Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer – Power & Infrastructure
Location: Australia
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Critical Infrastructure

We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join a leading critical infrastructure organisation. This is a key technical role responsible for supporting the design, reliability, commissioning and operational performance of electrical power infrastructure across a complex network.

You will act as a subject matter expert, providing hands-on technical support for complex electrical systems, fault-finding and engineering solutions across both modern and legacy infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support electrical engineering design, technical reviews and design documentation.
• Provide expert technical support during electrical faults, incidents and operational issues.
• Troubleshoot and conduct root-cause analysis across UPS systems, generators, ATS, switchboards, metering, earthing, surge protection and control systems.
• Support commissioning activities and provide remote and on-site technical assistance to field and project teams.
• Review engineering designs to ensure they are robust, practical, compliant and aligned with relevant standards.
• Oversee contractor remediation works, ensuring quality, safety and engineering requirements are met.
• Apply AS/NZS 3000, Australian electrical regulations, relevant codes and engineering standards.
• Identify infrastructure risks and develop practical, cost-effective solutions to improve reliability and network uptime.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications, design records, investigation reports and engineering recommendations.
• Provide technical input into projects, bids and engineering solutions.
• Mentor engineers and share specialist knowledge across the wider engineering and operational teams.

About You
You will be an experienced electrical engineer with strong practical knowledge of commercial and critical power systems. You will be confident working both in the office on engineering design and in the field resolving complex technical issues.

You will ideally have:

• An Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Strong knowledge of AS/NZS 3000 and Australian electrical requirements.
• Extensive experience with generators, UPS, ATS/source transfer systems, switchboards and associated controls.
• Strong fault-finding and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience reviewing complex electrical designs and supporting commissioning activities.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and PowerCad.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A practical, safety-focused approach to engineering.
• Current Australian driver's licence.
• CPEng or working towards Chartered status is desirable..