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Senior Electrical Designer

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Electrical/Electronic
Location
Portland, VIC
Type
Full-time

About the role

Senior Electrical Designer 12-Month Contract | Site-Based - Residential Role | Industrial Processing Operations
An established engineering and project delivery organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Designer to support a major operating industrial facility. This is a site-based contract role offering the opportunity to work across sustaining capital projects, shutdowns, brownfield upgrades and improvement initiatives.
You will play a hands-on role in the delivery of electrical and instrumentation design packages, working closely with engineering, operations and project teams from concept development through to construction and commissioning.
Key responsibilities
  • Produce high-quality electrical and instrumentation design deliverables across a portfolio of projects.
  • Develop practical, fit-for-purpose design solutions that consider safety, operability, maintainability and constructability.
  • Prepare and review design documentation including drawings, layouts and technical deliverables.
  • Support project execution from concept design through to commissioning and as-built documentation.
  • Participate in project reviews, design workshops and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
  • Identify technical issues and contribute to the development of effective engineering solutions.
  • Coordinate with electrical, mechanical, process, structural and control systems disciplines.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable Australian standards, project requirements and internal design procedures.
  • Support project planning activities including estimates, schedules, forecasts and reporting where required.
  • Maintain design quality through checking, review and change management processes.
About you
  • Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent design qualification.
  • Electrical trade background highly regarded.
  • Electrical licence advantageous.
  • Demonstrated experience in Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) design within industrial, mining, resources, manufacturing or heavy process environments.
  • Strong understanding of project delivery from study and design phases through to construction and commissioning.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.
Technical experience Candidates should have experience with some or all of the following:
Design software
  • MicroStation
  • AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Office Suite
Electrical design
  • Single line diagrams
  • Electrical schematics
  • Termination diagrams
  • Block diagrams
  • Cable routing and cable schedules
  • Equipment and panel layouts
  • Lighting design
  • Earthing systems and layouts
Control systems and instrumentation
  • Instrumentation and control system interfaces
  • Integration between field devices and control systems
  • Construction support and commissioning activities
  • As-built documentation development
  • Brownfield modification projects and shutdown environments
What's on offer
  • 12-month contract with extension potential
  • Full-time site-based role
  • Exposure to a large operating industrial facility
  • Diverse portfolio of brownfield and sustaining capital projects
  • Supportive multidisciplinary engineering team
  • Opportunity to contribute across design, construction and commissioning phases
  • Competitive contract rates
This role would suit a Senior Electrical Designer who enjoys working closely with operations and project teams and has a strong background delivering practical electrical and instrumentation designs within industrial processing environments.
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