Introduction

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will perform design and lead contractors for electrical projects. You will provide support to the Interconnection, project origination, project development, finance, and the project execution team

What are you going to do 

This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, cost-efficient designs and project management in support of our capital projects.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Development and project management of substation designs, project layouts, mining plants, transmission line designs, distribution line designs and support to other Freeport engineering groups.
  • Identify new substation siting using desktop and in-person field visits with internal and external parties.
  • Develop and review of scope of work documents, one-lines, three lines, layouts, evaluation, panel layouts, and engineering standards drawings.
  • Act as a Senior electrical project manager for multiple projects in coordination with the overall Operations Project Management team.
  • Act as utility technical a subject matter expert interface for assigned projects in coordination with Interconnection and Operations Project Management teams.
  • Ensure due diligence, engineering and constructability reviews, submittals, and support to Substation, Development engineering, Project Engineering, and Interconnection groups are achieved on all assigned projects.
  • Participate in the identification and selection of major equipment suppliers and RFP evaluations for owners furnished equipment.
  • Developing optimization tools which include Standard drawings, Calculation Sheets, tracking tools, process improvement, etc.
  • Interface with the Engineering, Project Management and Operations teams leading up to and through project commercial operations to ensure timely and complete transfer of plant technical deliverables.
  • Attend site visits to support site evaluation, suitability, and due diligence efforts.
  • Identify value engineering opportunities.
  • Perform other duties as required.

Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Operate independently to achieve company and project goals.
  • Lead contractors in the delivery of project deliverables.
  • Provide Senior level quality assurance on project deliverables.
  • Provide bi-weekly reporting to other groups and leadership.
  • Assist in the development of work and process flow for corporate team.
  • Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback.

Essential skills and knowledge

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering (or related discipline), Masters preferred
  • Professional Engineering (PE) (preferred).
  • 10+ years of Hands-on experience with substation physical and electrical relay design required. Familiarity with Plant Layouts is a plus.
  • Lead or Mentored teams larger the 5 members.
  • Working knowledge of ETAP, SKM and AutoCAD.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Project experience is a plus.
  • Exhibit leadership attributes and takes ownership of project activities and processes.
  • Strong interpersonal, prioritization, and time management skills. Ability to multi-task while managing multiple projects and multiple engineering team initiatives.
  • Desire to work in a dynamic fast paced environment alongside individuals with multiple interests and backgrounds.

Closing: 03 June 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

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