Have you completed your graduate program or built 3–5 years of solid site experience, and now you're asking: "What’s next?"
If you’re ready to step up from basic operational support into project engineering, capital delivery, and plant modernisation, this is the ideal career opportunity.
We are a market-leading national Australian manufacturer making significant investments in sustainable technology and plant infrastructure. We are looking for an ambitious, proactive Electrical Engineer (3–5 years experience) to join our team in the Southern Highlands.
Working directly alongside an experienced Principal Electrical Engineer, you won't be treated as a small cog in a huge machine—you will enjoy genuine project ownership across an annual capital investment portfolio valued up to $100 million.
Why This Role is the Perfect Stepping Stone
...- Direct Mentorship: Work closely with senior technical experts who will coach you through complex industrial designs, safety standards, and project execution.
- Varied Engineering Scope: Avoid getting stuck in a single narrow niche. You will gain exposure across high-voltage power distribution, transformers, switchboards, PLC/SCADA control systems, and sustainability projects.
- Real On-Site Responsibility: Develop skills in contractor coordination, technical scoping, budgeting, design review, and site commissioning.
- Long-Term Progression: Establish a clear pathway toward becoming a Senior Project Engineer, Lead Design Specialist, or Chartered Engineer (CPEng) within a national footprint.
What You’ll Be Doing.
Instead of getting bogged down in corporate red tape, your day-to-day will be practical, varied, and hands-on:
- Designing Plant Upgrades: Help draft and review single-line diagrams (SLDs), electrical schematics, and equipment layouts for plant improvements.
- Delivering Capital Projects: Take project ideas from initial concept and budgeting through to purchasing equipment and overseeing site installation.
- Managing On-Site Works: Coordinate electrical contractors during project build phases and plant shutdowns to ensure work is completed safely and correctly.
- Solving Technical Problems: Investigate electrical faults, optimize process control systems (PLCs/SCADA), and identify energy-saving opportunities.
- Collaborating Across Disciplines: Work closely with mechanical engineers, site operations, and external vendors to build practical solutions.
What We Are Looking For
We don't expect 10+ years of heavy industrial experience. We want someone who understands the engineering fundamentals, enjoys hands-on problem-solving, and is eager to learn:
- Qualification: Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience). Membership or progress towards Chartered status with Engineers Australia is welcomed.
- Experience: 3 to 5 years of post-graduate Australian experience in heavy manufacturing, continuous process plants, utilities, power distribution, mining, or industrial infrastructure.
- Key Skills:
- Exposure to low voltage (LV) or high voltage (HV) distribution systems, switchboards, or industrial motors.
- Practical understanding of Australian Standards and electrical schematics.
- Working knowledge of basic control systems (PLCs / SCADA).
- Basic experience with equipment estimating, scope writing, or overseeing site contractors.
- Mindset: Strong communication skills, a team-first attitude, and the confidence to take initiative.
What's On Offer
- Competitive Salary commensurate with experience.
- Work-Life Balance: Option to purchase extra annual leave to suit your personal lifestyle.
- Family Support: Generous paid parental leave entitlements.
- Zero Harm Culture: A company uncompromisingly committed to site safety, inclusion, and wellbeing.
- Lifestyle Location: Work in the scenic Southern Highlands offering an excellent regional lifestyle combined with high-value engineering work
Apply using the links below
Any queries call Andrew Pinkerton on 02 9233 9929
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
experience
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