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Principal Electrical Engineer

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead design and delivery of electrical building services for complex Defence and secure infrastructure projects from concept to construction.

Role type

Principal Electrical Engineer (Technical Leadership & Project Delivery)

Builds

Electrical systems for Defence and secure government facilities

Domain

Defence & Government Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Electrical building services design, Defence project requirements, multidisciplinary project management, stakeholder engagement, technical reporting, mentoring

Preferred skills

Baseline Security Clearance, Chartered Engineer (CPEng)

Technologies

LV power distribution, lighting, standby/emergency power, ICT, security, earthing, renewable energy systems

Responsibilities

Lead design and delivery of electrical building services solutions; Provide technical leadership for electrical systems; Act as lead electrical discipline engineer on major projects; Manage project deliverables, resources, budgets, and programmes; Develop relationships with Defence clients and stakeholders; Prepare technical reports and design documentation; Mentor engineers and support technical development

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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