Senior Project Engineer

4 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Western Power Full time

Are you passionate about delivering innovative solutions to the energy industry?

Western Power is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join our team of world-leading experts in Perth, Australia.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex engineering program development, planning, and designs associated with Western Power or third-party facilities connected to the Distribution Network.

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will be accountable for undertaking complex engineering program development, planning, and designs, as well as assisting in relevant project selection, conducting engineering investigations, and leading process improvements where required.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Maintaining a safe working environment
  • Continuous improvement and innovation within the team
  • Sharing technical knowledge and information
  • Developing and improving own personal effectiveness
  • Developing and nurturing those engineers in lower-level positions through imparting knowledge
  • Scheduling or planning own daily and weekly allocated work to meet targets
  • Providing support to project management plans
  • Supporting the work of team members
  • Providing technical support across other work groups
  • Undertaking complex engineering program development, planning, and designs associated with Western Power or third-party facilities connected to the Distribution Network
  • Identifying, analysing, and developing opportunities for performance improvement
  • Documenting improvements and variations to procedures, programmes, and processes
  • Assisting Western Power's participation in the selection process for assigned projects
  • Managing the external consultants during project design stage to ensure compliance with drafting standards, technical, legal, regulatory, and best practice requirements
  • Managing the technical queries register during the design stage
  • Producing material lists for each project and providing technical support during the construction stage
  • Performing data extraction for projects in applicable computer systems
  • Responding to key stakeholders (such as Government Departments and Local Government Authorities etc) and customers, on design/project issues for relevant projects
  • Providing technical support and guidance to team members in the form of specialist advice on all aspects of the integration of distribution assets into the network
  • Developing and maintaining technical Scope of Work (SoW) for outsourced design contracts
  • Assisting project team members maintain the technical queries register during construction

We are seeking someone with experience and attributes that include:

  • Must possess a Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
  • Eligible for corporate membership of The Institution of Engineers, Australia
  • At least 8 to 10 years' extensive experience in an engineering discipline, preferably within a utility engineering company
  • A sound knowledge of distribution standards, policies, and procedures is required
  • Distribution substation design, drafting
  • Power system primary plant and secondary plant/systems
  • Complex engineering program development, planning, and designs
  • Sound understanding of the interactions of related disciplines impacting on distribution design, including civil/structural issues and environmental issues
  • Sound understanding of distribution construction practices and processes
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to engage with external consultants and stakeholders

Western Power is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, women, young & mature age workers, the LGBTQI+ community.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Competitive salary plus 11% superannuation
  • Flexible work arrangements that support part-time work, flexible working hours, and working from home arrangements
  • Professional Development opportunities, including training initiatives and study assistance
  • An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme
  • Access to five Employee Network Groups – First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Diverse Sexualities and Genders, Women, and People with Disability – which celebrate and communicate the diversity of our workforce and connect diversity and inclusion to our broader business activities
  • The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year
  • Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership

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