Principal Electrical Engineer

Location: Sydney, AU Category: Electrical Job ID: EPA0000R7

Your Impact:

Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the “why” of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

It is an exciting time to be part of the energy transition at Jacobs as our Energy & Power business continues to experience rapid growth. We are working with established clients across the globe to deliver the Energy Transition. From major renewable energy projects to high voltage direct current inter country interconnectors and offshore grids, we’re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build a cleaner and more resilient energy future.

Jacobs offer a full range of Energy & Power Project services for utility scale power generation projects. Our scope of services is a mix of engineering consultancy including concept design, feasibility and pre-feasibility, design review, site investigations, techno-economic advisory services, and technical due diligence, construction management and owner’s engineering services.

Here’s what you’ll need:

As a Principal Electrical Engineer in Jacobs Renewable Energy team, you’ll provide specialised technical consultancy, advisory and engineering services across the Asia Pacific region, developing Jacobs’ capability and reputation across a range of renewable energy projects including Solar, Battery Energy Storage Systems and On and Offshore Wind.  Furthermore, this exciting opportunity will include Engineering and Project/Design Management duties.

We are seeking an experienced person with a tertiary electrical engineering qualification along with solid experience in Power Generation projects, especially Renewable projects. You will have experience in project development and delivery, gained from working on large, complex projects. You are or aspire to be  recognised in the industry as a business builder in a tier 1 consultancy. In this enticing role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate your skills to direct projects, people, and engineering consultancy services, including being informed on a diverse range of power related subject matters.
• Be seen as a trusted adviser, develop new client networks and enhance existing relationships through regular engagement from which to establish repeat business.
• Adopt innovative and solution focused management to complex problems, ensuring our people are inspired to strive for innovation while maintaining outstanding client experience.
• Maintain and enhance your technical area of specialisation and leverage this knowledge by improving the work pipeline and capability of team members.
• Habitually coaching and mentoring less experienced staff to enable them to be better equipped to manage complex engagements.
• Develop Jacobs’ brand through your exemplary standards of professionalism, such as selfless stewardship of business activities performed across the power business, demonstrating an adept understanding of risk and informed solution making.
• Plan, scope, and deliver coordinated services and align engagement outcomes with a standard that reflects the importance and purpose of the services.
• Maximise the power of diverse thinking and perspectives by supporting a culture in which differences are shared and celebrated. You will proactively seek to involve people with different experiences and perspectives in pursuits, proposals, and projects.

Jacobs. A world where you can. 

At Jacobs, we support your personal life and career journeys. From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions, we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working to help you uncover a working arrangement that delivers the flexibility, tools and space to maximise your potential. 

We’re the 2023 winners of the Consult Australia People First Award for our suite of employee benefits that support all our employees in all stages of their personal and professional lives. 

For the 6th consecutive year, we’ve been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Australia). In New Zealand, we’re a founding member of The Diversity Agenda and are committed to making our industry more inclusive and diverse. In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). 

Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work. 

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we’re inclusive, we’re more connected, and if diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our eight global Jacobs employee networks centred on driving inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and our Women’s Network – find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here. 

No matter what drives you, you’ll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. 

We’re an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. 

Accessibility 

Please contact the team if you require support or reasonable adjustments regarding our recruitment process (for example, you need the application form in a different format). 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Please note:  If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.

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