Senior Electrical Engineer

There’s No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. It's why our people are so passionate about what they do and how they do it. And it's why we need people like YOU. Come shape our future with us and make a real and lasting impact across our teams.

Your Opportunity

We are thrilled to be recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for our Infrastructure Planning & Delivery (IP&D) group.

This role sits in our The Engineering and Professional Services (EPS) team, which is a multi-disciplinary team providing engineering and professional services that contributes to an integrated capital delivery solutions portfolio in excess of $1.5 billion over five years, as well as providing support to other parts of the business

Reporting to the Manager Integrated Professional Services, the Senior Engineer Electrical is responsible for providing electrical engineering expertise to teams within IP&D and wider parts of the business. The role is responsible for the provision of technical assurance services for electrical engineering design work undertaken by Urban Utilities’ partners. You will use your experience to guide and assure simple and complex electrical design work, including the practical application of Urban Utilities technical specifications and processes, to enable design integrity of the final asset.

The role will act as the EPS technical assurance representative for projects with largely electrical scopes. This may involve coordination of review commentary by other engineering disciplines. Conversely, this role will support other EPS technical assurance representatives, where electrical reviews are required on interdisciplinary scopes.

You will use your experience to guide innovative, sustainable and efficient Engineering solutions for our communities. The role involves understanding the changing environment in which UU operates and providing engineering expertise which enables the organisation to continue to manage this change.

You will work cross functionally with:

• Project Managers within IP&D to technically translate and inform upcoming project decisions.

• Principal Engineer Electrical and Principal Engineer Instrumentation and Controls, who provide final determination on acceptance of deviations from Urban Utilities technical specifications.

• Commissioning managers, for operational readiness and final handover checks.

About You

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Prior electrical engineering experience in a brownfield and operational environment in a related industrial sector which could include utilities, petrochemical, energy, mining, or others

• We see electrical engineering as electrical power installations (HV, LV), instrumentation and control installations, and affiliated Operational Technology (such as PLC, SCADA, RTU).

• You are a critical thinker who naturally builds strong relationships with stakeholders. You excel at collaboration, aligning objectives, and achieving desired outcomes.

• You take an objective and considered view when solving problems and making recommendations, ensuring safety, risk, innovation, sustainability, and our customers, are at front of mind.

• Tertiary education in Engineering plus hold RPEQ status (or eligible to obtain).

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you’ll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that’ll help you bring the best you.  Speaking of which, here’s just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases

• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more

• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family 

• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you!

Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

Visit our website to learn more about us at www.urbanutilities.com.au

How to apply

Click on the ‘Apply” to complete your application. Applications close at 11:59pm Tuesday 21st April.

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical, which may include Drug and Alcohol testing, as well as other background checks as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our friendly Talent Team at careers@urbanutilities.com.au