About us
At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.
About the role
This role is responsible for delivering engineering expertise across the scoping, design, and estimating of distribution, sub-transmission, and substation projects. You will also undertake minor survey works, asset recording, and contribute to the effective management of network assets, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and industry standards.
This position is covered by the Powercor & CitiPower & ASU, PA UWU Enterprise Agreement. The salary range for this role is Pay Point 20 ($151,012) – Pay Point 24 ($176,701) + 13% of super + allowances.
Key responsibilities
- Provide effective engineering design and advice in relation to the design of underground lines, overhead lines and substations, to agreed standards, and in accordance with the relevant technical manuals, OH&S Act, ‘Safety in Design’ guidelines and customer requirements.
- Verify designs produced by others in accordance with agreed standards, ‘Safety in Design’ guidelines and company requirements.
- Assist with the development of design standards & policy in accordance with organisational, regulatory, and statutory requirements.
- Apply drafting techniques to produce substation, overhead and underground distribution and sub transmission system project plans
- Prepare cost and resource estimates for the design component of electrical distribution/sub- transmission/station system projects in a timely manner and in accordance with Network Services established procedures.
- Actively support and implement new or modified processes and systems
- Provide technical expertise and mentoring to design personnel in elements of Design and Design management.
- Consider the commercial/financial implications of all aspects in the provision of products and services to customers in order to maximise profit margins.
For more information on the role’s responsibilities, please click here to download the position description.