Electrical Power Engineer

About SJ Group

About SJ Group At SJ, we’re building identity into infrastructure, character into skylines and peace of mind into everyday life. A global urban and infrastructure consultancy firm with over 75 years of project delivery success, SJ and its member companies continue a collective legacy that delivers global expertise with local precision. Become part of our 16,000 client-centric specialists in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries who shape spaces across the world to meet the needs of today and the aspirations of generations to come.

About SMEC

About SMEC We unlock the potential of our people to look at infrastructure differently, creating better outcomes for the future. We are committed to positively impact the people, the environment and the clients and communities we serve.

About The Role

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Job Description

• 1. Confirm detail project scope & objectives with project sponsor/client for electrical scope and possible I&C scope (return on investment, production level increase, standards to be achieved).
• 2. Arrange preliminary design & prepare Budget Estimate (BE) for proposal development & schedule for electrical, I&C scope to enable project objectives including EHS considerations & requirements to be achieved (proposal and project execution stage).
• 3. Prepare Electrical and I&C Cost Estimate as part of deliverables submitted to Client.
• 4. Finalize electrical design (FEL-1, FEL-2, FEL-3 and DED stage) to meet Client's deliverables and project objectives.
• 5. Manage project execution including construction assistance, commissioning & start up. Ensure all work is completed within scope, cost, schedule & safely in accordance with accepted standards & procedures.
• 6. Forecast, report & control project cost, schedule, scope & safety to meet project objectives for electrical, I&C scope.
• 7. Collate hand over documentation & close out the project, to ensure accurate records are available for Client's need and to meet SMEC/SJ close out procedures.
• 8. Perform System Design and Planning with the following task: create single-line diagrams (SLDs), wiring layouts, and electrical schematics, size system components like cables, transformers, and circuit breakers correctly, design substations, microgrids, and integration frameworks for renewable energy
• 9. Perform Analysis and Modeling with several activities: run load flow studies to check voltage drops and system capacity, perform short-circuit and fault analysis to test safety limits, conduct protective relay coordination and arc flash hazard evaluations and use specialized modeling software like ETAP, PSSE, DigSilent Power Factory, or similar tools
• 10. Assigned as junior project manager if required.
• 11. Report directly to Senior Electrical Engineer in day-to-day basis and in coordination with HQ and onsite technical and project management team.

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input.

SMEC is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender‑equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines.

We provide a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their career.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively.

SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners. Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects.

SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia’s iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world. Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas. Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighborhoods around the world.

Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments.

Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees. Through our network of global s