Electrical Engineer / Senior Electrical Engineer

Design to commissioning
Heavy industry, power, motor control, and automation projects
Permanent and full-time opportunity

Location: Wollongong

Are you an experienced Heavy Industrial Electrical Engineer looking for a role where you can see your designs come to life?

RED Appointments is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer or Senior Electrical Engineer to join an established Australian engineering business delivering specialist electrical, automation, power distribution, and motor control solutions to heavy industry.

Working across metals, mining, materials handling, and water treatment, this is a hands-on engineering role offering involvement across the complete project lifecycle, from design and documentation through manufacturing, testing, and on-site commissioning.

If you enjoy heavy industrial environments and want a position combining electrical power, motor control, and automation, this is an excellent opportunity to further develop your technical expertise within an experienced engineering team.

Location: The company is based in Wollongong, and you would work in the office, in the workshop and at site (typically around local area and wider NSW locations, and occasionally interstate)

The Role

Working closely with engineers, project managers, workshop personnel, and site teams, you will design and deliver compliant and reliable electrical systems for a variety of industrial projects.

- Designing electrical power and motor control systems, including VSD applications within process automation environments
- Designing low-voltage distribution boards, MCCs and VSD panels to relevant Australian and New Zealand
- standards
- Producing electrical schematics, layouts, and technical documentation
- PLC software development,



from functional descriptions through to testing
- Working closely with project managers and workshop teams throughout project delivery
- Providing technical support during manufacturing and installation
- Testing, fault finding and troubleshooting electrical and control systems
- Participating in site commissioning and project handover

About You

To be successful, you will ideally have:

- A University Degree or TAFE Diploma in Electrical Engineering
- 3 to 10 + years of experience within an industrial electrical engineering workplace
- Experience with electrical power distribution, motor control systems, and VSDs
- Exposure to Siemens and/or Allen-Bradley equipment is highly regarded
- Working knowledge of AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 61439, AS 4024 and associated standards
- Previous site and/or commissioning experience
- Experience working within the Australian or New Zealand engineering environment
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- The ability to communicate confidently with engineers, trades, project teams and clients
- Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency with unrestricted Australian working rights

What's In It For You?

This is more than a desk-based design role. You will have the opportunity to:

- Work on heavy industrial projects from design through to commissioning
- See your engineering designs incorporated into manufactured equipment and operating plant
- Gain exposure across multiple heavy industry sectors




- Work alongside experienced engineers in a practical and supportive environment
- Develop further expertise across power distribution, MCCs, VSDs, motor control and industrial automation
- Join a stable and growing Australian engineering business
- Build a long-term career in technically challenging industrial engineering

Apply Now

Apply now through RED Appointments via the Seek application process. If you wish to have a confidential chat first, please contact Gillian at RED on 0432 189 ***.

Please note : only applicants who meet the required Electrical Engineering qualification and have relevant industrial electrical engineering experience will be considered.

About RED Appointments - Your Recruitment Team

RED Appointments have been helping positive people get into solid work since 2009. We work with industry-leading organisations across Construction & Manufacturing, Resources & Mining, Defence, and Civil Infrastructure, supplying skilled workers and apprentices, while also providing access to national and international talent across a wide range of trade, professional, skilled, and unskilled positions.

As a Group Training Organisation (GTO), we proudly support individuals at the start of their careers by offering apprenticeships and traineeships, partnering with host employers to provide structured training, mentoring and real on-the-job experience.

Backed by the BREXA Group, RED Appointments offer competitive pay rates, well-managed sites, strong local support, and access to ongoing work opportunities nationwide.

Whether you are building a trade career, growing your experience or on the lookout for your next opportunity, we have got your back and are here to support you every step of the way.

📌 Electrical Engineer / Senior Electrical Engineer (Wollongong)
🏢 Red Appointments
📍 Wollongong