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Electrical Technician
full-time•Armidale
About this role
We are Unique
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 the Role
We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Technician to join our Operations, People and Safety Team based from Armidale.
As an Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of technical works encompassing the maintenance, construction, inspection and operation of equipment related to energy transmission and distribution systems.
About You
As an experienced Electrical Technician, you bring a wealth of knowledge and skills to the table. Your background includes:
Application of Electrical Technician trade skills in the energy Transmission and Distribution environment.
Extensive experience in selecting, testing, fault finding, repair, and maintenance of Electrical infrastructure.
Proficiency in High and Low Voltage switching and permit issuance.
A commitment to audits and safety processes, ensuring compliance with business requirements.
Implementation of enterprise WHS and Environmental procedures.
Adherence to business and industry standards, contributing to the role of an Electrical Technician.
Your skills extend beyond technical expertise:
Effective problem-solving during unplanned events.
The ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team.
Basic computer proficiency relevant to the role.
Strong interpersonal skills, enabling professional communication with stakeholders and customers.
Required Qualifications
Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (plus Qualified Supervisors Certificate) or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications
Drivers Licence
Qualified Supervisors Certificate
WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Cert
Attainment and ongoing successful maintenance of all regulatory, industry and business required licences, authorisations and other such certificates deemed necessary for the role
Why Essential Energy
We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% superannuation.
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including relocation assistance, health and wellbeing programs and various discounts through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Optus, JB HI FI, Mildura Health Fund and nib. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page.
We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
An energy network doesn’t just keep the lights on… it’s a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.
It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.
Your potential will be realised, and you’ll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.
For further information please contact Mark Swift, Operations Supervisor on 0455 095 396.
Applications close on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 11:55pm.
Passionate People. Global thinking. Regional heart.
Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact [email protected] or call us on 1800 255 777.
What you'll do
- The Electrical Technician will be responsible for the maintenance, construction, inspection, and operation of equipment related to energy transmission and distribution systems. This role is pivotal in ensuring the effective delivery of technical works within the energy industry.
About Essential Energy
Essential Energy builds, operates and maintains one of Australia’s largest electricity distribution networks, providing a vital service to over 900,000 customers across regional, rural and remote communities.
Our network footprint covers 95 per cent of New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland, traversing 737,000 square kilometres of diverse landscape from the desert to the coast, across alpine to sub-tropical.
Delivering safe and reliable power for our communities is at the core of what we do.
The poles and wires that line our streets deliver the energy that powers the homes, hospitals, schools and businesses that form our communities. But they can also allow for communities to generate, share and store their own electricity.
Through innovation and technology, we are actively supporting the energy transition by inspiring and enabling the network of the future.
Underpinning this is our commitment to the safety of our employees, contractors and the community. We strive to continuously improve our safety performance and we work with the people we serve to promote electrical safety awareness.
We're dedicated to giving back to the communities where we live and work.
Essential Energy, power and people you can rely on, now and in the future.
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What does a Electrical Technician do at Essential Energy?
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