Melbourne rates third in the world for the most liveable city. This is largely due to its high education levels, city's infrastructure and open parklands, low crime rate, culture and events, affordability, its diversity and how connected it is with the rest of the world.

Electrix is a high profile, successful and innovative major contracting company providing a range of construction and maintenance services to the electricity and mining industries in Australia.

Our business partners include national electricity asset owners and major mining and industrial companies.

Electrix currently has vacancies for Technicians with experience in sub-transmission in Melbourne. There are many opportunities for personal growth and professional development in these exciting and challenging roles.

Your main duties will be to provide a specialist technical power system and electrical protection to the company’s Victorian State Operation.

Skills and Qualities Required: 

• Conducting tests on substation primary and secondary equipment up to 132kv.
• Conducting maintenance and/or commissioning tests on instrument transformers.
• Conducting maintenance and/or commissioning tests on high voltage power cable & terminals up to 220kV.
• Conducting acceptance and maintenance tests on distance protection relays.
• Repairing and testing protection relays.
• Using and maintaining test instruments used within the HV electricity industry.
• Conducting tests on distribution oil filled power transformers 33kV max voltage & below 10 MVA.
• Jointing, terminating, testing and commissioning specialist communications cables systems.
• Carrying out maintenance work to client specifications
• Installing/maintaining substation and other high voltage equipment, as per job instructions and specifications, meeting current regulations and standards.
• Responding to emergency fault breakdown work within planned response times.
• Commissioning, servicing and/or repairing communication systems between electricity supply substations.
• Conducting inspection and servicing tests on control instrumentation and indication hardwired system.
• Conducting insulating oil sampling and voltage break down tests.
• Conducting commissioning and maintenance tests on multiple input protection systems.
• Applying and removing safety measures in an electricity supply environment.
• Managing electricity supply work control systems.
• Ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance are achieved.

 In return for these attributes, a competitive remuneration package will be provided for this exciting and challenging role.

We will assist successful candidates with their relocation to Australia on an individual basis. We will also assist all candidates with settling in upon arrival.