Principal Instrumentation Engineer

Principal Instrumentation Engineer

  • Location: Portland, Victoria
  • Full time site-based role
  • 12-month contract with likelihood of extension
  • Customer: Alcoa

Why join us?

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we’re doing it. We’re reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change. 

The role

  • Define project scopes and manage scope changes in line with project change management processes.
  • Prepare and review engineering documentation, including datasheets, scopes of work, work instructions, design inputs, drawings, specifications, calculations and reports.
  • Participate in meetings, prepare progress reports and follow quality procedures, including technical deliverable checks.
  • Provide engineering support through procurement, construction and commissioning, including requisitions and technical bid evaluations.
  • Estimate, monitor and control engineering hours against approved budgets.
  • Apply appropriate risk and HSE considerations across all design activities.
  • Provide technical guidance, supervision and peer review support to discipline and project teams.
  • Build strong working relationships with Worley, clients and stakeholders, resolving requirement discrepancies proactively.
  • Identify issues, develop practical solutions and seek support when required.
  • Maintain current knowledge of discipline developments and technical innovations.

About you

To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

  • A recognised engineering degree in the relevant discipline or equivalent with eligibility for membership with Engineers Australia.
  • Substantial technical and practical Brownfields experience in the relevant discipline in the same or similar industry, including experience in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
  • Mining/Minerals industry experience.
  • Extensive experience in managing diverse teams across multiple locations to deliver project outcomes, including a keen interest in managing and coaching individuals to develop a high performing team.
  • Strong experience in client, inter-discipline and construction interface management.
  • Field experience, especially with Brownfield installations, highly desirable.

About us

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects. 

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we’re doing it. We’re reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.