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We have an exciting opportunity to join our fun loving, sociable Water Infrastructure team. We have an exciting pipeline of work, and we are delivering the most sought-after water infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, we are growing ostensibly and regularly collaborate with our Australian peers for both learning and project work. We will encourage and support your career journey with a flexible work environment and exciting range of projects and challenges to work on. 

Jacobs is rare within the water industry in that we use a global team of experts to deliver local projects. Our team regularly work with our specialists over in the USA, Europe and elsewhere. There are not many projects we deliver using only Australia-based resources, working for Jacobs means access to this global expertise and world leading innovation.

The power of Jacobs is that we do almost everything – we even work with NASA. That means if there’s a complex problem you are faced with, there’s always someone helpful within our 50,000 strong team you can call on for advice.

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We are looking for a talented and driven Associate Electrical, Instrumentation and Control (EI&C) Engineer to join our dynamic and collaborative Water Infrastructure Team, based in Brisbane. This key role is required to actively deliver some of the most sought-after water infrastructure projects in Australia and New Zealand.

This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, experienced and globally connected team. Our water infrastructure team includes civil, electrical, instrumentation and control, mechanical, process, and structural engineers, which allows us to deliver entire projects within our water group. Our team works across a range of embedded water utility programs, standalone local projects, and major national infrastructure projects, covering all delivery phases from up-front strategic planning through to detailed design, and services during construction and commissioning.

Whilst we are seeking resources for our Brisbane team, you will work locally, nationally and globally, helping our valued clients solve complex problems. Our Market Solutions framework provides access to technical communities of practice and mentoring from our key specialists and global technology leaders. We will provide you with ongoing development opportunities on cutting edge and innovative projects – where you take those opportunities is up to you!

You’ll be responsible for:

· Delivering technically excellent EI&C engineering designs and consultancy services for small to large scale projects in the water industry. Projects will encompass all delivery phases for both existing infrastructure and greenfield sites.

· Produce electrical engineering deliverables, calculations including load schedules & cable sizing, drawings including SLDs & schematics, specifications, models, datasheets, reports, and evaluations.

· Utilise prior knowledge of designing control systems, including system architecture, PLCs/RTUs, HMIs, SCADA, instrumentation, industrial network and functional descriptions, comfortable in designing, configuring, and integrating these systems.

· In depth knowledge of Australian electrical design standards including AS/NZS 3000.

· Assisting with driving business development through supporting bids, identifying opportunities, and supporting the wider team for successful delivery.

· Developing and maintaining strong key client relationships – acting as a trusted advisor to a select group of Jacobs key clients across the public and private sectors.

· Mentoring and facilitating the technical development of junior engineers.

· Promoting a safety culture within the organisation and with our clients.

Here’s what you’ll need :

· Tertiary qualifications in Electrical and Control Engineering.

· Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the water and wastewater industry post graduate degree.

· Registration as a Professional Engineer QLD, or the ability to successfully apply within 6 months of appointment to the role.

· Significant EI&C engineering experience with water infrastructure projects including water treatment, wastewater treatment, networks (water & sewer) and/or bulk water systems.

· Prior consulting experience, or experience demonstrating an ability to work within a challenging consulting environment.

· Demonstrated experience in technical quality assurance with development of high-quality deliverables, maintaining calculation and decision records.

· Excellent presentation and engineering report writing skills.

· Strong communication skills with a proven ability to forge strong trusted relationships with clients and communicate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner, both with clients and the internal team.

· Proactive and motivated, with strong self-management skills.

· A team player, focused on the development and promotion of a high functioning team.

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At Jacobs, we support your personal life and career journeys. From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions, we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working to help you uncover a working arrangement that delivers the flexibility, tools and space to maximise your potential.

We're the 2023 winners of the Consult Australia People First Award for our suite of employee benefits that support all our employees in all stages of their personal and professional lives.

For the 6th consecutive year, we've been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Australia). In New Zealand, we're a founding member of The Diversity Agenda and are committed to making our industry more inclusive and diverse. In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work.

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No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.

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Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from marginalised or underrepresented backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At Jacobs, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align with every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

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