Senior Controls and Electrical Engineer

Position overview

• Ongoing, full-time position based at Mipac’s Brisbane head office, with international and domestic travel opportunities.
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus additional uplift when working at site

The Opportunity

Mipac is seeking a Senior Control and Electrical Engineer to support the delivery of complex projects across mining, energy and heavy industrial environments.

This role is suited to an engineer who is confident working across electrical design and controls integration, and who is comfortable taking ownership of technical outcomes in brownfield and operational environments.

You will work across the full project lifecycle; supporting design, integration, FAT and commissioning, while acting as a key interface between design teams, site teams and clients, ensuring solutions are practical, aligned and delivered to the right technical and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical and control systems design and integration for brownfield and greenfield projects
• Design, configuration and testing of PLC, SCADA and DCS systems.
• Work across LV design (AS/NZS 3000 / 3008) with exposure to HV systems and interfaces,
• Contribute to PLC, SCADA and DCS integration, including I/O, control philosophy and vendor packages
• Support FAT, commissioning and site activities, including time on site where required
• Manage technical queries, non-conformances and design changes in live environments
• Act as a key point of coordination between internal design teams, site personnel, clients and vendors
• Work closely with the design office to review, challenge and implement design changes, ensuring alignment with site conditions and project requirements
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders to resolve issues, manage changes and drive outcomes
• Take ownership of defined project components, ensuring quality, compliance and delivery outcomes

About you

You are an experienced engineer who:

• Has delivered electrical and control systems in industrial environments (mining, energy, petrochemical or similar)
• Has hands-on exposure to PLC and/or SCADA systems (e.g. Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, Yokogawa or similar).
• Has exposure to controls integration (PLC/DCS/SIS environments)
• Is comfortable working in brownfield environments with legacy systems and incomplete documentation
• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability for technical outcomes
• Communicates effectively with clients and can operate confidently in a client-facing role
• Has experience supporting commissioning or site delivery activities
• RPEQ and CPEng
• Desire to learn/further develop LV electrical design
• Hazardous area experience (desirable)
• Exposure to HV systems or substations (desirable)

Benefits

At Mipac, we see our people as our most valuable asset and are committed to ensuring our staff feel safe, secure and comfortable, are given continuous learning opportunities and feel valued. That’s why we offer:

• An opportunity to work on exciting and diverse projects nationally and internationally.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities, including free access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Support to gain further accreditation and certifications through our Study Support policy.
• Health & wellbeing benefits including private health discounts and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Free onsite parking (conditions apply - of up to 2 days per week) and end-of-trip facilities in Brisbane CBD.

We pride ourselves on offering an exciting and challenging place to grow your career in an environment that allows for creativity, flexibility and support. We believe you’ll love working with us if you:

• Thrive collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds
• Welcome challenges with a can-do attitude and solution focus
• Value excellence and hard work
• Want to work on some of the world’s biggest projects
• Are a keen learner interested in being exposed to different technologies, sites, vendors and/or programming languages
• Value leaders who are approachable, supportive and roll up their sleeves when needed

About us

Would you like to work for a global company that’s on a trajectory of sustained growth? Are you looking for a work environment in which diversity and inclusivity are celebrated?

At Mipac, we’re global leaders in operational technology, control systems and engineering services across a range of sectors. We empower and engage workforces, creating automation and digitalisation solutions for our clients which enable easy decision-making and increased productivity, performance and safety. We believe every problem has a solution and are dedicated to solving even the most complex of challenges.

For more about what we do, visit www.mipac.com.au.

Does this sound like you?

If this opportunity sounds right for you, please apply today.

Please note: Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

Not the right opportunity for you right now, but you'd still like to work for Mipac? Visit www.mipac.com.au careers section to see what other vacancies for which we are currently recruiting. Here you can also submit an expression of interest application so that you can be considered for other opportunities.