Electrical Designer

AECOM · Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-09-25
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job Description
How you’ll make a difference
Join AECOM’s Resource and Industry team and become a key member in the development and delivery of a variety of interesting projects ranging from our speciality, hard rock underground mining, delivering copper and gold to the world through to transport and water infrastructure projects. You will apply your technical expertise across the full project lifecycle, from concept through to detailed design and construction support. You will be a key technical contributor within a multidisciplinary team, taking ownership of electrical designs including:-
Project Areas

• Surface and underground material handling, ventilation systems, fixed plant, and associated infrastructure typical of hard rock metalliferous mining environments

• Intelligent Transport System and Lighting designs for transport infrastructure projects

• Pump stations and water/waste-water plants for a range of water infrastructure projects
Skills

• Lead and assist with the delivery of detailed electrical designs, equipment layouts, and engineering drawings using AutoCAD, ensuring compliance with Australian Standards, Client specifications, and applicable regulations and codes

• Develop and manage 3D plant models and coordinate discipline clash detection using Navisworks or equivalent modelling tools

• An understanding of underground hard rock mining systems including ore handling (crushers, conveyor systems, ore passes, winders/hoists), dewatering, ventilation systems, workshops and fixed plant would be advantageous

• Interpret mechanical, civil, and structural interfaces to produce fully coordinated electrical designs appropriate for underground environments

• Manage and control drawing registers, model deliverables, and document workflows

• Participate in internal design reviews, checking your own and junior staff work for technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance prior to issue

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to cadet and intermediate designers within the team

• Liaise directly with project engineers and project managers to manage design deliverables, resolve technical queries, and ensure on-time delivery

• Develop and maintain equipment libraries for electrical equipment.

Qualifications
The qualities that help you thrive

• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously on complex electrical design tasks with minimal direction from senior engineers

• Strong understanding electrical design principles

• Formal qualifications in Electrical Engineering at Associate Diploma or Associate Degree level will be well regarded.

• Familiarity with underground hard rock mining operations, equipment, and the practical constraints of designing for confined, remote, and hazardous environments would be advantageous

• High proficiency in 2D drafting and 3D modelling with a consistent record of low error rates and thorough self-checking

• Collaborative and communicative, with the confidence to challenge design assumptions and raise technical concerns constructively

• Minimum 5-10 years of electrical drafting and design experience in a CAD environment

• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD experience is essential. Experience with Microstation and/or Revit would be well regarded

• Demonstrated experience producing deliverables across all design stages (Pre-Feasibility, Feasibility, Detailed Design, and Construction).

Additional Information
What We Offer
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) recognises AECOM as taking a sophisticated, holistic approach to supporting women and men’s participation throughout our workplace.
We provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing.

• Flexible working options

• Diverse, challenging and exciting multidisciplinary engineering projects

• Paid parental and partner leave

• Purchased additional annual leave + salary packaging

• Wellbeing benefits eg. Vaccinations, health insurance discounts

• Employee stock purchase plans
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We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
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