Cadet Electrical Engineer

Cadet Electrical Engineer

Our Story

Scentre Group is the owner and operator of 42 Westfield living centres in Australia and New Zealand; partnering with the world’s leading retail and luxury brands to create a unique shopping and leisure experience for our customers. A career with us fosters the chance to be a part of a company that is transforming the digital and physical retail space. Every day, our people play a vital role in our purpose to ‘create extraordinary places, connecting and enriching communities.’

Your Opportunity

We’re looking for a Cadet Electrical Engineer to join our Development, Design & Construction team. You’ll be assisting the Engineering Services and Design teams in the planning, coordination, and delivery of building services across a diverse portfolio of leasing, capital, and development projects. The role provides hands-on exposure to design reviews, services coordination, technical assessments, and site verification activities from a client-side perspective.

What will set you apart from the rest?

You enjoy the hands-on element of site-based construction management, and your personal characteristics will include high levels of drive, motivation. You will have a proactive approach to problem solving, have solid communication skills and are able forge strong working relationships with internal and external teams.

Experience Required

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an electrical engineering or building services environment.
• Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications, and electrical services layouts.
• Exposure to design review or project coordination within the building or infrastructure sector is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Currently completing or recently completed a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (or equivalent degree recognised by Engineers Australia) is desirable.
• Eligibility for Graduate Membership with Engineers Australia preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and exposure to CAD or BIM software (AutoCAD, Revit, or similar) is desirable.
• Current driver’s licence is preferred (for site visits).

The base salary range for this role is $80,000 to $90,000 plus super dependant on skills and experience.

About Us

Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.

We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.

With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.

We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.

Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.

We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage.

We offer a range of unique benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and lifestyle, including five days paid Life Leave on top of your four weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time), 18 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave for primary carers, with no qualifying period and super paid for the duration of the leave period, and free parking at your local Westfield destination.

Discover more about working with us.

Applications close: Monday 15th December 2026.