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Job ID: 02202

16/07/2024

Network Assurance Facilitator (Powerline Worker, Cablejointer or Electrical Technician)

Essential Energy

Category: Technical

Permanent

Location: Tamworth

NSW

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Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry’s future. 

About Network Assurance

 Network Assurance is a critical aspect of Essential Energy, ensuring that our customer connections and Network are compliant and aligned with business objectives. This involves a process of validating, monitoring, and managing Accredited Service Providers and Contractors work and installations through formal inspection and verification to identify potential risks. With the increasing complexity and rapid pace of change, Network Assurance ensures to maintain a safe and reliable Network. 

About the role  

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Powerline Worker, Cable Jointer or Electrical Technician to join our Network Assurance Team as a Network Assurance Facilitator. This position will be based from Tamworth but we are open to candidates based in the surrounding areas. 

This is an opportunity that will allow you to develop sound quality control auditing methodologies that will assist to ensure the projects you are inspecting have been installed to the certified design, current standards, policy, procedure and constructed utilising Essential Energy approved materials. 

As a Network Assurance Facilitator, you will be responsible for the delivery of contestable and non-contestable inspection/audit processes, revenue risk, and power quality investigations. This role requires a high level of technical knowledge and skills working across the energy network to maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders. You will be responsible for network inspections, defect management, completion of inspection checklists, project assessments and formal acceptance of construction works. 

The role requires planning, assessment, evaluation and reporting of works against policy, procedure, and applicable standards.

About You  

This role is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Powerline Worker or Electrical Technician (or dual qualified) who is looking to take their career into new areas.

Your experience in in the Construction, Energy/Electrical or Utilities industry will be essential in coordinating inspections/audits or investigations related to customer installations, quality of supply issues, electricity theft or electrical shock incidents. You will be comfortable with working and dealing with customers, electrical contractors, and ASP’s, providing technical advice to both internal and external stakeholders.  

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • Powerline Worker qualification UET30612 or equivalent AND/ OR Certificate III Electrotechnology Electrician or equivalent.
  • Qualified Supervisor Certificate or equivalent (Electrical)
  • Certificate IV educational study aligned to modules within the Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry) qualification or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications
  • Driver’s Licence
  • White Card – Safe Work NSW Induction for Construction Work
  • Skills in coordinating and undertaking investigations, inspections, audits and develop both compliance and preliminary investigation reports
  • Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Communication and liaison skills required to engage with and address technical issues for customers, business units and key industry stakeholders
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with sound influencing and negotiating ability

Desirable 

  • Project Management and/or Business Administration qualifications.
  • Auditing qualifications/certifications. 

Why Essential Energy 

We offer competitive remuneration, starting from $90,671.24 per annum + 16% super + allowance, commensurate with skills and experience,

Benefits:

  • 16% Superannuation
  • Nine day fortnight
  • Flexible working arrangements subject to business needs
  • Access to join the Fitness Passport Program
  • Laptop, mobile phone, iPad and other tools of the trade 
  • Relocation assistance on offer as per Essential Energy policy 
  • 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers 
  • Opportunities to complete additional training including Cert IV and V Diplomas 

For information on our employee benefits please visit our Employee Benefits page. 

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.  

Working with a regionally focused organisation requires a diverse mindset. Wellbeing, development and delivering tangible value are all core to our purpose as we connect and power the regional and rural communities of NSW and parts of southern QLD. 

Joining Essential Energy means you are the type of person where camaraderie, supporting your colleagues and balance in your life are all important. 

Our culture is diverse, respectful and one where you have a voice which is heard. We know we can only be successful in supporting the customers who depend on us if we work together.  

 Applications close on 16 July 2024 at 11:55PM

Close Date: 16/07/2024

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