Principal Engineer - Energy

• Global Engineering consultancy with a variety of career opportunities
• Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
• Substation Secondary and Protection Systems Design and Delivery

About SMEC

SMEC delivers smart solutions for clients and communities in Infrastructure, Urban Development and Energy & Resources driven by a desire to improve the world in which we live. Our diverse and skilled teams are engaged in major projects across Transport, Water, Energy and Renewables sectors.

Every employee plays a key role in shaping our business and is driven by teamwork, progressive thinking and creative ideas. We are committed to providing platforms to enable our people to engage in the business, deliver value to clients and develop their careers.

Power & Energy

SMEC is a global provider of engineering, environmental and construction services, consolidating all aspects of Energy and Renewables Infrastructure from planning to delivery. Our clients draw on an international knowledge pool of planners, renewable energy consultants and technical specialists to deliver bespoke, value engineered outcomes.

Our expertise includes grid connection studies, substation design, policy and sector planning, carbon services, load forecasting models, and long-term generation planning using simulation and dynamic programming techniques. We have delivered stand-alone and grid-tie photovoltaic and solar thermal projects, ‘water to wire’ services on mini and micro-hydro projects, geothermal power plants and generation facilities.

The Role

We are seeking to engage a Principal Engineer for our Power and Energy Team. This role can be based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne and will take the lead in our Substation Secondary and Protection Systems Design and Delivery.

Tapping into your ability to juggle multiple priorities, you’ll be contributing to managing a variety of divergent activities (within a discipline), providing technical expertise, contributing to the strategic direction and providing supervision and leadership to employees within the discipline.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and managing complex large scale projects. This will include coordinating the preparation of: cost estimates, tender submissions, technical documentation, client reports and monitoring project progress, project scheduling/resourcing, and meeting deadlines and budgets
• Assuming Project Director responsibilities
• Providing significant informal supervision, leadership, mentoring and coaching of more junior staff
• Developing new client relationships & enhancing existing relationships for developing new business
• Developing proposals including leading a team to deliver the proposal
• Assisting in the development, implementation and achievement of the team business plan
• Carrying out specific agreed design tasks to meet agreed outcomes and cost structure
• Monitoring the interaction of various disciplines and providing specialist knowledge where required
• Overseeing the development of functional specifications that meet the client requirements
• Producing reports on innovative outcomes to a high intellectual standard
• Independently identifying programs and problems to be investigated
• Liaising with project managers and appropriate stakeholders to ascertain information required to undertake design and documentation tasks.
• Managing work financially, technically and contractually to ensure that it meets technical requirements and is performed within the bounds of the organisation's policies and procedures

About You

Suitable applicants will be/have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering) or Equivalent
• Extensive experience in Electrical Substation Secondary and Protection Systems Design & Delivery
• Member of Engineers Australia; CPEng, RPEQ
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Business planning, budgeting and commercial acumen
• High level consulting and client management skills
• Proven high level project management skills
• An understanding of the business / organisation / marketing context of business solutions
• High level of client service orientation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a diverse and multi-disciplinary environment
• Skilled in undertaking a co-operative and flexible work style to work in a team environment
• Ability to source and apply new knowledge including industry information
• Highly skilled in managing competing priorities and working under pressure

For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please contact Ami Jordan: [email protected]

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our careers page at www.smec.com/careers

Link to benefits: http://www.smec.com/en_au/careers/your-career-with-SMEC

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resume directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

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