Senior Protection & Control Tester

 

About us: 

We’re a team that cares about you and your community. CitiPower and Powercor Australia is an essential service, supplying reliable, safe and affordable electricity vital for our customers and a clean energy future.

In designing and delivering these services, our people are united by a real sense of purpose to empower customer choices in ways that are important for our communities and the environment. Using advanced analytics, knowledge built through years of practical expertise, partnerships with leading researchers, and the courage to experiment, our people are proud to be disruptive influencers amongst the electricity industry. 

About the Role:

As a Protection and Control Tester, you will perform maintenance testing, operating and commissioning of Electrical Plant, Protection, Control Metering and Communications equipment in Zone Substations, EHV Terminal Stations, Distribution Substations, HV Customer Installations, and on Pole-Top installations.

You are expected to meet the company’s customer service objectives of providing safe, reliable, timely and cost effective supply of electricity and associated services.

 

What you’ll deliver: 

• Proven experience providing or assisting in testing services of Electrical Plant, Protection & Control systems up to 500kV in a relevant industry
• Experience in performing electrical testing on medium to complex systems in accordance with established work practices and regulations
• Operating procedures, practices and outage planning 
• Hold a Sanction for Test authority (SFT) and effectively test plant in accordance with the SFT authority
• Competent in the use of the IT systems; which will include SCADA, GIS, SRR (Switching Request Register), RESIS (Relay Equipment Settings Information System), Google Enterprise, ENMAC via Webview
• A practical understanding of business escalation & incident management processes
• Working understanding of the Company’s work practices & procedures relating to primary & secondary equipment testing

 

To succeed in this role you’ll have:

Advanced Diploma (ESI Power Systems); or a recognised equivalent qualification (compulsory)

• Statement of Attainment for Competency Standard Units (compulsory)
• Current Refresher Training records (compulsory)
• Construction Induction Card (compulsory)
• Car license (compulsory)
• Australian ESI Skills Passport (optional)
• High Risk Licence (optional)
• Heavy Vehicle Licence (optional)
• Switching training / authority (optional)

 

Note: Employment will be subject to the candidate successfully completing a pre-employment medical examination (which includes a hearing test, colour blindness and physical examination) as well as relevant drug and alcohol testing and to assess fitness for work, reference checks, as well as Entitlement to Work in Australia checks.

 

Note: Incumbents will be required to undertake availability duties subject to business needs.

 

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be. 

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.  

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here to check out our benefits.   https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/powercor/benefits

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.    

 

What’s next? 

If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, please submit your application by Monday 18th December 2023. 
 

OUR VALUES: Live safely, Be Customer and Community Minded, Succeed Together, Be The Best You Can Be, Improve Our Business