Principal Mechanical Engineer

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects. 

Principal Mechanical Engineer

You will join the Mechanical Engineering Department which provides concept, FEED and detailed design services for mechanical equipment for both onshore and offshore Oil & Gas facilities. The Department consists of Rotating, Static and Packaged Equipment and Mechanical Handling sub-disciplines and also the HVAC and Metallurgy disciplines. Engineering positions typically involve the selection, specification, design and requisitioning of mechanical equipment. Design positions generally involve space modelling of HVAC equipment or Mechanical Handling routes and volumes, together with some calculation and documentation elements, e.g. equipment weights and sizes or handling methodology.   

You'll Do/Carry Out:

• Administer and implement Company, and where applicable, Client/Project policies and procedures. 
• Supervision of discipline personnel and allocation of work.
• Approval, checking and preparation of design/engineering documentation.
• Deputise for Mechanical Manager as required. 
• Provide technical assistance to Business Development strategies, activities and initiatives. 
• Undertake training of less experienced engineers, including duties as a mentor.
• Ensure Delivery of all aspects of discipline design, specification and procurement of the project to cost, schedule and quality criteria. 
• Ensure technical integrity of all discipline deliverables on the project.
• Commitment to and promotion of worley’s values and ensuring the realisation of company and project health, safety, environmental, quality and ethics, systems, policies and procedures.

You'll Have/Bring:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent in appropriate engineering subject. 
• Experienced in use of analytical methods used within discipline including theoretical background for analysis programs.
• Experienced in planning, progress monitoring, forecasting and reporting. 
• Experienced in controlling all aspects of discipline design including some multi-discipline aspects.
• Highly experienced in quality control/safety/environmental methods and quality assurance/safety/environmental procedures for engineering.
• Highly experienced in producing man-hour and material estimates for all discipline activities. 
• Experienced/competent in leading, supervising and the organization of a medium/large sized single discipline team within a project.
• Experienced in EPC (ideally execution as well).
• Have several years professional experience within oil & gas, energy or construction industries.

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.