Join our team of intelligent and collaborative Changemakers and make your mark on tomorrow! In this role, you’ll work closely with our Water Utilities team nationally delivering key water projects nationwide as a Senior Electrical Engineer. We are also accepting applications from Professional and Junior Engineers.

This is your chance to drive the future ready engineering solutions and be responsible for the design delivery of water infrastructure projects.

Senior Electrical Engineer, Water Infrastructure

Our Water team takes a holistic and sustainable approach to managing the use of water resources. We support governments, investors, developers, manufacturers, utilities, and corporations by mitigating risks, meeting regulatory requirements, reducing the cost of water use and disposal, as well as creating strategies for a sustainable future.

We work closely with major water authorities nationally including Sydney Water, Hunter Water, SA Water, TasWater, South East Water, Melbourne Water, Logan Water and Urban Utilities to name a few.

What you'll do

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

About you

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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent tertiary qualifications.
• Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) preferred or working towards achieving.
• Experience working within an engineering consultancy, or in a design role for a contractor or asset owner. Experience in the Water industry is preferred.
• 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.
• Design background in LV and ELV electrical systems, PLC/telemetry, and Instrumentation and Control.
• Emerging experience in project management.
• Provide technical contribution to proposals and/or pursuits.
• Consult with our clients in an effective and professional manner.
• Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, team members, and peers. Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal. 

About WSP

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 4,500 talented people across 14 offices in Australia. We have committed to halving the carbon footprint of our designs and advice by 2030. Our sustainable solutions and Future Ready™ projects will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

Our vibrant workplace culture is an important part of what makes this a great place to work. It is supported by our Guiding Principles:

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working, 12 months parental leave, opportunities for global mobility, purchased additional leave, and competitive remuneration among many more benefits designed to help you shine. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan. Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LQBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

Express your interest by clicking on the apply now button. Your application will be treated in strict confidence. For a confidential discussion, contact Carmina Navalta from our Talent Acquisition Team.

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WSP supports a diverse and inclusive work environment as well as equal employment opportunities. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people of culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.