Principal Electrical Engineer | Building Services

Description

As Principal Electrical Engineer - Queensland, you'll set up the Queensland operation, drive client relationships, and lead building-services electrical design across new build and Capex projects ranging from ~$500 k to ~$160 M.

• Building out the local team: hiring, mentoring and developing a team of engineers and drafters, embedding the national firm's systems and culture locally.
• Managing financials and P&L: budget forecasting, cost management, margin oversight - even if you haven't done it before, you'll have support and expectation to move into that space.
• Leveraging your own client relationships (or building new ones) to generate work rapidly.
• Leading project delivery: from proposal and concept design, through documentation, tender, and construction phases - hands-on when required and mentoring others as you build your team.
• Developing and executing the Queensland business strategy for electrical building services (lighting, power distribution, LV/ELV systems, building automation, etc).
• Collaborating with the Perth-based technical/drafting team for support, while setting up your local footprint (home or coworking initially, moving towards dedicated office as team grows).

Requirements

• Low ego, good communicator, team-minded, eager to mentor and grow others.
• Pathway to directorship and equity within 2 years based on performance.
• Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) certification mandatory.
• Solid building-services background: preferably in Tier 2/3 engineering consultancy, where relationships drove the work rather than just brand.
• Comfortable working independently, taking initiative, making decisions, and building something from scratch.
• Existing Queensland (Brisbane/regional) client base or very strong local network in building services electrical.

Benefits

• 9-day fortnight after probation period.
• Flexible work setup: home office or co-working space initially, with the ability to choose your environment.
• Backing of an established national firm: you'll have access to technical resources, drafting support, and institutional systems - but your local operation will be yours to build.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance