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About the Role
HDR is seeking Senior Electrical Engineers to join their National Building Engineering Services team, supporting the delivery of complex building services, mission critical, and data centre projects. This role involves leading design delivery, solving complex engineering challenges, and contributing to high-performing multidisciplinary project teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of electrical building services systems from concept through to construction.
- Independently deliver engineering design packages with minimal supervision.
- Prepare and review coordinated engineering calculations, reports, specifications, and design documentation.
- Develop electrical systems including power distribution, lighting, earthing, standby power, and other electrical infrastructure systems.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
- Resolve technical design challenges and proactively manage design interfaces across project teams.
- Support construction phase services including site inspections, responses to technical queries, and review of contractor submissions.
- Continue developing technical capability, project delivery skills, and industry knowledge.
Requirements
- A technically capable engineer with a passion for delivering high-quality building services design solutions.
- Confident working independently and taking ownership of defined project scopes.
- A proactive problem solver who enjoys tackling complex engineering challenges.
- Detail-oriented, with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, and coordination.
- Collaborative and comfortable engaging with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders.
- Interested in mentoring junior team members and contributing to a positive team culture.
- Commercially aware and committed to successful project delivery outcomes.
- Curious, growth-oriented and dedicated to continuous professional development.
- Approximately 6-10 years' experience in electrical building services consulting.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complete design packages with minimal supervision.
- Consulting experience within sectors such as commercial, industrial, health, defence, education, sports and aquatic, mixed-use developments or data centres.
- Experience preparing technical reports, specifications, and design documentation.
- Experience undertaking load assessments, fault studies, and coordination studies.
- Strong knowledge of Australian electrical standards, codes, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in project coordination and discipline-level leadership.
- Experience with ETAP, SKM, PowerCad, Revit, and other relevant design platforms.
- Data centre or mission critical project experience will be highly regarded.
Skills
- Electrical building services design
- Engineering calculations
- Report writing
- Specification writing
- Design documentation
- Power distribution systems
- Lighting systems
- Earthing systems
- Standby power systems
- Electrical infrastructure systems
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Technical problem-solving
- Design interface management
- Construction phase support
- Site inspections
- Technical query response
- Contractor submission review
- ETAP
- SKM
- PowerCad
- Revit
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- 6-10 years
Education Level
- Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering
- Chartered Engineer (CPEng) status or working towards
Benefits
- Employee ownership model
- Major project exposure
- Career development
- Mentoring and support
- Collaborative culture
- Global TMT expertise
About the Company
- HDR specialises in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services.
- Global team of more than 15,000 employees united by values and an employee-owned culture.
- Collaborates across disciplines, leverages global expertise, and empowers people to create lasting impact.
- Partners with leading technology and digital infrastructure clients to design resilient, scalable, and sustainable mission critical facilities.
- Projects support systems that keep businesses, communities, and economies connected.
- Approach combines scalable, modular design; high availability, resilience, and operational continuity; sustainable solutions; and integrated engineering.
Equal Opportunity
- As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected, and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
- Eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute.