Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description - Senior Electrical Engineer (POR00EW)

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Senior Electrical Engineer - POR00EW

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Company : Worley

Primary Location \n

AUS-VIC-Portland

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Electrical

Schedule \n

Full-time

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Employment Type : Agency Contractor

Job Posting \n

Sep 29, 2026

Unposting Date \n

Oct 29, 2026

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Reporting Manager Title : Delivery Director, Electrical Engineering - Australia

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Duration of Contract : 12 Months

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Senior Electrical Engineer

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Location: Portland, Victoria

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Full time site-based role

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12-month contract with likelihood of extension

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Customer: Alcoa

Responsibilities \n

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• Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
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• Undertake engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others (within your technical capability).
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• 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.
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• 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.
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• Identify issues and problems; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
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• Proactive interest in leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
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• Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services.
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• Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes to scope comply with project change management processes.
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• Prepare/assist or oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation.
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• Ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Worley checking procedures.
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• Participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops as required.
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• Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation including:
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• detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope.
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• clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, relied upon information and the deliverables list.
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• 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.
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• ascertaining resources required based on availability.
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• Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders/team including the Workshare team, Lead Engineer/Designer and Project Managers.
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• Establish and maintain relationships with contractors, the client and other Worley personnel.
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• Actively contribute to the development and improvement of Worley engineering systems, processes, practices, and procedures.
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• In a project lead capacity (where relevant):
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• Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure delivery according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors).
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• Be the primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues.
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• Ensure technical integrity of the discipline deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities.
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• Provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project.
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• Responsible for delivering discipline design deliverables within schedule and budget.
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• Maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project.
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• Manage quality and consistency within the discipline.
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• Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline.
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• Manage discipline resources assigned to the project; this also includes providing active feedback to individuals.
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• Reporting progress of discipline deliverables.
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• Maintain discipline files and follow Worley Way processes.
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• Coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables.
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• Tertiary qualifications with a 4-year bachelor's degree in engineering majoring in Electrical Power or Electrical Engineering.
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• Minimum 10 years technical experience in the Refinery/Smelter/Mining or similar industry; including experience leading projects on a discipline level.
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• Extensive experience (>6 years recent) in brownfield electrical systems modification detailed design and knowledge of instrumentation and control system interfaces.
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• Must have ability to work across multiple projects.
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• Experience across all phases of engineering projects.
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• Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
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• Hazardous Area Accreditation (desirable) and/or Functional Safety TUV Certification (beneficial).
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• Good understanding and proven experience in:
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• Equipment sizing, cable routing, equipment layouts, lighting design, earthing design, arc flash requirements and HV switchgear and MCC design.
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• Control system interfacing and instrumentation.
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• Electrical calculations required for design.
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• Protection systems and relay settings (overcurrent, earth fault, motors, VSDs).
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• Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts.
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• Site experience such as scoping solutions, equipment inspections, construction and commissioning.
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• Witnessing and inspection of equipment during FATs, SATs.
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• Preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement requisitions and construction scope of works packages.
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• Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules.
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• Understanding of shutdown planning and considerations for design.
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• A dedication to client satisfaction
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• Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
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• You will be an enthusiastic team player, with excellent stakeholder management skills
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