Townsville or Phosphate Hill or Mount Isa On-site

Dyno Nobel Limited / Southern Cross Fertilizers is hiring a Lead Electrical & IC

About the Role

Incitec Pivot Limited is hiring a Lead Electrical & IC engineer to join our operations. Reporting to the Superintendent Reliability, you will deliver the Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering function for the Phosphate Hill and Mount Isa operations. Your focus will be on ensuring electrical safety compliance, asset reliability and integrity, while providing strong technical leadership and developing engineering capability across the business.

What You'll Do

  • Lead electrical, instrumentation and control system reliability and integrity.
  • Ensure compliance with electrical safety legislation, Australian Standards and company HSE requirements.
  • Own Electrical Safety, Functional Safety Management (FSM) and EEHA assurance.
  • Develop and implement effective maintenance and reliability strategies.
  • Lead incident investigations, RCA and reliability improvement initiatives.
  • Coach, develop and lead a specialist EIC engineering team.
  • Support capital planning, turnarounds and project execution.

What We're Looking For

  • A commitment to positively contributing to our safe, inclusive and high-performance culture.
  • A degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
  • Strong experience in EIC engineering within heavy industry or manufacturing environments.
  • Proven leadership experience within engineering or technical teams.
  • Sound knowledge of electrical safety legislation, Australian Standards and asset reliability.
  • Experience with reliability engineering, RCA and maintenance strategy development.

Nice to Have

  • RPEQ, CPEng or NPER (or eligibility to obtain) is highly regarded.

Team & Environment

Reporting to the Superintendent Reliability, you will be leading a specialist EIC engineering team.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Competitive Salary + FIFO allowance + Super + Annual Bonus.
  • 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer, 3 weeks for secondary carer.
  • Superannuation paid on unpaid parental leave, up to 12 months.
  • Salary packaging options.
  • Confidential employee assistance program and Mental Health and Well-being program.
  • Options to purchase annual leave.
  • Various corporate discount programs and a workplace giving charitable scheme.
  • Opportunities for career progression through succession planning and development review.

Work Mode

This is an onsite position based at our Phosphate Hill operations in Australia.

We are a team focused on safety, inclusion and high performance. We believe in the strength of diversity and inclusivity, fostering an environment that is safe, equitable, and embraces differences to enhance performance. We go beyond 'diversity of thought,' valuing people from a variety of backgrounds and encourage applicants from diverse identities.

Required Skills
Electrical EngineeringEIC EngineeringHeavy IndustryManufacturingElectrical Safety LegislationAustralian StandardsAsset ReliabilityLeadershipTeam ManagementSafety Culture Electrical EngineeringEIC EngineeringHeavy IndustryManufacturingElectrical Safety LegislationAustralian StandardsAsset ReliabilityLeadershipTeam ManagementSafety Culture
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About company
Dyno Nobel Limited / Southern Cross Fertilizers
Southern Cross Fertilizers has a long and proud heritage in Australian agriculture. Our people, products and services support farming communities and feed millions. We are experts in the sector and maintain an unrelenting focus on Zero Harm. Northern Australian Operations consists of an Ammonium Phosphate Mine and Processing Plant (Phosphate Hill) and Sulphuric Plant (Mt Isa) in North Queensland.
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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category embedded
Posted 2 months ago