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Job Description

Our Resources + Industry team have an opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer or Principal Electrical Engineer to join our Adelaide or Perth office. This role will be focused on enhancing our local electrical engineering capabilities, capacity and client base. You will utilize your strong communication and technical skills to up-skill the current team and work on a range of mining, industrial and civil infrastructure projects.

How you’ll make a difference

Manage electrical components of projects across all phases of the project lifecycle including: feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement assistance, site construction and commissioning

Collaborate with skilled engineers across a range of diverse projects within resources / industrial, transport, water and buildings

Provide technical advice on local sustaining capital projects and studies

Mentor, develop and guide junior engineers whilst playing an active part in growing your team in size and capability

Qualifications

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role.

- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree
- Proven engineering / design experience within mining, local government or heavy industry sectors
- Exposure to the design and specification of industrial systems such as HV/LV distribution, controls and communications, safety systems and motor controls
- Proficient in producing engineering documentation such as technical specifications, datasheets, reports and scope of works.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the workplace, our public‑and‑private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well‑being program.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership and deliver innovative building services solutions across a diverse portfolio of AUKUS related infrastructure projects. As a senior member of our Building Services team, you will lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for complex facilities, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams from concept development through to construction and commissioning.

This role combines technical excellence, project leadership, client engagement, requiring a strong understanding of electrical building services systems, Defence project requirements, and the delivery of complex infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities





- Lead the design and delivery of electrical building services solutions across Defence and secure infrastructure projects, from concept through to detailed design and construction support.
- Provide technical leadership for electrical systems including LV power distribution, lighting, standby and emergency power, ICT, security, earthing, and renewable energy systems.
- Act as the lead electrical discipline engineer on major multidisciplinary projects, ensuring technical excellence, quality, and compliance with Defence requirements, Australian Standards, and relevant project specifications.
- Manage electrical project deliverables, resources, budgets, and programme requirements to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with Defence clients, project stakeholders, contractors, and external consultants.
- Prepare and review technical reports, specifications, calculations, design documentation, and engineering assessments.
- Mentor and support engineers, designers, and graduates, fostering technical development and engineering best practice.
- Collaborate with mechanical, civil, structural, hydraulic, and other specialist disciplines to deliver integrated and practical engineering solutions.

Ideal Experience

- Extensive experience delivering electrical building services projects within ideally the Defence market but we would consider: government, infrastructure, or complex built environment sector experience too.
- Proven experience working within multidisciplinary project teams and managing technical delivery on large-scale projects.
- Strong knowledge of electrical building services systems and Defence infrastructure requirements.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and project management skills.
- Ideally holds Baseline Security Clearance, or has the ability to obtain and maintain.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
- Chartered Engineer (CPEng) or ability to obtain chartership.

Why KBR?

This position gives you the opportunity to continue KBR's success in delivering major Defence, Transport and Infrastructure projects.

At KBR, we value you – here’s how.

While our people are busy delivering leading science, technology, and engineering solutions, we’re committed to providing them with a supportive, trusting environment and perks that enable them to thrive and continue doing what they do best.

Benefits include:

- Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
- 20 Days of annual leave per year + the ability to accrue an additional 8 hours every 4 weeks (33 days in total).
- Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time).
- Salary packaging and novated leases.
- Paid professional membership fees.
- Life/Health insurance discounts.
- Employee stock purchase plans.
- Paid parental leave.
- Personal career development plans.
- Growth and promotion opportunities.

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