Job description

Lead E&I; Designer | Mining & Resources | 12-Month Contract
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I;) Designer to join a well-established engineering consultancy delivering major mining, resources and industrial projects across Western Australia.

This is an initial 12-month contract based in Perth, suited to a Senior or Lead E&I; Designer with robust hands-on design capability and experience delivering complex electrical packages within an EPCM or engineering consultancy environment.

Role Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Lead E&I; Designer to support the delivery of electrical and instrumentation design packages across mining, minerals processing and heavy industrial projects.

The role will combine hands-on design with technical leadership, including the development and checking of drawings, coordination with engineering disciplines and providing direction to other designers.

You will work across electrical distribution, switchgear, MCCs, switchrooms and associated instrumentation infrastructure, ensuring design packages are delivered safely, accurately and in accordance with relevant project and client standards.

This would suit someone who is comfortable operating at Senior / Discipline Lead level while remaining hands-on with design delivery.

Benefits

- Initial 12-month contract
- Perth-based position
- Work across major mining, resources and industrial projects
- Opportunity to work on technically complex E&I; design packages
- Exposure to major WA mining clients and projects
- Strong pipeline of engineering and project work
- Collaborative multidisciplinary engineering environment
- Work alongside experienced electrical, instrumentation and project engineering teams
- Combination of hands-on design and technical leadership

Essential Qualifications & Skills

- Extensive experience as an Electrical & Instrumentation Designer
- Senior or Lead-level E&I; design experience
- Strong hands-on switchgear and electrical distribution design capability




- Experience across LV and MV electrical systems
- Strong understanding of switchgear, MCCs, switchrooms and substations
- Experience producing and checking electrical drawings and design packages
- Strong knowledge of cable routing, cable schedules and electrical layouts
- Experience with instrumentation layouts, loop drawings and termination drawings
- Previous experience within mining, minerals processing, bulk materials handling or heavy industry
- Experience delivering projects within an EPCM or engineering consultancy environment
- Strong AutoCAD capability
- Ability to lead, check and coordinate the work of other designers
- Strong understanding of relevant Australian and client engineering standards
- Strong multidisciplinary coordination and communication skills
- Australian working rights

Desirable Experience

- Previous BHP project experience
- Familiarity with BHP engineering standards and specifications
- Strong background designing switchgear, MCCs and switchrooms
- Brownfield mining project experience
- Bulk materials handling and conveyor project experience
- Experience across major WA resources projects
- 3D design package experience
- Experience working across both electrical and instrumentation design scopes
- Site-based design and constructability experience

Duties & Responsibilities

- Lead the delivery of Electrical & Instrumentation design packages
- Produce, review and check electrical and instrumentation drawings
- Develop and review Single Line Diagrams (SLDs)
- Produce electrical schematics, cable schedules and cable routing drawings
- Develop switchroom,



equipment and electrical layout drawings
- Lead design activities relating to LV/MV switchgear, MCCs and electrical distribution systems
- Produce and review instrumentation layouts, loop drawings and termination drawings
- Develop installation and hook-up details
- Ensure designs comply with applicable client specifications, engineering standards and project requirements
- Undertake design reviews and drawing checks
- Coordinate E&I; interfaces with electrical engineers, control systems engineers and other design disciplines
- Provide technical direction and support to designers within the project team
- Support brownfield modifications and constructability reviews
- Respond to site-based technical and design queries where required
- Participate in Safety in Design and interdisciplinary design reviews
- Liaise with engineering, project and client stakeholders
- Ensure design deliverables are completed to the required schedule and quality standards

Our Client
Our client is an established engineering consultancy delivering multidisciplinary engineering and project services across the mining, resources and industrial sectors.

The business supports major projects across Western Australia, providing engineering and design services across complex resources and heavy industrial environments.

With a strong project pipeline and experienced multidisciplinary team, they offer contractors the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects while collaborating closely with engineering, design and project delivery specialists.

How to Apply
Click the APPLY button or contact Joe Chalkley on 0427 677 435 for a confidential discussion.

About Titan Recruitment
Titan Recruitment is an Australian-owned engineering and technology recruitment consultancy with over 25 years of industry experience. We specialise in delivering recruitment solutions across mining, resources, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors throughout Australia.

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