Electrical & Control Engineer

Technical Recruitment Solutions; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Technical Recruitment Solutions – Hamilton, on the North Island, is seeking an Electrical & Control Engineer for a niche multidisciplinary engineering consultancy. You will work on electrical, control and automation projects for food, beverage, pharmaceutical and biosciences industries.

This role offers mentorship by senior engineers and progression toward a senior engineering position, with exposure to scope, costings, and on-site commissioning.

Qualifications

• A tertiary Electrical Engineering qualification.
• A few years electrical & control design and project management experience on industrial projects.
• Experience seeing projects through from concept to on-site commissioning.
• Experience with contract management, contractor management and contract variations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical, control & automation projects from concept to completion.
• Contribute to scope & costings, and design at concept and detail stages.
• Collaborate with senior staff to develop skills toward senior engineering roles.
• Coordinate contract management and oversee commissioning activities.

Skills

Electrical design

Control design

Project management

Contract management

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

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Technical Recruitment Solutions – Hamilton, North Island

Our client is a niche multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy who provide engineering design and construction of production processing plant, utilities and supporting infrastructure in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and biosciences industries.

With existing mechanical, electrical, chemical process, and structural teams they are currently looking to expand their electrical team, and as such are looking for an Electrical & Control Engineer to join the team.

You will see electrical, control & automation projects through from concept to completion, being involved in scope & costings, concept and detailed design, and project delivery.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer with a few years' experience under their belt who wants to keep developing. You will work closely with, and be mentored by, senior staff, to further build and develop your skills across design, automation and commissioning as you progress toward a senior engineering role.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• A tertiary Electrical Engineering qualification
• At least a few years electrical & control design and project management experience working on industrial projects - preferably food and dairy industry projects
• Experience seeing projects through from concept to on-site commissioning
• Experience with contract management, contractor management and contract variations

Our client is a niche multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy who provide engineering design and construction of production processing plant, utilities and supporting infrastructure in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and biosciences industries.

With existing mechanical, electrical, chemical process, and structural teams they are currently looking to expand their electrical team, and as such are looking for an Electrical & Control Engineer to join the team.

You will see electrical, control & automation projects through from concept to completion, being involved in scope & costings, concept and detailed design, and project delivery.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer with a few years' experience under their belt who wants to keep developing. You will work closely with, and be mentored by, senior staff, to further build and develop your skills across design, automation and commissioning as you progress toward a senior engineering role.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• A tertiary Electrical Engineering qualification
• At least a few years electrical & control design and project management experience working on industrial projects - preferably food and dairy industry projects
• Experience seeing projects through from concept to on-site commissioning
• Experience with contract management, contractor management and contract variations

This is an opportunity to work on a variety of design and build projects (new and upgrades), with potential for further career advancement opportunities. Be part of a respected consultancy with a reputation for excellence, working in a collaborative, professional, and supportive team environment.

On offer is a highly competitive salary, not to mention the prospect of working within a proactive organisation and seeing industrial projects through from design to completion.

We can only consider applications from people already living in New Zealand and holding a New Zealand passport.