Principal Electrical Engineer

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

At WSP you’ll find the scale and reach you need to do the kind of work the world needs – and the culture and people that make it the best work of your life.

Our Mining & Metals group is a leader in future-led end to end mining solutions and delivery of services to our clients. We specialise in delivering comprehensive and tailored solutions for the mining industry. Our team manages and executes large-scale capital projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety and leave a lasting positive legacy in the communities we engage with.

What you’ll do:

Join our Mining team as a Principal Electrical Engineer and play a key role in delivering electrical engineering solutions across major mining, metals and heavy industry projects throughout NSW and nationally.

Working across projects from concept and feasibility studies through to detailed design and execution, you’ll provide technical leadership while remaining actively involved in engineering and design. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams and clients to develop practical, safe and fit-for-purpose solutions for complex industrial environments.

• Lead and deliver electrical engineering packages across mining, minerals processing, metals and other heavy industry projects. 

• Work across the full project lifecycle, including concept, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, front-end engineering and detailed design.

• Provide technical leadership across Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) electrical systems up to 33kV. 

• Undertake and oversee electrical system design, including power distribution, switchgear, substations, motor control, protection and associated infrastructure. 

• Contribute to the design and integration of control systems and instrumentation, working closely with process and control engineering disciplines. 

• Develop and review technical specifications, datasheets, calculations, equipment selections, design documentation and engineering reports. 

• Lead technical reviews and ensure designs meet relevant Australian Standards, client requirements and engineering best practice. 

• Provide guidance, mentoring and technical support to electrical engineers and designers. 

• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams including mechanical, structural, civil, process and project delivery. 

• Build strong relationships with clients, understand their operational challenges and help develop practical engineering solutions. 

• Support proposals, estimates, scopes of work and project planning activities. 

About you:

You’ll be an experienced Electrical Engineer with a strong background in mining, minerals processing, metals, resources or other heavy industrial environments.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering.

• Significant experience delivering electrical engineering and design within mining, minerals processing or heavy industry.

• Strong knowledge of LV and HV electrical systems, ideally up to 33kV.

• Experience with power distribution, substations, switchboards, MCCs, protection systems, motors and industrial electrical infrastructure.

• Knowledge or experience across control systems and instrumentation, including their interface with electrical systems.

• Experience delivering engineering across both studies and detailed design projects.

• Strong understanding of relevant Australian Standards, electrical safety requirements and engineering practices.

• Experience leading technical packages and reviewing the work of other engineers and designers.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with clients and multidisciplinary project teams.

• The ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers.

Why WSP?

Based in Newcastle or Sydney, this is an opportunity to take a senior technical role within our Mining team while working on a diverse portfolio of projects across NSW and Australia.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across early-stage studies and major design projects, combining your electrical expertise with broader exposure to controls, instrumentation and multidisciplinary engineering. The role offers the variety of working across different commodities, clients and project stages, while helping shape practical solutions for some of Australia’s most complex mining and industrial environments.

• Flexible work that fits your life – We offer flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work, flexible hours and part-time options, helping you balance career ambitions with personal commitments.
• Industry-leading parental leave – WSP provides generous paid parental leave, paid partner leave, superannuation contributions during parental leave, and flexible return-to-work arrangements to support parents at every stage of their journey.
• Purchase additional leave, including school term flexibility leave
• Thrive in your career – We are committed to helping our people grow through career development opportunities, leadership pathways, mentoring, and a culture that supports progression through different life stages.
• Wellbeing support for you and your family – Access confidential counselling and wellbeing services, fitness and wellness discounts, health fund discounts, and support resources designed to help you bring your best self to work and life