Electrical Engineer

About us

The world is going electric, and PLS is at the forefront of the charge.

Our collaborative, inclusive culture is a cornerstone of PLS. Humble, down-to-earth and genuinely invested in each other, we are one team united by a common purpose and driven to do great work together.

Being such a fast-moving company in clean energy transition means there is no shortage of challenge or opportunity. Whether it is taking on new projects, developing new skills or stepping into bigger roles, PLS is a place where careers move and where your potential has room to grow.

We're not a big corporate, and we don't want to be. At PLS you own your work, you're backed by people who care about doing a good job, and there's room to innovate and make things happen.

Positioned to be a major force for change, this is a great time to join us as we play a critical role in addressing the global energy crisis. If you want to be part of an organisation that is all about great people shaping the next era of battery minerals, we would love to hear from you.

The future is lithium, make it yours.

What PLS offers

• Annual or quarterly short-term incentive bonus recognising individual and business performance
• PLS employee share scheme
• Access to newly refurbished facilities at Pilgangoora, including gym, tennis, pickleball and volleyball courts, sports oval and scenic walking tracks
• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers
• Health and wellbeing allowance
• Novated leasing through salary sacrifice
• Paid community leave
• Monthly employee recognition awards
• Access to PLS’ KidsCo School Holiday Program
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and Company Chaplains

The opportunity

Reporting into the Engineering Superintendent, the Electrical Engineer will focus on sustaining reliability and availability of the fixed plant, by ensuring the equipment is maintained in line with all company and statutory regulations, guidelines, and procedures.

Provide input and SME knowledge to site electrical management plan and electrical standards, to ensure best practice electrical safety.

This is a Permanent, full-time position, on a FIFO 8:6 roster from Perth, WA

Key responsibilities

• Work closely with maintenance and project teams to drive improvement work, provide technical support and identify replication opportunities
• Work closely with major and sustaining capital projects, providing long term strategic plans, technical assurance and governance
• Initiate and execute continuous improvement projects focused on plant improvement and defect elimination.
• Assist in development of Electrical maintenance strategies and tactics to ensure optimised plant performance and cost.
• Provide technical support in relation to equipment performance and maintenance activities including inspections and engineering verification of shutdown tasks where applicable
• Undertake Root Cause Analysis on significant failures on electrical assets
• Provide inputs into budget forecasting and sustaining capital expenditure requests.
• SME and guidance to control systems changes and improvements to plant control
• Own and maintain standards and whole of life strategies for LV/HV electrical equipment, including substations, switchgear, VSDs, transformers, cables and motors
• Oversight of Site Electrical Management Plan, statutory electrical inspections regime, record keeping and corrective follow-up actions via CMMS (Pronto)
• Support development of conditioning monitoring program for major electrical equipment onsite include transformers, substations, HV panels, VSD’s and large motor to support maintenance strategy

About you

• WA C class driver’s license
• Degree in Electrical Engineering
• PRONTO experience (or similar CMMS)
• MS Office
• MS Project
• 5-10 years mining industry experience in the maintenance and / or reliability engineering disciplines.
• Knowledge of statutory safety requirements relevant to the processes.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic team environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and the environment.

Supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce

PLS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a workplace that values, respects and supports diversity and inclusion. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our business and help us deliver better outcomes for our people, our communities and the future we’re building. We foster an environment where everyone feels safe, included and able to contribute their best. Our recruitment processes are designed to be fair, equitable and accessible for all.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all ages, and people of all genders and sexual orientations (LGBTQIA+).

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants. If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application process or inform our Careers team if you are contacted for an interview.

Our recruitment process

As part of our recruitment process, a number of checks will be conducted, including police / criminal background checks, medical assessments, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence, right to work checks and reference checks.

We respectfully request agencies not to submit unsolicited resumes.

Acknowledgement of Country

PLS respectfully acknowledges the Nyamal and Kariyarra People of the Pilbara, the Whadjuk Noongar People of the Perth region and all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who are the Traditional Owners and First Nations peoples of these lands.

We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection and care for the land, water and Country.

If you would like to learn more about PLS or register for future opportunities, please visit www.pls.com.