Lead Electrical Designer

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. Were bridging two worlds moving towards more sustainable energy sources while helping to provide the energy chemicals and resources needed now.

Purpose

As a Lead Electrical Designer you will provide technical and design leadership for electrical design activities across small to medium-sized projects and work packages. You will be responsible for the quality consistency and timely delivery of electrical design deliverables while coordinating closely with Electrical Engineers other discipline designers project leadership and clients. This role balances hands-on technical design expertise with day-to-day leadership mentoring and coordination of a small design team.

The Lead Electrical Designer is a key contributor to safe constructible and cost-effective electrical designs in support of multidisciplinary engineering projects across the energy chemicals mining and infrastructure sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Design Leadership

• Lead the development and delivery of electrical design deliverables including:

  • Electrical layouts routing and installation drawings

  • Cable tray and conduit layouts

  • Equipment location plans

  • Lighting grounding and earthing layouts

  • Hazardous area layouts (as applicable)

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to Electrical Designers and Design Technologists.

• Review and check design deliverables for quality constructability and compliance with project standards codes and specifications.

• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes and standards (e.g. CSA NEC IEC client standards and project-specific requirements).

• Support Electrical Engineers with the interpretation and implementation of design requirements into detailed design drawings and models.

Project & Team Leadership

• Lead a small team of Electrical Designers and coordinate daily design activities and priorities.

• Plan and assign work monitor progress against schedule and budget and proactively identify and resolve resourcing or delivery risks.

• Act as the primary design point of contact for the electrical discipline on assigned projects or work packages.

• Participate in project planning design reviews model reviews and interdisciplinary coordination meetings.

• Interface with construction procurement and commissioning teams to support constructability and execution planning.

Coordination & Collaboration

• Coordinate closely with other discipline leads and designers (piping civil/structural mechanical instrumentation and process) to ensure integrated clash-free designs.

• Support 3D model coordination and interdisciplinary design reviews.

• Incorporate client feedback and manage design changes in accordance with project change management processes.

Quality Safety & Continuous Improvement

• Promote a strong safety culture in design including consideration of safe access maintenance and constructability.

• Support continuous improvement of design standards tools templates and workflows within the Electrical discipline.

• Contribute to the development and mentoring of junior designers through coaching and technical guidance.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Training

• Diploma or degree in Electrical Engineering Technology Electrical Design or a related discipline.

Experience

• Extensive experience in electrical design within engineering EPC/EPCM or industrial project environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading small to medium-sized electrical design teams or acting as a discipline design lead on projects.

• Strong experience delivering electrical design for industrial facilities such as oil & gas chemicals mining power or infrastructure projects.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with industry-standard design tools and platforms (e.g. AutoCAD SmartPlant AVEVA E3D Revit or similar 3D design tools).

• Strong understanding of electrical systems layout and installation including cable management systems grounding/earthing lighting and equipment layouts.

• Familiarity with relevant electrical codes standards and best practices (CSA NEC IEC client standards).

• Strong ability to interpret engineering documentation datasheets specifications and vendor drawings.

Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

• Proven ability to lead mentor and coordinate the work of designers within a project environment.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and with project leadership and clients.

• Well-organized proactive and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

Moving forward together

Were committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong can bring themselves and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here. And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.