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AECOM Principal Electrical Engineer in Sydney, Australia
Company Description
Bold ideas bring transformative solutions.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
Transforming mobility and delivering sustainable outcomes
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
AECOM delivers comprehensive services from creation to completion and beyond, our transportation professionals are constantly exploring new ways to navigate a challenging project.
We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Job Description
As a Principal Electrical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in leading and delivering complex electrical engineering projects across various sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, ports and maritime. Your expertise will be instrumental in driving the success of key projects, such as traction linewide systems, resignaling programs, SAT/TAP initiative and electrical infrastructure upgrades. You will be responsible for overseeing the design, implementation and integration of electrical systems that meet the highest standards of safety, reliability and performance.
What will a day in this role look like:
Project Leadership: Lead the electrical engineering aspects of major projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, time and budget. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and project teams.
Technical Expertise: Develop and review complex electrical designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards, client requirements and safety regulations. Provide innovative solutions to engineering challenges.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless project execution. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the ANZ region.
Quality Assurance: Ensure all engineering outputs meet quality and safety standards. Conduct regular reviews and assessments to maintain the integrity of project deliverables.
Global Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues from our global offices to share knowledge, leverage expertise and implement best practices across projects. Contribute to the diversification of project experience and personal professional development.
Innovation and Sustainability: Drive innovation in electrical engineering practices, with a focus on sustainable solutions that enhance the resilience and efficiency of infrastructure projects.
Qualifications
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
What are we looking for from you?
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on infrastructure projects.
Proven track record in leading large-scale projects, particularly in transportation, rail, or urban development sectors.
Extensive knowledge of low voltage, high voltage, power systems modelling, traction power, earthing and bonding.
Strong understanding of Australian standards and regulations related to electrical engineering.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work across the ANZ region and collaborate with international teams.
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Additional Information
AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10114417
Business Line: Transportation
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: ANZ
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd