Start searching
Back to Jobs
Full timeEngineering

Senior Electrical Engineer

ArcadisMelbourne🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 14 Oct 2026

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Posted1 week ago
Microsoft OfficeAutoCADConstruction ManagementElectrical DesignProject Management

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Following major project wins and continued growth in our pipeline, this role offers the opportunity to take the next step in your career within Arcadis’ Melbourne or Sydney business. You’ll build on your experience in power utility and road lighting projects, applying your knowledge of Victorian and NSW utility standards, road authority standards and relevant Australian standards. You’ll have the scope to work independently, collaborate across a multidisciplinary team and strengthen your client relationships while contributing to the growth of the business.

  • Join a high-performing team delivering great results
  • Join a company that truly values its people, offering professional memberships and global project exposure
  • Access genuine flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working

For those with CPEng and RPEV accreditation, construction project management experience and familiarity with VESI lighting, the role provides an opportunity to further apply and develop these capabilities. You’ll contribute to the team’s success through your technical proficiency, project management skills and commitment to meeting client expectations.

Role accountabilities:
  • Preparing & managing electrical packages from scope stage to final IFC submission
  • Effective liaison with VIC &/or NSW power utilities and clients at every stage of the design
  • Knowledge of VESI design frameworks and local utility design experience
  • Coordinating with various project disciplines and stakeholders
  • Preparing & leading electrical design packages including electrical relocation, URD and Supply upgrade projects for major clients including state projects
  • Preparing & leading road lighting design packages focused around VESI lighting
  • Taking ownership of various project and design deliverables
  • Preparing reports, proposals and presentations for internal and external clients
  • Support the team members with design queries and make decisions regarding the design including guiding & mentoring of young engineers
  • Complete site inspections and collect relevant design data as required
  • Engaging in weekly project update meetings.
Qualifications & Experience:
  • Strong VESI (Victorian Electricity Supply Industry) or NSW experience across overhead and underground designs as well as VIC/NSW utilities or asset relocation projects
  • Chartered Status including PREV, NER & CPEng
  • Relevant higher education qualification in electrical engineering
  • Extensive experience in VIC / NSW Utility electrical designs such as overhead & underground networks, asset relocations, supply upgrades, URD & Public Lighting
  • Detailed knowledge of Electrical distribution networks from low voltage to sub-transmission level of 66kV
  • Detailed knowledge of electrical distribution design and relevant Australian standards.
  • Working knowledge of Australian Standards relevant to private electrical designs/ wring rules and lighting (AS3000 & AS1158)
  • Current Australian Electricity Supply Industry (ESI Worker) card
  • Ability to check, comment and approve distribution drawings for construction purposes
  • Project management skills including construction support and construction management
  • Current PM2/ PMC status with Vic utilities will be highly preferred
  • Software skills –Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, AGI32, Perfect Lite.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. 
 
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. 
 
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. 
 
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Veterans and spouses are invited to apply. 
#LI-BS2

Similar jobs

Apply on employer’s website