Senior Electrical Engineer

We’re seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Brisbane team. This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise across complex engineering delivery, working with experienced discipline specialists and project teams to deliver safe, practical and high-quality electrical solutions.

Join Worley's team delivering EPCM services for one of Australia's largest copper growth programs with a leading global mining company. Spanning major underground mine expansions and processing infrastructure projects, this portfolio will help unlock future copper supply while offering the opportunity to work alongside a collaborative team that values belonging, innovation, and shared success.

What you'll do

• Deliver electrical engineering services that meet Worley, client, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and support engineering design, technical verification and delivery of discipline-specific project deliverables.
• Develop fit-for-purpose solutions from concept through to as-built, with a focus on safe and sustainable design, operability, maintainability and decommissioning.
• Identify technical issues and risks, then develop practical and innovative solutions.
• Prepare, review and oversee engineering calculations, drawings, documentation, estimates, schedules and deliverables.
• Participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops as required.
• Support scope definition, change management, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables lists, resourcing and discipline inputs into schedules.
• Build strong working relationships with clients, contractors, project stakeholders, workshare teams and internal Worley personnel.
• Communicate regularly with Lead Engineers, Designers, Project Managers and broader project teams to support high-quality outcomes.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of Worley engineering systems, processes, practices and procedures.
• Proactively leverage digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
• In a project lead capacity, you will also:
  • Manage discipline engineering activities to support project schedules, budgets and delivery milestones.
  • Act as the primary client interface for discipline-specific engineering matters.
  • Provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design activities.
  • Maintain technical integrity through checking, design review and quality processes.
  • Manage discipline task lists, deliverables, resources, progress reporting, technical queries and change control.
  • Coordinate design with other disciplines, workshare teams and third-party contractors as required.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications with a 4-year Bachelor degree in Electrical Power, Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Minimum 10 years’ technical experience in the oil and gas sector or similar industry, including discipline-level project leadership experience.
• Experience working across multiple projects and all phases of engineering delivery.
• Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
• Hazardous area design experience and/or active certification will be highly regarded.
• Strong technical capability across equipment sizing, cable routing, layouts, lighting, earthing, arc flash requirements, HV switchgear, MCC design, control system interfacing, instrumentation, protection systems and relay settings.
• Experience preparing and reviewing electrical calculations, SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts, datasheets, specifications, procurement requisitions and construction scope of works packages.
• Practical site experience, including scoping solutions, equipment inspections, construction, commissioning, FATs and SATs.
• Ability to contribute to electrical estimates, execution schedules, shutdown planning and design considerations.

Benefits to you

• Flexible / hybrid working
• Paid parental leave
• Purchased leave scheme
• Salary packaging including novated leases, personal electronic devices and EV car subscription
• Salary continuance insurance
• Professional membership reimbursement
• Employee discounts including health insurance, gyms, hotels & car hire
• Rewards & Incentives through Worley's Appreciate rewards program
• Learning & career opportunities

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.