Title:  Power Technician Secondary

• Energy Leader > Sustainable future
• Upskilling & ongoing training > Attractive salary package
• Supportive team environment that is internationally renowned for being subject matter experts

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family. 

About the Role

As a Power Technician Secondary, you will conduct a variety of diagnostic testing, calibration and reporting to both internal and external clients in relation to wholesale energy metering installations.

This role will report to the Team Leader, Field Services and has a substantive base location at Yarraville, Victoria.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to: 

• Conduct on-site diagnostic testing & calibration, on a wide variety of energy metering and measurement equipment within High Voltage environments
• Ensuring all necessary primary and secondary isolations are carried out correctly to ensure safe access to metering equipment
• Installation of permanent and portable metering equipment, ensuring it complies to Victorian Service installation rules and various Australian standards
• Assist in the preparation of technical reports (to the various accreditation levels as required)
• Assist in planning daily workload of the Energy Metering group to ensure that equipment and personnel are appropriately utilised to maximise throughput & equipment turnaround times
• Conduct Audits and Inspections of High Voltage metering installations
• Complete Electrical Safety Certificates for metering installation work

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Advance Diploma of ESI Power Industry/ Experienced Electrical Fitter-Tester/ Experienced A Grade Electrician
• Relevant knowledge relating to transmission and/or distribution network compliance testing methodologies
• Relevant qualifications and/or applied experience in field of metering services or secondary systems
• Current Victorian driver’s licence
• Experienced in testing and inspecting secondary electrical assets, current transformers, voltage transformers, secondary equipment (advantageous)
• Testing and commissioning of new metering assets systems
• Understanding of Victorian Installation Rules

Special Role requirements:

• Travel to various power stations and sub-stations throughout Victoria
• Occasional interstate and international travel may be required

A real place to belong 

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community Giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.