Principal Electrical Engineer
Worley
- Perth, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Deliver discipline specific engineering services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake and/or support engineering design and technical verification of discipline project deliverables by others.
- Proactively seek an understanding of the safety hazards and risks associated with the asset lifecycle of the designed product, plant or structure; be responsible for action and close out where relevant.
- Perform and/or manage discipline specific engineering services such as:
- prepare/assist and as required oversee the production of engineering calculations, drawings and documentation;
- ensure all deliverables are checked in accordance with Worley checking procedures; attend site visits as required;
- facilitate and/or contribute to discipline Safety in Design risk assessment for each project;
- participate in project reviews, HAZIDs/HAZOPs and safety design workshops; and initiate, manage and supervise, engineering assignments with the head office team and Workshare team.
- Prepare engineering estimates for the electrical discipline in response to requests for quotation or change notices: scope engineering requirements; detail methodologies and/or engineering tasks in scope and those out of scope; clarify and detail assumptions, exclusions, rely upon information and deliverables list; input into the schedule incorporating a realistic delivery sequence for the discipline with consideration to project milestones; input from other disciplines and receival of rely on information; and ascertaining resources required based on availability.
- Communicate effectively and regularly with the project stakeholders including the Discipline Team Lead, Workshare team, Client and Project Engineer/Manager on design progress, budget, technical matters, quality, and resource planning.
- Establish relationship and manage packages and/or interfacing with installation contractors, sub-contractors, vendors, site team and client.
- Where there is a need for managing work fronts:
- Manage sequence of engineering tasks at a high level to ensure deliver according to project schedules (including activities by third party contractors)
- Primary interface with customer for discipline-specific engineering issues and deliver the discipline’s design deliverables within schedule and budget
- Ensure technical integrity of the discipline’s deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities and provide technical direction, control and supervision for engineering and design on the project
- Maintain discipline task and deliverables lists for the project and coordinate design with other disciplines and squad checking deliverables
- Manage quality and consistency within the discipline and discipline resources assigned to the project
- Coordinate change control and technical query process within the discipline
- Report progress of discipline deliverables, resolve discipline technical issues as well as maintain discipline files and follow the “Worley Way” processes
- An Australian recognised Bachelor qualification in the relevant discipline and extensive experience working at an engineering design consultancy as a professional engineer in the oil and gas refinery (or closely allied) industry.
- Strong and proven technical skillset as a Principal Electrical Engineer on detailed design projects and must have ability to work across multiple work fronts.
- Experience across all phases of engineering projects from feasibility/conceptual studies through to detailed design and execution (essential).
- Strong understanding and experience during detailed design of:
- Brownfield interfaces, HV and LV systems, AC and DC systems, Power distribution, electrical calculations required for design and equipment sizing
- Earthing systems and step and touch potential calculations, earthing, arc flash and lightning studies and design
- Power system studies (inc. load flow, fault level voltage and motor starting analysis) and protection coordination
- Creation of design drawings such as SLDs, schematics, terminations, schedules, layouts
- Site experience such as scoping solutions, condition assessments, construction and commissioning
- Very good understanding of constructability, maintainability and operability aspects
- Equipment inspections, witnessing FATs, SATs, preparing ITPs, MTOs, datasheets, specifications, construction methodologies, philosophy documents, procurement and construction scope of works
- Input into electrical estimates and execution schedules for FID, control system interfacing and instrumentation and Shutdown planning
- Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status, postgraduate qualifications in the relevant discipline; management, project management or supervisory qualifications or equivalent .
- Hazardous Area Accreditation (or experience in design of) and Functional Safety TUV Certification.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Take advantage of our global on-line learning platform!
- Competitive rem & employee benefits.
- Enjoy a varied & challenging role.
- Career development opportunities beyond this role.