary interfaces
• strong communication, stakeholder management and problem solving skills
• the ability to support and mentor developing engineers.

Diversity and inclusion

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.

We’re a purpose and values-led business guided by our values of family, empowered, collaborative and driven. For further details on what makes BMD unique, head to https://www.bmdgroup.global/careers