Principal Instrument & Electrical Designer

• Global Organisation
• Melbourne based (CBD Location)
• Contract (12 months)

Group is the leading global provider of pre-operations, hook up & commissioning, operations & maintenance, engineering, construction, project management, training and decommissioning services to the energy industry. Employing over 23,000 people in more than 35 countries, Wood Group PSN offers high integrity, brownfield services that support customers to optimise performance, maintain production, reduce operating costs and provide integrity assurance.


Due to an increase in workload we have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Principal Instrument & Electrical (I&E) Designer -Checker to be part of our Retrofit Completions Team.  Based in Melbourne, you will report to the Instrument & Electrical Discipline Supervisor (Australia) as well as the Lead I&E Designer. Your primarily accountable for the preparation and checking of I&E drawings and carrying out I&E design tasks across the retrofit project. You may also be required to undertake site surveys of onshore and offshore installations from time to time.


You will also be responsible for:

• Working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.
• Planning, allocating, checking and scheduling I&E design work.
• Responsible for completion of project design work in a timely manner.
• Providing technical guidance as well as suggesting recommendations to management on performance and development of others within the I&E design group.
• Carrying out accurate and detailed estimates of resources and time for design work.
• Carry out accurate assessments of design progress and work remaining to complete.
• Investigating and encouraging continuous improvement initiatives within the I&E design group.
• Ideally you will have experience in a similar role supervising a small to medium size team as well as preparing design deliverables using SPI (Intools), AutoCAD and/or PDMS especially within the oil and gas industry.  Alternatively relevant experience in an engineering design and construction environment will be considered. Excellent communication skills when working within a multi disciplined team environment is essential. Offshore survival training certification preferred, but not essential.

As part of the dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to work in a challenging and stimulating environment that presents excellent rewards, a highly competitive remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional workplace, ongoing technical training and global opportunities to expand your career in one of the world’s largest energy service companies.


To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.