Join a business delivering landmark projects like the 15-year Eva Copper Mine PPA in Australia—combining solar, battery storage, and low-emissions thermal generation to create the country’s largest off-grid renewable hybrid power solution and set new standards in sustainable mining energy.
Bring your energy to Aggreko as Lead Electrical Engineer based in Brisbane. The Lead Electrical Engineer will act as Aggreko’s electrical technical lead and HV technical authority for a major hybrid independent power project. The role is responsible for ensuring consultant, vendor and contractor electrical engineering outputs are safe, compliant, coordinated, fit for purpose and aligned with project requirements across design, construction, pre-commissioning, energisation and commissioning.
Aggreko is acting as asset owner, developer and main contractor on site; therefore, the role requires strong technical ownership, practical delivery focus and the ability to challenge and direct external parties where required.
What you’ll do as Lead Electrical Engineer;
- Provide electrical leadership and technical authority across HV, MV/LV, protection, earthing, power systems and grid / off-grid integration workstreams.
- Review and challenge consultant design deliverables, studies, calculations, specifications, drawings, protection philosophies, ITPs and technical submissions to ensure they are complete, coordinated and fit for purpose.
- Lead technical assurance for solar PV, BESS, thermal/diesel generation and hybrid/off-grid system integration, including interfaces between generation, storage, controls, protection and balance-of-plant systems.
- Oversee power system study inputs and outputs, including load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, harmonics, transient/stability, earthing and power quality studies.
- Manage technical interfaces with consultants, OEMs, EPC/subcontractors, network service providers, regulators, construction, commissioning and operations teams.
- Support procurement by reviewing vendor packages, technical deviations, datasheets, FAT/SAT requirements and vendor design documentation for major electrical equipment.
- Provide electrical input to Safety in Design, HAZID/HAZOP/CHAZOP, risk reviews, constructability reviews, commissioning readiness and operational handover.
- Support site activities on an ad-hoc basis, particularly during construction readiness, pre-commissioning, energisation, commissioning, defect resolution and handover.
- Mentor junior engineers and coordinate external subject matter experts while maintaining clear technical governance, decision records and issue escalation.
You are:
- Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent recognised qualification.
- RPEQ registration in Electrical Engineering is essential.
- Chartered / CPEng status, or equivalent professional registration, is essential.
- Typically 12+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience, including substantial HV power generation, renewable energy, BESS, solar PV, utility, mining or industrial power infrastructure experience.
- Strong experience with HV switchgear, transformers, protection systems, earthing, cables, substations, generation connection, electrical balance of plant and power system studies.
- Demonstrated experience in solar, BESS, power generation and off-grid / independent power systems, with ability to assess practical system integration and operational risk.
- Proven capability reviewing consultant and vendor deliverables and making sound technical decisions in a project delivery environment.
- Experience supporting construction, pre-commissioning, energisation, commissioning and handover activities
Here’s what you’ll get:
- Opportunity to be pivotal in the delivery of a land mark Renewable Power Project
- Competitive compensation
- Paid training programs and tuition reimbursement
- Safety-focused culture
- Community volunteering program
- A range of career development opportunities
Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, apply now and build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.
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Equal employment opportunity
We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
