Pre-Construction Engineer (Electrical)

Overview

As Pre-Construction Engineer (Electrical), you steer electrical scope and technical due diligence before projects reach site. You bridge engineering, commercial and operations to convert client requirements into buildable, cost-aware tenders. You own the pre-construction process, identify risks and close scope gaps to set projects up for successful delivery. You’ll work on grid-connected renewables like BESS and solar PV, contributing to a growing front-end capability and meaningful impact on project outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• competitive salary
• benefits

Responsibilities

• Review Employer’s Requirements, specifications and grid connection docs to identify compliance needs and risks
• Produce compliance and deviation schedules
• Manage technical queries through tender process
• Develop electrical scopes for HV/LV, protection, auxiliary systems, earthing, containment, cables and control systems
• Perform quantity take-offs and support cost build-ups
• Collaborate with commercial teams for pricing and value engineering
• Develop subcontract electrical scopes and define testing, commissioning, and quality requirements
• Create responsibility matrices for supply, installation, testing and commissioning
• Identify interfaces between civil, electrical and commissioning activities
• Assess quotations for like-for-like comparisons
• Lead technical handovers to delivery teams post-award
• Communicate contractual technical requirements and risks to Project Managers
• Support clarification needs around tender assumptions
• Ensure tenders are technically robust and commercially viable

Key requirements

• strong electrical engineering background
• experience in EPC, ICP, utility, substation or renewable energy environments
• exposure to tendering, pre-construction, and technical due diligence processes
• ability to manage interfaces between engineering, commercial and delivery teams
• focus on risk identification and scope clarity

• cross-functional collaboration
• stakeholder management
• attention to detail
• HV and LV electrical systems
• protection, earthing, containment, cables and control systems
• testing and commissioning planning (ITP)

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