Lead Electrical Designer

Employment Type:

Contract

Location:

Perth

Industry:

Drafting - Electrical

Contact Name:

Adam Maravillas

Contact Email:

adam@techresources.com.au

Contact Phone:

0431 286 831

Date Published:

11-Nov-2026
Lead E&IC Designer Location: Perth CBD
Employment: Contract or permanent opportunities considered
Discipline: Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls

The role An opportunity is available for an experienced Lead E&IC Designer to join a growing engineering team based in the Perth CBD.

The role will suit a Lead designer who is comfortable remaining hands-on with design while also leading and coordinating others. You will manage a small local design team and work with additional offshore and remote design resources across a range of mineral processing projects, including gold, lithium and rare earths.

Responsibilities
  • Lead E&IC design activities across multiple projects and work packages.
  • Coordinate and check work produced by local and offshore design teams.
  • Provide technical direction and mentoring to designers and drafters.
  • Produce and review electrical, instrumentation and controls drawings and documentation.
  • Manage drawing registers, deliverables and design priorities.
  • Work closely with electrical and controls engineers to develop practical design solutions.
  • Review vendor drawings and technical documentation.
  • Participate in design reviews and interdisciplinary coordination.
  • Support brownfield modifications, site investigations and as-built updates where required.
  • Maintain company and client drafting standards across project deliverables.
Experience required We are looking for someone with:

  • Strong experience as a Lead or Senior E&IC, Electrical or Instrumentation Designer.
  • Previous experience leading or coordinating a small design team.
  • Good understanding of electrical, instrumentation and controls design within mineral processing or resources projects.
  • Experience across brownfield projects would be well regarded.
  • Strong ability to check drawings and maintain design quality.
  • Experience coordinating work across multiple offices or offshore design teams.
  • Working knowledge of common electrical design and CAD platforms.
  • Ability to work directly with engineers, project personnel and other disciplines.
  • Australian mining, minerals processing or industrial project experience.
Relevant technical experience in the available candidate material includes AutoCAD, MicroStation, Bentley Connect/OpenBuildings/BRCM, Navisworks and SPI/SPEL/InTools, along with E&I design, 3D modelling, brownfield work and design checking. 

What’s on offer
  • Perth CBD location.
  • Lead position with genuine responsibility for design delivery and coordination.
  • Mix of hands-on design and team leadership.
  • Exposure across gold, lithium, rare earths and other mineral processing projects.
  • Opportunity to work within a smaller engineering environment rather than a large EPCM structure.
Apply now if you are an experienced Lead E&IC Designer looking for a Perth-based role with a mix of technical design, checking and team leadership.

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