Electrical documentation for Perth and Pilbara project teams.
Mine and process-plant packages bring together site standards, power distribution and vendor information. Scope the SLDs, MCC and cable schedules around the current plant information and review dates.
WA mining runs on drafting capacity your team doesn't have.
Perth is the operational centre for the largest mining electrical projects in the world. Pilbara iron-ore, Kalgoorlie gold, Goldfields nickel and lithium, Pilbara gas processing — every one of these operations depends on tens of thousands of drawing sheets being produced, revised, and coordinated without stopping.
The constraint isn't design talent. Perth has that. The constraint is production drafting capacity. Senior WA electrical engineers end up doing panel schedules instead of system design, and consultancies bleed margin on junior-heavy drafting desks that can't scale with project peaks.
We built Advanced Mechanix to solve exactly that. Our production team works to AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 3008.1.1, the AS/NZS 61439 series and the AS/NZS 60079 series, inside Microstation, SkyCAD, or AutoCAD Electrical templates from WA-based clients including tier-1 operators.
- Five shared working hours with Perth: our 09:00–18:00 PKT day runs 12:00–21:00 AWST (WA has no daylight saving)
- Microstation-native cell libraries for WA mining standards
- Experience with Rio Tinto, Fortescue, and BHP Pilbara drafting conventions
- Scope and review requirements agreed before production
Documentation types we produce for Perth clients
HV Substation Documentation
132/11 kV and 66/11 kV substation SLDs, protection schemes, busbar layouts, and AS 2067-compliant documentation for new and brownfield sites.
Mine Power Distribution
Distribution switchgear, MCC packages, feeder schedules, and cable routing for hoist winders, crushers, SAG mills, ventilation, and process plant loads.
Hazardous Area (Ex) Documentation
AS/NZS 60079-compliant classification drawings, equipment schedules, and installation documentation for hazardous and intrinsically safe areas.
As-Built Reconciliation
Field red-line incorporation, brownfield documentation updates, and reconciliation of legacy drawings against current site conditions.
Protection Studies
Relay coordination, arc flash studies (IEEE 1584 calculation methods), and fault level calculations in ETAP or SKM Power Tools for WA regulator submission.
Shutdown & Outage Packs
Scope-of-work drawings, isolation schedules, and switching documentation for planned shutdowns and outage windows.
The codes we check every drawing against.
| Code | Scope |
|---|---|
| AS/NZS 3000:2018 | Wiring rules — the foundational Australian electrical code |
| AS/NZS 3008.1.1 | Cable selection for Australian installation conditions — current-carrying capacity, voltage drop |
| AS 2067 | Substations & HV installations |
| AS/NZS 60079 series | Explosive atmospheres / hazardous area classification |
| AS/NZS 4836 | Safe work on or near low-voltage installations; arc flash incident energy calculated with IEEE 1584 methods |
| AS/NZS 61439 series | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies — switchboards and MCCs |
| AS/NZS 60947 series | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear devices (formerly AS 3947) |
| WA mines WHS | Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WA), which replaced the Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 |
Start with a defined scope.
Agree the source information, deliverables and review requirements before the first issue.
Your team. Our team.
A clear way to work.
Agree the standards, review responsibilities and working arrangements before the first issue.
Quality: who checks the drawings?
The checking brief covers the project standard, drawing references and review responsibilities. We agree the internal checks, client review sequence, revision allowance and response windows as part of the package scope.
Standards: will you draw to our codes and templates?
We work to the standard that applies to your project: NEC (US), IEC 60364 and IEC 61439, AS/NZS 3000 (Australia and New Zealand), CSA C22.1 (Canada) and BS 7671 (UK). We draw inside your title blocks, layer conventions, cell and block libraries, not ours.
IP and NDA: what happens to our files?
Confidentiality and file access are agreed before source material is shared. Tell us if you require an NDA or a client-managed workspace, VDI or VPN. The scope identifies the permitted environment, access arrangements and handover requirements.
Stamps: who signs the drawings?
If your package requires a PE, Chartered Engineer or other statutory sign-off, tell us during scoping. We agree the responsible party and review requirements before production starts.
Time zones: when can we talk to the team?
Our production team is based in Pakistan (PKT, UTC+5). We agree your project’s working hours and handover arrangements during scoping. The table below uses a 09:00–18:00 PKT reference window to help plan the overlap; it is not a committed project schedule.
| Your time zone | Reference window, your clock | Overlap with your 09:00–17:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Perth — AWST (UTC+8) | 12:00–21:00 | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| Brisbane, Sydney — AEST (UTC+10) | 14:00–23:00 | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
| Dubai — GST (UTC+4) | 08:00–17:00 | 8 h (09:00–17:00) |
| London — GMT (UTC+0) | 04:00–13:00 | 4 h (09:00–13:00) |
| New York — ET (EST, UTC−5) | 23:00–08:00 (overnight) | None — overnight handover |
| Los Angeles — PT (PST, UTC−8) | 20:00–05:00 (overnight) | None — overnight handover |
Daylight saving: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Hobart move to AEDT (UTC+11) from October to April, cutting the overlap to 2 h (15:00–17:00); Queensland and Western Australia stay on standard time. UK summer time (BST, UTC+1) widens the London overlap to 5 h (09:00–14:00). US daylight time moves our day to 00:00–09:00 EDT and 21:00–06:00 PDT, so US teams can plan an overnight handover; the actual arrangement is agreed for your project.
Questions WA engineering managers ask us
Do you work to AS/NZS 3000?
Can you work to WA mining operator drafting standards?
Can you handle hazardous area (Ex) documentation?
What is your turnaround for WA-based clients?
Can you work through our WA-based consultancy as a subcontractor?
Your next Perth project doesn't need a new drafting hire.
Tell us the source information, drawing types and target issue date. We agree the deliverables, review allowance and price before work starts.