Senior Electrical Project Engineer

4 hours ago

Orange New South Wales, Australia NES Fircroft Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced
Senior Project Engineer (EIC)
to join a major mining owner's project team, supporting the safe and successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of brownfield and sustaining capital projects.

This is a long-term, rolling contract opportunity working client-side on one of Australia's largest and most technically advanced mining and processing operations. You'll play a key role in managing Electrical, Instrumentation & Control (EIC) scope across multiple concurrent projects - from feasibility and detailed design through to execution, commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate, and deliver EIC project scopes within approved budgets, schedules and safety standards.
  • Manage all project lifecycle phases including initiation, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out.
  • Provide owners engineer expertise across EIC disciplines, ensuring technical integrity and compliance with project standards.
  • Oversee and coordinate consultants, vendors, and contractors, ensuring effective communication and interface management across disciplines.
  • Support project controls, including estimating, scheduling, cost tracking and Capital Expenditure Requests (CER).
  • Apply proactive risk management, change control, and quality assurance practices in line with project governance frameworks.
  • Demonstrate visible safety leadership and ensure adherence to the site's safety culture and standards.

About You

You're a results-driven EIC Project Engineer with strong technical grounding, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a proven track record delivering complex capital projects within the resources or heavy industry sectors.

What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation or related engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years' post-graduate experience in project engineering within the mining, processing, or heavy industrial environment.
  • Experience leading EIC scopes across multi-discipline projects through all project phases.
  • Solid technical knowledge of HV/LV systems, electrical protection, safety in design and control system integration.
  • Ability to interpret and review design documentation such as single line diagrams, P&IDs, control philosophies, and equipment datasheets.
  • Strong understanding of project delivery principles – cost, schedule, procurement, quality, and risk management.
  • SAP experience (advantageous).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage confidently across all stakeholder levels.

What's on Offer

  • Long-term rolling contract with a major owner-operator
  • Competitive daily rate
  • Opportunity to work on large-scale, technically challenging projects
  • Strong focus on safety, collaboration, and professional development

If you're a driven Senior Project Engineer (EIC) looking to contribute to significant capital projects within a world-class mining operation, we'd love to hear from you.

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