Principal Electrical Engineer

Principal Electrical Engineer 

• Mining/Resources Sustaining capital Projects
• Perth, WA based
• Flexible Working opportunities
• Very competitive rates
• Tier 1 Engineering firm

About the job
We’re looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Perth team.
When you work for us, you get the chance to join nearly 50,000 people all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. We’re excited about the challenges ahead. If you ask us, there’s never been a more rewarding time to work in the energy, chemical and resources sectors.
We offer a flexible approach to working, because our people are safer, healthier, and more productive when they can balance work with life. That’s why we offer flexible and hybrid working options, so you can choose when, where and how you work.
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for driving and delivering safe and sustainable ‘fit for purpose’ Electrical Engineering services for the Resources Portfolio group. You may be working on multiple projects dependent on their size across various Resource clients.
Our client are also delivering projects focused on enablement of future green energy and decarbonisation goals for our clients which entails transition of infrastructure towards sustainability.
Proven discipline project lead experience on brownfield projects is required. This position does not guarantee lead roles on all projects; there is an expectation the candidate will be a working engineer on some projects.
We expect our Principal Engineers to uphold technical integrity and meet the technical competencies required to guide and support the wider discipline and deliver technically sound solutions to our clients.
What you’ll do
We are looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team in Perth.
The role responsibilities include:

• Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet company, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. 
• Undertake and/or support engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others.
• Proactively seek an understanding of the safety hazards and risks associated with the asset lifecycle of the designed product, plant or structure; be responsible for action and close out where relevant.
• Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services such as: prepare/assist and as required oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation; ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Company checking procedures; attend site visits as required; facilitate and/or contribute to discipline Safety in Design risk assessment for each project; participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops; initiate, manage and supervise, engineering assignments with the head office team and Workshare team.
• Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation: scope engineering requirements; detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope; clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, rely upon information and deliverables list; input into the schedule incorporating a realistic delivery sequence for the discipline with consideration to project milestones; input from other disciplines and receival of rely on information; and ascertaining resources required based on availability.
• Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders including the Discipline Team Lead, Workshare team, Client and Project Engineer/Manager on design progress, budget, technical matters, quality, and resource planning. 
• Establish relationship and manage packages and/or interfacing with installation contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, site team and client.
• In a project manager capacity:
  • Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure deliver according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors).
  • Primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues while ensuring technical integrity of the discipline’s deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities.
  • Provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project.
  • Deliver the discipline’s design deliverables within schedule and budget and maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project.
  • Manage quality and consistency within the discipline and report progress of discipline deliverables.
  • Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline and also coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables.

What you’ll have

• Strong technical experience, practical and managerial experience in the relevant discipline in the same or similar industry, including experience managing and supervising multi-disciplinary projects and teams. 
• Highly effective organisational skills is a must including the ability to plan, set goals, prioritise, set accountabilities, manage schedule and budget.  
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills is a must including the ability to convey information and ideas to others and effective technical document writing and grammar skills.
• Excellent knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Experience on resource projects or similar with recent experience on Australian projects.
• Experience across phases of engineering projects from order of magnitude, conceptual, feasibility through to detailed design and execution and full understanding of deliverables required.
• Must have ability to work across multiple projects with a good understanding and preferable experience in all project phases.
• Strong technical experience in:
  • Brownfield interfaces.
  • HV and LV systems, AC and DC systems, power distribution.
  • Electrical calculations required for design.
  • Power system studies (inc. load flow, fault level voltage and motor starting analysis) and protection coordination.
  • Earthing, arc flash and lightning studies and design.
  • Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts.
  • Site experience such as scoping solutions, condition assessments, construction and commissioning.
  • Very good understanding of constructability, maintainability and operability aspects
  • Equipment inspections, witnessing FATs, SATs.
  • Preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement and construction scope of works.
  • Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules for FID.
  • Control system interfacing and instrumentation Shutdown planning.

Why you should apply

• ASX 50 Global Energy Leader;
• Long term career opportunity;
• Enjoy a varied and challenging role;
• A supportive work environment where innovation is inspired, and new ideas are encouraged;
• The opportunity and support to develop your career globally;
• A competitive remuneration package;
• A global company commitment to all things related to health, safety and the environment.