Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical 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 where everyone feels they belong, can bring 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.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others (within your technical capability).
• 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.
• 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.
• Identify issues and problems; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
• Proactive interest in leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
• Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services such as:

• Ensure the project scope is clear and that changes to scope comply with project change management processes.

• Prepare/assist or oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation.

• Ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Worley checking procedures.

• Participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety in design workshops as required.

• Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation including:

• scoping engineering requirements.

• detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope.

• clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, relied upon information and the deliverables list.

• 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.

• ascertaining resources required based on availability.

• Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders/team including the Workshare team, Lead Engineer/Designer and Project Managers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with contractors, the client and other Worley personnel.
• Actively contribute to the development and improvement of Worley engineering systems, processes, practices, and procedures.
• In a project lead capacity (where relevant):

• Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure delivery according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors).
• Be the primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues.
• Ensure technical integrity of the discipline deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities.
• Provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project.
• Responsible for delivering discipline design deliverables within schedule and budget.
• Maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project.
• Manage quality and consistency within the discipline.
• Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline.
• Manage discipline resources assigned to the project; this also includes providing active feedback to individuals.
• Reporting progress of discipline deliverables.
• Maintain discipline files and follow the “Worley Way” processes.
• Coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables.

About you

• Tertiary qualifications with a 4-year bachelor’s degree in engineering majoring in Electrical Power or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years technical experience in the Refinery/Smelter/Mining or similar industry; including experience leading projects on a discipline level.
• Extensive experience (>6 years recent) in brownfield electrical systems modification detailed design and knowledge of instrumentation and control system interfaces.
• Must have ability to work across multiple projects.
• Experience across all phases of engineering projects.
• Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
• Hazardous Area Accreditation (desirable) and/or Functional Safety TUV Certification (beneficial)
• Good understanding and proven experience in:

• Equipment sizing, cable routing, equipment layouts, lighting design, earthing design, arc flash requirements and HV switchgear and MCC design.

• Control system interfacing and instrumentation.

• Electrical calculations required for design.

• Protection systems and relay settings (overcurrent, earth fault, motors, VSDs).

• Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts.

• Site experience such as scoping solutions, equipment inspections, construction and commissioning.

• Witnessing and inspection of equipment during FATs, SATs.

• Preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement requisitions and construction scope of works packages.

• Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules.

• Understanding of shutdown planning and considerations for design.

• A dedication to client satisfaction
• Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• You will be an enthusiastic team player, with excellent stakeholder management skills

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 assets. We’re moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Moving forward together
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 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, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or disability status.

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.

Internal applicants are encouraged to apply through the internal careers portal and discuss their interest with their manager in line with internal mobility guidelines.