About Us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation’s gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.
We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
The Opportunity
We now have an exciting opportunity available for an Electrical Technician to join our join our Power team in Directlink Bungalara on a full time fixed term basis for 16 weeks.
Reporting to the Team Leader HV Interconnectors Operations and Maintenance, you will play a key role in Managing contractors onsite to complete the preventive maintenance and breakdowns where required.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise contractors
- Checking over contractor SWMS/JSEA to ensure they are relevant and compliant
- Participate in planning of all aspects of preventative and corrective maintenance
- Ensure permitting, safety documentation are completed and suitable for the task
- Organise and order equipment and materials that are required
- Ensure planned maintenance schedules and regimes are effective, efficient and suitable
- Carry out site audits and contractor audits to ensure compliance and safe systems of work
- Ability to adapt and overcome unforeseen issues and events with minimal guidance and the capability to make decisions that best suit the business needs and requirements.
Your background
- A high level of computer skills
- Understanding and access to Maximo work orders
- Understanding and Access to safeguard +
- Good interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to work with a wide variety of maintenance personnel, contract, and internal, and with people at all levels
- Unrestricted Driver’s License suitable for operation of a vehicle not exceeding 4.5 tonnes GVM and carrying no more than 12 adults
About the Team
The Directlink system interconnects the New South Wales and Queensland electricity grids through six underground HVDC 80kV bipolar cables.
Three HVDC Light converters are located at each end of the Mullumbimby and Bungalora Converter Stations. The Mullumbimby Converter Station is located 330 Wilson's Creek Road, Laverty's Gap, approximately 3klms from the Mullumbimby town site. The Bungalora Converter Station is located at 980 Terranora Road, Bungalora, approximately 4klms from the Essential Energy Terranora Sub-station. Each of the three HVDC systems (converter station at each end and the bipolar cable) is independent of the other two. Hence, the system can be run while one or two systems are not transmitting power.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, work–life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We’d love to hear from you.
Role closes Sunday 20th August 2023. Role Reference number 4643.
PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above.