Senior Industrial Automation & Projects Engineer

WM New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WM New Zealand is seeking an experienced Electrical & Automation Senior Project Engineer to join our Engineering and Asset Management team. You will lead and deliver capital projects, plant upgrades, control system improvements, and reliability initiatives across our nationwide operations.

You will work on diverse fixed assets including material recovery facilities, tyre recycling operations, landfill gas systems, transfer stations, and other infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6years' experience in industrial, manufacturing, processing, utilities, energy, or heavy industry environments.
• Experience designing, troubleshooting and commissioning electrical power, control and automation systems.
• Practical experience with PLC programming and fault finding using platforms such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell, Beckhoff, or CODESYS.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution systems, power generation, generator synchronisation, switchgear, protection systems, MCCs, VSDs, instrumentation and industrial control panels.
• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems and industrial communication networks such as Modbus, Ethernet/IP and Profinet.
• Strong electrical and control system fault‑finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience managing contractors and commissioning industrial plant and equipment.
• Understanding of project delivery, budgeting and contract administration.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical or similar design software is desirable.
• Experience within waste processing, recycling, energy generation, manufacturing or heavy industrial operations would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and automation capital projects from concept through to commissioning and handover.
• Design, specify and manage upgrades to electrical distribution, motor control systems, instrumentation and industrial automation systems.
• Develop, modify and troubleshoot PLC and HMI programs to improve plant performance and reliability.
• Support fault finding and root cause analysis of complex electrical, mechanical and control system failures.
• Manage electrical & mechanical contractors, control system integrators and engineering consultants to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Support the design, installation and commissioning of power generation systems including landfill gas generators, standby generators and grid-connected electrical infrastructure.
• Develop technical scopes of work, equipment specifications, project documentation and commissioning plans.
• Review electrical drawings, control philosophies, functional descriptions and contractor deliverables.
• Lead commissioning activities and ensure all systems are tested, validated and documented prior to handover.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, energy efficiency, process control and operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with relevant New Zealand electrical regulations, standards, and engineering requirements.

Skills

Electrical design

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Industrial automation

Contract management

Fault diagnosis

Electrical power systems

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Mechatronics / Automation

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens SIMATIC

Schneider Electric software

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell

Beckhoff TwinCAT

CODESYS

Job description

WM New Zealand is seeking an experienced Electrical & Automation Senior Project Engineer to join our Engineering and Asset Management team. You will lead and deliver capital projects, plant upgrades, control system improvements, and reliability initiatives across our nationwide operations.

You will work on diverse fixed assets including material recovery facilities, tyre recycling operations, landfill gas systems, transfer stations, and other infrastructure.