Senior Electrical Designer

Senior Electrical Designer - POR00FB

Company: Worley

Primary Location
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:  AUS-VIC-Portland

Job
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:  Electrical

Schedule
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:  Full-time

Employment Type:  Agency Contractor

Management Level:  Individual Contributor

Job Posting
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:  Sep 29, 2026

Unposting Date
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:  Oct 29, 2026

Reporting Manager Title:  Department Manager Instrumentation Engineering

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**Senior Electrical Designer**

Location: Portland, Victoria
Full time site-based role
12-month contract with likelihood of extension
Customer: Alcoa

**Responsibilities:**

* Deliver discipline specific engineering design services that meet Worley, the client’s and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
* Proactive interest in leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work.
* Ensure a ‘fit for purpose’ solution from concept through to as built is developed considering safe and sustainable design, operability, maintainability and decommissioning.
* 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.
* Identify issues and problems; develop appropriate and innovative solutions; and ask for assistance if required.
* Perform discipline specific engineering design services such as:

* Deliver tasks as per the scope of work with active awareness of the change management process.
* Prepare/support the production of calculations, drawings and related documentation.
* Support project reviews and workshops as required.
* Interfacing with other peers, seniors, engineering disciplines and Workshare team to complete engineering design and ensure delivery of high-quality deliverables.

* Where required, assist in the preparation of project documentation such as budgets, estimates, forecasts, schedules, and reports.
* Interpret and apply the applicable technical standards.
* Ensure self-check is completed on all deliverables and ensure compliance with checking and review activities as per Worley processes.
* Ensure design interfaces between work packages are clear and there is alignment across the overall design package.
* Understand interdisciplinarity interfaces across design packages.

**Candidate criteria**

* Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical or an Electrical Tradesperson who has completed the Electrical Design, Drafting and Estimates course.
* Electrical License (highly regarded).
* Minimum 6 years in electrical and Instrumentation design and drafting experience in a similar industry highly regarded.
* Experience across phases of engineering projects from concept design, execution, construction and commissioning.
* Excellent understanding of Australian electrical standards.
* Experience in following software and tools:

* Microstation SE and or AutoCAD 18 and above.
* Microsoft Office and excel.

* Good understanding and proven experience in:

* Single line diagrams, schematics, termination diagrams, block diagrams, cable routing, equipment layouts, lighting design, earthing layouts.
* Control system and instrumentation interfacing.
* Integration between equipment, control systems and field devices.
* Supporting design solutions, integration between systems, as-building, construction and commissioning.
* Understanding of shutdown planning and considerations for design.

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