Principal Electrical Engineer - Perth, Australia - Worley

Description

About the job

We're looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Perth team.

When you work for us, you get the chance to join nearly 50,000 people all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. We're excited about the challenges ahead. If you ask us, there's never been a more rewarding time to work in the energy, chemical and resources sectors.

We offer a flexible approach to working, because our people are safer, healthier, and more productive when they can balance work with life. That's why we offer flexible and hybrid working options, so you can choose when, where and how you work.

As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for driving and delivering safe and sustainable electrical design on a project moving into execution phase. The project has a sustainable focus with conversion of an existing brownfield site into a renewable fuels site.

Who we are

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 engineering and consulting to the last stages of installation and commissioning.

Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team in Perth.

The role responsibilities include:

• Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet Worley, the client's and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake and/or support engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others.
• 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.
• Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services such as:
  • prepare/assist and as required oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation;
  • ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Worley checking procedures; attend site visits as required;
  • facilitate and/or contribute to discipline Safety in Design risk assessment for each project;
  • participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety design workshops; and initiate, manage and supervise, engineering assignments with the head office team and Workshare team.
• Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation or change notices: scope engineering requirements; detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope; clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, rely upon information and 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 rely on information; and ascertaining resources required based on availability.
• Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders including the Discipline Team Lead, Workshare team, Client and Project Engineer/Manager on design progress, budget, technical matters, quality, and resource planning.
• Establish relationship and manage packages and/or interfacing with installation contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, site team and client.
• Where there is a need for managing work fronts:
  • Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure deliver according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors)
  • Primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues and deliver the discipline's design deliverables within schedule and budget
  • Ensure technical integrity of the discipline's deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities and provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project
  • Maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project and coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables
  • Manage quality and consistency within the discipline and discipline resources assigned to the project
  • Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline
  • Report progress of discipline deliverables, resolve discipline technical issues as well as maintain discipline files and follow the "Worley Way" processes

What you'll have

• An Australian recognised Bachelor qualification in the relevant discipline and extensive experience working at an engineering design consultancy as a professional engineer in the oil and gas refinery (or closely allied) industry.
• Strong and proven technical skillset as a Principal Electrical Engineer on detailed design projects and must have ability to work across multiple work fronts.
• Experience across all phases of engineering projects from feasibility/conceptual studies through to detailed design and execution (essential).
• Strong understanding and experience during detailed design of:
  • Brownfield interfaces, HV and LV systems, AC and DC systems, Power distribution, electrical calculations required for design and equipment sizing
  • Earthing systems and step and touch potential calculations, earthing, arc flash and lightning studies and design
  • Power system studies (inc. load flow, fault level voltage and motor starting analysis) and protection coordination
  • Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts
  • Site experience such as scoping solutions, condition assessments, construction and commissioning
  • Very good understanding of constructability, maintainability and operability aspects
  • Equipment inspections, witnessing FATs, SATs, preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement and construction scope of works
  • Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules for FID, control system interfacing and instrumentation and Shutdown planning
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status, postgraduate qualifications in the relevant discipline; management, project management or supervisory qualifications or equivalent .
• Hazardous Area Accreditation (or experience in design of) and Functional Safety TUV Certification.

Why you should apply

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Take advantage of our global on-line learning platform
• Competitive rem & employee benefits.
• Enjoy a varied & challenging role.
• Career development opportunities beyond this role.

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 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.

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: PER04U6
• Organization: ANZ