Chief Executive Officer, Director and Principal Electrical Engineer delivering practical engineering leadership across mining, infrastructure and industrial projects.
At a glance
Engineering & project delivery experience
Projects across Australia, Africa, South America & PNG
Registered & Chartered Electrical Engineer
Engineering and commercial leadership
Studies through to commissioning & operations
Multidisciplinary engineering leadership
About Phil
Phil Tynan is Chief Executive Officer, Director and Principal Electrical Engineer at Fraser-Lever.
With more than 25 years of experience, Phil has built a career delivering practical engineering solutions across mining, minerals processing and heavy industry. His experience spans the complete project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, front-end engineering, detailed design, procurement, construction support, commissioning and operational support across greenfield developments, brownfield upgrades and sustaining capital projects throughout Australia and internationally.
As both an executive leader and practising engineer, Phil remains actively involved in project delivery, providing technical leadership and strategic direction while working closely with clients and project teams to solve complex engineering challenges.
His multidisciplinary background enables him to coordinate civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and controls disciplines to deliver practical, constructable solutions that improve safety, reliability and long-term operational performance.
Leadership focus
Phil believes the best engineering outcomes come from understanding how infrastructure will actually be built, operated and maintained.
He leads multidisciplinary engineering teams with a strong focus on practical delivery, technical quality and long-term client value, ensuring engineering decisions remain aligned with construction requirements, operational objectives and whole-of-life asset performance.
Clients value Phil’s ability to simplify complex engineering challenges, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain accountability from project definition through to commissioning.
Areas of expertise
Phil’s experience spans the full project lifecycle, providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering, electrical infrastructure and operational project delivery. His expertise includes:
- Electrical & controls engineering
- High Voltage (HV) & Low Voltage (LV) power systems
- Electrical protection & power system studies
- Electrical reticulation & power distribution
- PLC, SCADA & industrial control systems
- Functional safety & hazardous area engineering
- Multidisciplinary engineering leadership
- Project & design management
- Greenfield infrastructure delivery
- Brownfield upgrades & sustaining capital
- Commissioning & operational readiness
- Engineering verification & technical assurance
- Electrical & controls engineering
- High Voltage (HV) & Low Voltage (LV) power systems
- Electrical protection & power system studies
- Electrical reticulation & power distribution
- PLC, SCADA & industrial control systems
- Functional safety & hazardous area engineering
- Multidisciplinary engineering leadership
- Project & design management
- Greenfield infrastructure delivery
- Brownfield upgrades & sustaining capital
- Commissioning & operational readiness
- Engineering verification & technical assurance
Master of Business Administration (MBA), The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)
Chartered Professional Engineer (Electrical)
National Engineering Register (NER)
TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Technician
ICAM Incident Investigation
Career highlights
Throughout his career, Phil has held senior engineering and leadership positions with Fraser-Lever, Cell Engineering and Sedgman, progressively leading larger multidisciplinary teams and increasingly complex mining and industrial infrastructure projects. His experience includes leadership across feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement, construction support, commissioning, operational readiness and sustaining capital programs throughout Australia, Africa and South America.
Selected project experience
Phil has provided engineering leadership across numerous major mining and industrial developments, including:
- Dawson coal project
- Woodlawn Zinc Copper project
- Yarwun Alumina refinery
- Weipa Bauxite operations
- Misima gold project (PNG)
- Bocamina coal project (Chile)
- Atcom East coal project (South Africa)
- Olive Downs Complex
- Appin Mine VS7 & VS8 66/11kV substation
- New Century Mine restart
- Byerwen coal project
- Boggabri coal project
- Maules Creek coal project
- Caval Ridge feasibility study
- Hail Creek expansion
- Dawson coal project
- Woodlawn Zinc Copper project
- Yarwun Alumina refinery
- Weipa Bauxite operations
- Misima gold project (PNG)
- Bocamina coal project (Chile)
- Atcom East coal project (South Africa)
Across these projects, Phil has undertaken roles including Principal Electrical Engineer, Multi-Disciplinary Design Manager, Study Manager, Project Engineer and Commissioning Manager, leading engineering teams through studies, detailed design, construction and operational handover.
Connect with Phil.
Whether you’re planning new infrastructure, upgrading existing operations or seeking specialist engineering advice, Phil works closely with clients to deliver practical engineering solutions backed by decades of multidisciplinary project experience.
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