Principal Electrical Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026.
Title:
Principal Electrical EngineerWe support water customers across Australia to provide our communities with the best drinking water and wastewater treatment services, whilst innovating ways to safeguard and secure our country’s water supplies.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity for a Principal Electrical Engineer with water industry or industrial plant experience to join our high performing water team. The role would be focusing on LV electrical systems including schematics, equipment layout, lighting, motor control centers and communications systems, SCADA, instrumentation and PLCs.
You’ll be a key member of our Water team, who are delivering major capital projects and facility upgrades to water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants for Sydney Water's North West Treatment Hub, Victoria's South East Water, $1.5 billion, 10-year contract awarded to KBR and our ongoing involvement with all major assets from Melbourne Water.
This is an opportunity to play a key role mentoring juniors and dealing directly with the client, you will work with diverse teams leading projects across the full asset lifecycle. From strategic planning for our future cities to working with our construction partners to gain the invaluable delivery experience seeing your designs come to life. Your opportunities are limitless in this team at KBR.
Who are you?
As a Principal Electrical Engineer in the Water team, you will have previous experience in similar complex plant/industrial environments and have completed design and technical writing. You are driven to deliver outcomes for clients as well as contribute to team success.
You will have the following skills and experience:
- Hold an accredited Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or related)
- Design experience with knowledge of industry standards. strong skills in instrumentation, controls, SCADA and LV design
- Ability to work in engineering and design modelling teams and contribute to project to scope, budget and program.
- Previous experience gained within industrial, manufacturing, mining, construction or consulting.
Who are we?
Our water team offers services across the full water cycle, delivering major pipelines, large pumping stations and advanced water, wastewater, and recycling treatment plants.
We address critical water cycle challenges and provide solutions through adopting flexible program delivery models and ongoing asset management programs. We are the market leader in program management consulting, supporting key water utilities to achieve phased savings in capital expenditure, while delivering the best environmental and community outcomes that keep the cost of water bills low for millions of Australian people and businesses.
At KBR, we value you - here’s how.
- Industry leading salaries reviewed annually.
- Salary packaging and Novated leases
- Paid professional membership fees.
- Life/Health insurance discounts
- Flexible work arrangements (start/finish times, WFH, Flex time)
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Paid parental leave.
- Personal Career development plans
- Growth and promotion opportunities
Help shape tomorrow by applying today!
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