Senior Project Engineer - Electrical

The UGL Utilities team designs, constructs, and maintains critical infrastructure across the water and power sectors, from wastewater treatment plants to power stations. We design and construct assets such as power generation, transmission lines, substations, electrical distribution networks, water and wastewater treatment plants, and water pipelines. Our team works hard, celebrates successes, and strives for continuous improvement. We offer a bright future and opportunity to grow your career.

This role is a local project position in Perth, with 55 hours per week (he home every night). The Electrical Senior Project Engineer will manage and deliver high quality electrical engineering output across infrastructure and utilities projects.

• Develop and implement detailed project plans, work schedules, and methodologies for electrical works, ensuring alignment with project timelines, budgets and scope.
• Review and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and contracts; provide engineering input to ensure compliance with industry standards, UGL requirements, and client expectations.
• Oversee on‑site electrical activities, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the required quality standards; manage subcontractor performance and resolve site issues as they arise.
• Promote and enforce UGL's HSE policies and procedures across all civil project activities; ensure risk assessments and safety measures are effectively implemented.
• liaise with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders to provide regular updates, manage expectations, and address engineering or construction challenges; prepare and deliver progress reports and technical documentation.

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, with eligibility for membership with Engineers Australia (or equivalent).
• Proven experience delivering electrical engineering works in infrastructure, utilities, or construction projects – ideally within a multi‑disciplinary or contractor environment.
• Strong understanding of electrical design principles, methodologies, and relevant Australian standards, with the ability to interpret drawings and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards, with experience implementing and maintaining compliance on project sites.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with internal teams, clients, and subcontractors to achieve project outcomes.

• Ability to provide a safe, supportive, and positive workplace.
• Empower a united and collaborative culture.
• Deliver technical excellence and create efficient, innovative solutions.
• Build an enviable reputation and the trust of employees, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Genuine concern for safety.

UGL is well‑known and respected for providing end‑to‑end engineering, construction and maintenance services within rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue‑chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.

We value diversity in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. UGL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process, including a national criminal history check and pre‑employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screening. UGL does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or recruitment agencies.