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Our Resources + Industry team have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Adelaide or Perth office. This role will be focused on enhancing our local electrical engineering capabilities, capacity and client base. You will utilize your strong communication and technical skills to up-skill the current team and work on a range of mining, industrial and civil infrastructure projects.
How you’ll make a difference
Manage electrical components of projects across all phases of the project lifecycle including: feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement assistance, site construction and commissioning
Collaborate with skilled engineers across a range of diverse projects within resources / industrial, transport, water and buildings
Provide technical advice on local sustaining capital projects and studies
Support ANZ industrial decarbonisation studies
Mentor, develop and guide junior engineers whilst playing an active part in growing your team in size and capability
The qualities that help you thrive
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree
Proven engineering / design experience within mining, local government or heavy industry sectors
Exposure to the design and specification of industrial systems such as HV/LV distribution, controls and communications, safety systems and motor controls
Proficient in producing engineering documentation such as technical specifications, datasheets, reports and scope of works.
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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
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