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Job ID: 02204

21/07/2024

Senior Engineering Officer – Civil Design

Essential Energy

Category: Engineering

Permanent

Location: Port Macquarie

NSW

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Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry’s future. 

About the role

We are currently recruiting a Senior Engineering Officer – Civil Design within the Substation Design team. This role is based at Port Macquarie.

  • Do you currently have a passion for civil and/or structural design?  
  • Do you want to work with a world renowned Intelligent Digital Design team? 
  • Do you want to have direct influence over the direction and future of the civil design system, processes and innovation? 
  • Do you want to have the opportunity to make a mark globally within a world level infrastructure company? 

If so, then we would like to hear from you!

Within the role you will be working with a team that is made up of supportive and collaborative professionals, that strive to achieve excellent results, take pride in their attention to detail and ensure that there is positive satisfaction from all internal and external stakeholders in the delivery of their high-quality designs. 

As the Civil Designer within the substation design team you will be responsible for completing detail civil and structural designs, including drafting or instructing drawing officers to achieve the best results both technically and commercially. This role includes conducting investigations, providing concept designs and cost estimates, coordinating engineering surveys and mentoring team members.

This role will also include a support responsibility for the development of the Civil/Structural intelligent design platform. This involves the software package, the processes and governance.  

About You

  • Extensive experience in a similar role in the Energy/Electrical and/or Construction Industry.
  • In-depth knowledge and application of design philosophies, procedures, and statutory requirements, including safety regulations.
  • Demonstrated experience in design quality assurance and familiarity with relevant standards, legislation, and policies.
  • Ability to utilise analytical and technical knowledge to address technical/engineering issues. 
  • Proficiency in 2D and 3D CAD systems, along with expertise in drawing quality control.
  • Effective communication, flexibility, self-motivation, and excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Strong problem-solving abilities and the capacity to handle complex issues.
  • Proficiency in computer operations and relevant business systems, as well as experience in team supervision and mentoring.

Required Qualifications 

  • Associate degree or Advanced Diploma of Civil Engineering or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications. 
  • WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Cert. 
  • Driver’s Licence

Why Essential Energy 

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience, salary commencing from $110,541.54 plus 16% superannuation and allowance.

For information on our employee benefits (such as Fitness Passport, Apple, JB Hi-Fi and Dell Employee Purchase Programs and 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers) Employee Benefits page. 

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.  

We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities.   

As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD – we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think. 

Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore. 

Applications close 21 July 2024 on at 11:55pm       

Close Date: 21/07/2024

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