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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Hybrid
Exciting opportunities await within our Electrical Engineering team, working across the food & beverage, minerals & metals, forestry, energy & manufacturing, water, power, and defence sectors. You will be part of a talented group delivering innovative electrical solutions that enhance efficiency, reliability, and performance in complex industrial environments.
From high-voltage power distribution and motor control to automation, protection systems, and innovative industrial electrification, you will help design and implement critical infrastructure that powers industry. Join a motivated and trusted team dedicated to pushing technical boundaries, solving real-world challenges, and shaping a smarter, more sustainable future.
The Opportunity
Our Industrial group of professional services and consulting specialists have demonstrated their ongoing commitment to delivering innovation, sustainability, solution excellence and successful project outcomes for our clients globally. As a result, we are seeking an Senior Electrical Engineer to partner with our clients in delivering technical solutions to solve their business problems.
This position will be based out of our Newcastle office.
You will have an electrical degree with technical design and project management experience, undertaking projects for and on heavy industrial sites as well as Food and Lifesciences, and water sites with a passion for developing and building networks and client relationships. Our Industrial work gives us the opportunity to work on exciting projects throughout Australia.
You will be highly organised with effective communication skills and the ability to work within a larger project team to develop good engineering outcomes for the business and our clients.
We also expect that you have experience in the following:
Work across various medium voltage electrical systems and equipment for Reticulation, Instrumentation and control system applications.
Design and development of instrumentation and electrical systems, including single-line diagrams; motor starter drawings; electrical layouts; instrument loop diagrams; cable schedules; PLC I/O schedules to name a few.
Project Management, procurement, and commissioning for existing and greenfield systems.
Scope/requirements definition and procurement of equipment, software, and installation work.
Detailed design contractual report writing & Construction related services.
Learning client’s processes to gain an understanding of our client’s business across a wide range of industries
Build strong customer relationships, and demonstrate your ability to understand our client's core business and ensure that services meet their expectations
Demonstrate your ability and passion for providing technical advice and project management capabilities while embracing a culture that values teamwork.
Provide implementation phase support, including contractor supervision, progress monitoring, schedule reviews, contract management, minor procurement assistance, and expediting
Previous site experience will be well-regarded
What we offer
A career with Beca will provide you with:
Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.
Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive. Bring your whole self to work and take advantage of unique shareholder opportunities to share in our collective success.
Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.
Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority! Benefit from continuous learning through our training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to empower your career potential.
Who is Beca?
Beca is one of the largest employee-owned professional services consultancies in the Asia-Pacific region. Our team of over 4300, is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.
‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations, and our purpose – to make every day better. With our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment, and care – sitting at the heart of everything we do, reflecting the way we work every day with each other and our clients.
At Beca we make every day better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you’re not just on the fringes; you’re making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.
As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it’s not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.
Ready to make the move? / Apply now
If you want to make every day better, apply online today! If you have any questions, you can find out more about our people and projects by visiting www.beca.com