Senior Electrical Engineer

About Us

At Sener, we are a global engineering and technology group with 70 years of experience delivering innovative, sustainable solutions across infrastructure, transport, energy, aerospace, and marine sectors. With operations in more than 20 countries, we pride ourselves on combining technical excellence with visionary thinking to tackle complex and transformative projects.

About the Role

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for delivering and reviewing detailed electrical design outputs for major infrastructure projects, with a focus on station electrical systems and coordinated multi-disciplinary delivery. The role requires strong technical judgement, the ability to manage allocated design packages, and the capability to support design assurance, constructability and Safety in Design outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

This role provides technical guidance to engineers and designers, supports junior team members, and works closely with Principal Engineers, discipline leads, suppliers and project stakeholders to produce practical, compliant and high-quality design deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver detailed electrical designs, calculations, reports and specifications for major infrastructure projects.

• Lead the delivery of allocated electrical design packages and provide technical guidance throughout the design lifecycle.

• Interpret project scope, client requirements and applicable standards to develop compliant and practical electrical design solutions.

• Prepare and review design outputs for low voltage distribution, UPS and critical power systems, lighting, general power, cable containment, earthing and bonding, metering and associated station systems.

• Prepare major component procurement specifications, installation specifications and control system interface information.

• Coordinate with architectural, structural, civil and other building services disciplines to achieve integrated design outcomes.

• Undertake design reviews and provide technical oversight of work completed by engineers and designers.

• Mentor and support junior engineers, promoting technical development, knowledge sharing and consistent design quality.

• Participate in peer reviews, multi-disciplinary reviews and design assurance activities.

• Participate in Safety in Design workshops and ensure agreed outcomes are incorporated into design deliverables.

• Manage allocated design activities, deliverable milestones and review timeframes in line with project program requirements.

• Support compliance with project scope, technical requirements, Australian Standards and internal quality processes.

• Develop procurement specifications and scopes of work, review supplier offers and support technical bid evaluation.

• Engage with selected suppliers to incorporate product-specific information into detailed design submissions.

• Consider constructability, operability and maintainability in design outcomes and liaise with relevant team members to support practical solutions.

• Contribute to standard ways of working, technical improvement initiatives and digital engineering workflows.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

• RPEV registration, CPEng status or progress towards registration would be highly regarded.

• 8+ years’ experience designing electrical systems for major infrastructure, rail, transport, buildings or industrial projects.

• Demonstrated experience independently delivering electrical design packages on complex projects.

• Experience checking and reviewing design deliverables prepared by other engineers and designers.

• Strong technical understanding of electrical engineering principles including HV distribution, LV network configuration, LV distribution, LV protection, earthing, discrimination, maximum demand, fault loop, voltage drop, cable sizing, lighting design, motors and drives, emergency and exit lighting, redundancy and reliability.

• Experience preparing detailed electrical design deliverables, calculations, reports, specifications and consolidated design packages.

• Experience using electrical engineering design and calculation software for integrated project delivery, including PowerCAD, AGi32 or similar.

• Working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards.

• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire and life safety services.

• Demonstrated commitment to Safety in Design principles.

• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and contribute effectively within a team environment.

• Experience supporting design reviews, technical coordination and design assurance activities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly.

Preferred Experience

• Previous rail, station design or Australian major infrastructure project experience.

• Chartered Professional Engineer status, CPEng or similar, or willingness to develop through this pathway.

• Current or previous RIW System job roles containing designer, checker or approver.

• Experience designing HV systems, building services, heavy industrial or process projects.

• Experience using BIM and digital engineering tools.

• Understanding of constructability issues and how these influence design outcomes.

• Control system design experience.

• Electrical fire system design experience.

What We Offer

A positive team culture, flexible working arrangements, discount benefits and opportunities to be part of unique and transformative projects while learning from industry experts.

Equal Opportunity

Sener is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.