Principal Electrical Engineer

4 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia WSP in Australia Full time

What if you could work with the best and brightest minds in the Water industry?

With us, you can.

Our Water team specializes in holistic, sustainable water resource management, serving governments, investors, developers, manufacturers, utilities, and corporations. We focus on network maintenance and development, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, cost reduction, and future-ready strategies.

The Opportunity…

Due to the continued success of our Australian operations, our Water business is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Brisbane office.

This is an opportunity to join a dedicated and high-performing team of water professionals to deliver a range of significant projects for both public and private sector clients locally and nationally.

Your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  1. Work as part of a national multi-disciplinary team to deliver on project goals.
  2. Undertake liaison with project stakeholders including clients and vendors.
  3. Produce high-quality technical documentation that presents complex information and results effectively, to technical and non-technical clients.
  4. Undertake field and desktop investigations related to the condition, appropriateness, and capacity of existing electrical infrastructure related to capital upgrades.
  5. Prepare detailed documentation and specification requirements for Electrical components in order to support procurement and delivery of allocated projects.
  6. Technical and commercial acumen with a focus on successful outcomes for our projects and our clients.
  7. High levels of personal integrity, and a desire for continued professional development and improvement as an engineering professional.
  8. Electrical specific specialist safety knowledge/understanding (protection, arc flash, earthing, hazardous areas, and machine safety principles).
  9. Participate in the identification and resolution of project safety risks through contemporary Safety in Design methods, ensuring legislative compliance.

What we'll love about you

Joining as a senior member of our team, you will have experience leading the delivery of efficient and effective engineering consultancy services to our public and private sector clients including the preparation of client-focused proposals.

  1. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualifications.
  2. Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) preferred or working towards achieving.
  3. Typically, 7 – 15+ years' relevant professional experience.
  4. Experience working within an engineering consultancy, or in a design role for a contractor or asset owner. Experience in the Water industry is preferred.
  5. Understanding and demonstrated experience in the development of standards, conceptual, and detailed design, and design management of Electrical infrastructure, particularly relating to the water utility sector or similar.
  6. Design background in LV and ELV electrical systems, PLC/telemetry, and Instrumentation and Control.
  7. Emerging experience in project management.
  8. Provide technical contribution to proposals and/or pursuits.
  9. Consult with our clients in an effective and professional manner.
  10. Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, team members, and peers. Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.

Why work with WSP?

At WSP we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many personal and professional development opportunities that are aimed to help you deliver your best self to the role whilst managing your personal life in balance. Some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

  1. Flexible working hours and working from home
  2. Global mobility
  3. 16 weeks paid parental leave & purchased additional annual leave
  4. Competitive remuneration
  5. Corporate employee discounts and offers
  6. Salary continuance insurance
  7. Wellness at work & social club
  8. Workplace giving/volunteering
  9. Employee reward & recognition program
  10. Professional and technical development opportunities

Please contact if you wish to have a confidential conversation.

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