Electrical Linesperson

Caboolture
- Technical Service Person Grade Two (TSP2) 9-day fortnight + applicable allowances
- Permanent opportunity to join Energy Queensland

**As part of Energy Queensland, Ergon Energy Network and Energex supply electricity to residential and business customers across Queensland.**

**Ergon Energy Network and Energex supply electricity to residential and business customers Queensland-wide. Your energy can help us deliver and maintain a world-class electricity distribution network to our communities. We are part of Energy Queensland and have depots and offices located throughout Queensland.**

Field Delivery is responsible for the safe delivery of the overhead and underground construction and maintenance program of works, as well as the core functions of customer service response, including customer fault response and disaster management, customer connections, customer relationships and provision of metering services. The core tasks are constructing and maintaining overhead/ underground high and low voltage electrical distribution and sub-transmission systems, street lighting mains and customer service lines.

**The role**:
As a Linesperson you will:

- Construct, maintain and repair overhead, high and low voltage electrical distribution and sub-transmission systems, street lighting mains and customer service lines.
- Be trade qualified with a Queensland Electrical Licensing Board Certificate of Competency as an Electrical Linesperson.
- Perform live line methodology on Energy Queensland (Ergon Energy and Energex) networks.
- Operate within Energy Queensland (Ergon Energy and Energex) requirements for quality, safety and risk assessment compliance.

Critical to your success in the role is your:

- Demonstrated knowledge of an electricity distribution/transmission system, including construction and maintenance of the electrical network.
- Working knowledge of Electricity Act & Regulations, Workplace Health & Safety Act and Regulations, and other relevant statutory acts & regulations.
- Well-developed interpersonal communication skills to develop good working relationships with team members and external customers. You must have the ability to identify and understand customer needs.
- Available for call out and emergency work.
- Willing to travel to surrounding areas from time to time to undertake work.
- HR Licence (essential)

For more information about this opportunity, click on the Position Description link located at the bottom of the page.

The successful applicant will also be required to participate in stand-by roster.

External applicants are required to complete a pre-employment medical.

**Applications will close at 11.00pm (AEST), Wednesday 15th March 2023.**

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