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Senior Electrical Engineer

Worley

On-site
Portland, Victoria
Contract
Senior
10+ yrs
Salary not listedPosted 4w ago

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Job description

Worley is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer — a contract, based in Portland, Victoria role. Apply directly on Worley's careers page below.

Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Portland, Victoria, Australia

Department: Electrical

Work Location: onsite

Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: Portland, Victoria
Full time site-based role
12-month contract with likelihood of extension
Customer: Alcoa

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
  • Undertake engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others (within your technical capability).
  • Ensure a ‘fit for purpose’ solution from concept through to as built is developed considering safe and sustainable design, constructability, commissioning phases, operability, maintainability and decommissioning.
  • 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.
  • Identify issues and problems; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
  • Proactive interest in leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
  • Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services such as:
  • Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes to scope comply with project change management processes.

  • Prepare/assist or oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation.

  • Ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Worley checking procedures.

  • Participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops as required.

  • Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation including:
  • scoping engineering requirements.

  • detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope.

  • clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, relied upon information and the 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 relied upon information.

  • ascertaining resources required based on availability.

  • Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders/team including the Workshare team, Lead Engineer/Designer and Project Managers.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with contractors, the client and other Worley personnel.
  • Actively contribute to the development and improvement of Worley engineering systems, processes, practices, and procedures.
  • In a project lead capacity (where relevant):
  • Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure delivery according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors).
  • Be the primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues.
  • Ensure technical integrity of the discipline deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities.
  • Provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project.
  • Responsible for delivering discipline design deliverables within schedule and budget.
  • Maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project.
  • Manage quality and consistency within the discipline.
  • Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline.
  • Manage discipline resources assigned to the project; this also includes providing active feedback to individuals.
  • Reporting progress of discipline deliverables.
  • Maintain discipline files and follow the “Worley Way” processes.
  • Coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables.

Candidate criteria

  • Tertiary qualifications with a 4-year bachelor’s degree in engineering majoring in Electrical Power or Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum 10 years technical experience in the Refinery/Smelter/Mining or similar industry; including experience leading projects on a discipline level.
  • Extensive experience (>6 years recent) in brownfield electrical systems modification detailed design and knowledge of instrumentation and control system interfaces.
  • Must have ability to work across multiple projects.
  • Experience across all phases of engineering projects.
  • Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
  • Hazardous Area Accreditation (desirable) and/or Functional Safety TUV Certification (beneficial)
  • Good understanding and proven experience in:
  • Equipment sizing, cable routing, equipment layouts, lighting design, earthing design, arc flash requirements and HV switchgear and MCC design.

  • Control system interfacing and instrumentation.

  • Electrical calculations required for design.

  • Protection systems and relay settings (overcurrent, earth fault, motors, VSDs).

  • Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts.

  • Site experience such as scoping solutions, equipment inspections, construction and commissioning.

  • Witnessing and inspection of equipment during FATs, SATs.

  • Preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement requisitions and construction scope of works packages.

  • Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules.

  • Understanding of shutdown planning and considerations for design.

  • A dedication to client satisfaction
  • Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
  • You will be an enthusiastic team player, with excellent stakeholder management skills

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