Senior Electrical Engineer | Asset Integrity

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer / Consultant to join our team based centrally in our new office in Brisbane.  This role is offered on a permanent staff basis and reports to the Operations Manager - Integrity Management.       

This role has come about due to continued success and organisational growth.  On joining the team you will be an active member of a collaborative, dynamic and technically skilled group.  This is a sensational opportunity for a qualified senior engineer with a keen interest in Asset Integrity Management to make an impact from day one within a supportive team.     This position is an integral part of the Asset Life Optimisation (ALO) group, which offers high value engineering consultancy services in the areas of: 

Functional Safety  |  Asset Management  |  Obsolescence Management | EEHA |  Maintenance Management Consulting | Technical Advisory  |  Risk & Reliability  |  Training & Competency 

Join us in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, nestled between Queen Street Mall and Eagle Street Pier in a truly 24/7 precinct - connected and surrounded by abundant retail, hospitality and wellness options.  At 123 Albert Street you will enjoy access to exclusive complimentary wellness classes, newly refurbished end of trip facilities with generous bike storage and daily towel service, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative.  In addition, you will have access to remote / flexible working options, purchased annual leave and employee discount programs.

As our successful candidate you will quickly be involved in providing consulting and engineering solutions, understanding the issues of key clients and responding by delivering improved outcomes while balancing integrity, performance and cost.     

You will be involved in a variety of tasks such as:  

• Understand customer needs and applies technical solutions to deliver expectations and seeks to create value to the customer at all times


• Ensure successful completion of the assigned project / phase within the budgeted time and cost constraints


• Evaluate problems, reviews standards and specifications, develops work execution tasks to solve technical consulting challenges for components, equipment, systems and processes


• Check Engineering calculations, reporting deliverables and data analysis tools in accordance with the scope definition and industry codes and standards


• Assist with the development of technical professionals


• At times lead, and otherwise participate in site visits, project review meetings, progress meetings and other workshops as required


• Anticipates potential problems and takes the initiative to solve complex problems through creative thinking and creative use of internal and external resources both inside and outside of discipline expertise


• Produces innovative ideas and solves problems requiring development of new approaches or new uses for existing approaches


• Completes all required tasks in accordance with Wood QMS requirements using the current determined tools and processes

Project Management: 

• Manage one or more small projects, with responsibility for cost, schedule, resources allocation and risk


• Accountable for project delivery; to meet, or ideally exceed, clients’ expectations with regards to Budget, Schedule and Deliverable Quality

Account Management and Winning Work: 

• May lead and support development of client relationships, up to Team Lead level, and client account management activities 


• May lead, otherwise provide technical input and support to proposals as required

Supporting and Supervising Task Delegation to Team: 

• May supervise a small work group consisting of technical/professional staff with some coaching from own senior team members, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialization to others


• Assist in performing managerial tasks as requested, such as assigning tasks to engineers; planning and coordinating portions of the engineering work; preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets; attending project meetings; and developing lesser-experienced technical professionals 

Contributes to Team Culture: 

• Provide appropriate HSSE&S leadership including compliance with travel, site and office safety requirements and technical/design safety requirements 


• Provide appropriate Operational Excellence leadership ensuring compliance with quality management standards and tools 


• Provides positive leadership (CARE, COMMITMENT, COURAGE); listen to others, displays empathy, respects others opinions and beliefs and strives to add to an environment where all team members want to be a part of


• Knowledgeable of innovation projects within the local office and wider business unit. Ideally contribute ideas to innovation funding requests and may lead delivery on an innovation project


• Actively seeks and promotes workshare collaboration on projects and opportunities

At Wood it takes a diverse range of people to achieve the level of impact we are having on the global energy sector.   We are looking for energetic people who are highly motivated, have a 'hands on' approach, organised, proactive and are self-disciplined.   You will have:

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited University, Masters (preferred), alternatively, tertiary level education combined with suitable industry experience can be used to demonstrate equivalence 


• Further qualification in Commerce / Business / Data Analytics or previous commercial exposure would be advantageous 


• Chartership or relevant professional engineer status accredited by a national or industry engineering institution preferred

Minimum Experience:  

• Requires mature professional knowledge and extensive progressive experience in Oil and Gas and/or Power Engineering  


• Typically requires 6 to 10⁺ years progressively more responsible pertinent experience; developing his/her area, and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas  

Role-Specific Skills and Knowledge:  

• Proficient user of relevant software and calculation templates


• Professional level of ability in the application of standards, processes and procedures and how they are used in work execution  


• Professional level of knowledge of applicable codes and standards  


• Technically competent in own discipline, pursues continuous professional development of skills and knowledge according to standards 


• Maintains own knowledge of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments and promotes to direct reports  


• Demonstrated skills in persuasion, negotiation, motivation and communication  


• Demonstrated proficiency in project planning 


• Possess a working knowledge of the various Business Units, Functions, Sectors and services offered within business area, and general understanding of other Wood business offerings. Seek opportunities to bring in wider Wood business to create greater client value or stronger Wood offering

Personal attributes:  

• Solutions-oriented and creative, able to apply process and rigour to deliver quality solutions


• Compelling communicator both verbally and in written form  


• Good interpersonal and team working skills, builds positive relationships with senior staff, subordinates, peers and clients  


• Enthusiastic, conscientious and committed to continuous professional development 


• High level of awareness and commitment to safety in all aspects of daily work.  


• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail 


• Highly motivated and demonstrates personal initiative


• Possesses integrity, strong work ethic, positive attitude, and is dependable


• Adaptable and flexible to the changing needs of projects

We looking forward to hearing from you if you enjoy working as part of a close knit and supportive team. 

Please note that we are only able to accept applications from candidates who hold the right to work in Australia without restrictions.     

Wood encourages Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. 

Consulting business unit overview

Our global specialist consultancy business encompasses 3,700+ professionals with industry-leading expertise in areas including decarbonisation, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, renewables advisory, asset optimisation, and digital solutions.

A multi-sector business unit, we are focused on providing technical consulting during the planning, design, building, operation and optimisation of assets, facilities, and infrastructure across a range of end markets including energy, industrial, power and mining.