Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose:

The Senior Principal Electrical Engineer at Worley is responsible for supervising discipline teams on projects, directing project execution activities, and ensuring the quality, cost, and schedule delivery of all discipline work. This role plays a crucial part in bridging traditional energy sources with sustainable solutions, aligning with Worley's ambition to be a global leader in sustainability solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Business Development Support
  • Assist in business development activities by maintaining an up-to-date professional profile.
  • Build positive relationships with customers, suppliers, and contractors.
  • Develop discipline execution strategies, estimate costs, write proposal content, and present proposals to customers.
• Business Operations
  • Communicate team resource loading and skill requirements to the Discipline Manager.
  • Ensure project coverage during absences and support the employee performance review process.
  • Mentor, train, and support team members, fostering compliance with processes and resolving issues.
• Technical Competency
  • Ensure adherence to accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
  • Support the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.
  • Promote technical excellence through the use of local and global standards and engage in peer reviews.
• Project Execution
  • Participate in project execution strategy and planning, owning the discipline scope, cost, and time requirements.
  • Drive innovative solutions and manage project changes, coordinating with other disciplines to ensure project success.
  • Monitor discipline quality, recommend improvements, and ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.
• Project Deliverables
  • Oversee data gathering and preparation of engineering studies, analyses, and calculations.
  • Define technical issues, propose solutions, and ensure recommendations are documented and approved.
  • Review and authorize work done by direct reports, ensuring the incorporation of all relevant information.
• Procurement Support
  • Incorporate relevant information into equipment/material specifications, data sheets, and material requisitions.
  • Facilitate bid clarifications, bid evaluations, and vendor information reviews, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Site Support
  • Participate in constructability, operability, and maintainability reviews, incorporating feedback into engineering/design.
  • Work with site personnel to resolve issues and provide or lead on-site support for construction, commissioning, or turnover as needed.

What you will bring

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements:

• Experience and Knowledge
  • Over 12 years of relevant discipline experience, with at least 3 years in project leadership roles.
  • Strong background in discipline work and a comprehensive understanding of regulations, codes, manufacturing standards, and industry practices.
  • Proficiency in estimating project costs, writing proposal content, and leading project teams.
• Technical Skills
  • Competence in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
  • Functional awareness of discipline tools and their interrelationship with analytics and modeling.
  • Desirable: Competence in Microsoft Access and Visio, and touch typing ability.
• HSE Capability
  • Implement and manage all relevant company HSE requirements.
  • Drive safe and sustainable engineering outcomes through the application of SEAL.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to personal well-being and proactive health, safety, and environmental performance.
• People Skills
  • Build constructive and effective business relationships; communicate clearly, accurately, and consistently.
  • Utilize diplomacy and tact; be approachable and employ active listening principles.
  • Work collaboratively within high-caliber teams and with multiple stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate action orientation, achieving results and meeting timelines with enthusiasm and persistence.
  • Approach problems thoroughly, understanding their interdependencies, and synthesize information from various sources.
• Worley offers a dynamic work environment focused on delivering sustainable change. Join us to be part of our journey towards a more sustainable future.
• Physical Requirements
  
  • Climbing, Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching, Standing, Walking, Pushing, Pulling, Lifting, Grasping, Feeling, Repetitive Motions

Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

Required:

• A 4 or 5-year technical degree in science or engineering.
• Leadership and project execution training.
• Active licensure with a local engineering governing body where required by law.

Preferred:

• Training in risk management or quality.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.