Senior Associate/Principal Electrical Engineer – Water Infrastructure

About the role

SMEC is seeking a Senior Associate/Principal Electrical Engineer to join its Water Infrastructure team across Australia. The role will involve leading the electrical, instrumentation and control design for major water, wastewater and recycling projects, and can be based in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne.

Key responsibilities

• Provide leadership and collaborate with team members, contributors and stakeholders to ensure quality, timeliness and coordination of project deliverables.
• Perform detailed design of LV electrical systems, including schematics, equipment layout, motor control centres, communications, SCADA, instrumentation and PLCs.
• Prepare technical reports, functional descriptions and specifications for projects.
• Apply project management principles to deliver project tasks on schedule and to required standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 + years of experience in electrical, controls and instrumentation engineering, preferably within the water sector or industrial plant design.
• Proven experience in an engineering design consultancy and a track record of building trusted client relationships.

Required skills

• LV electrical system design (schematics, equipment layout, motor control centres).
• Instrumentation, control systems, PLCs and SCADA.
• Communications systems design.
• CHAZOP analysis (highly desirable).
• Knowledge of Australian standards AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008.1.1.
• Design software such as PowerCAD.