Electrician/Line worker

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Work type: Permanent Full time
Location: King Island
Categories: Trades

Hydro Tasmania currently has an opportunity for a Distribution line worker or skilled Electrician to join the King Island team

- Support the full cycle of the network from Construction to Fault Response.

- Work on BEAUTIFUL King Island and join a community of friendly locals.

- Generous Salary, Allowances and Relocation Support.

Salary range $89,558 – $110,145 plus Area & Call Allowance & Super

The Bass Strait Islands are home to world-leading, renewable technology. On King and Flinders Islands, we proudly generate and distribute electricity to local communities and industry. We need skilled and reliable people to help us deliver a safe and reliable energy network

We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers

About the role

To put it simply… You will become an integral member of the team on the Island by providing technical support and operational functions, being directly involved in the capital and operational schedule through the maintenance of our local distribution system.

As an Electrician/Line worker, you will undertake construction, maintenance, operations, and fault response through:

- Ensuring work is carried out while maintaining the highest level of safety and environmental awareness as well as contributing to safety and environmental compliance and assurance

- Installing, constructing, and maintaining LV and HV electrical plant and asset

- Performing operational activities and plant isolations to enable essential maintenance activities to be carried out under safe working conditions, and issuing appropriate permits as required

- Contributing to development of detailed project plans, including detailing the scope of work, allocation of resources, and material acquisition for maintenance and capital activities

- Providing supervision and coordination of maintenance tasks and activities, and carrying out, delegating and/or supervising emergency maintenance activities as required

- Participating in local area seven-day, 24‑hour availability roster once trained

With approximately five years of experience as a qualified Line Worker or Electrician, particularly in industrial environments, you bring a solid technical background, extensive experience delivering capital works programs, and a strong focus on the safe isolation and operation of low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) assets. You are skilled at working under permitted work structures, ensuring all risks from potential energy sources are effectively identified and eliminated. You hold a current driver’s licence and possess strong computer literacy, with experience in SAP an added advantage. You thrive in collaborative settings, working confidently alongside tradespeople, contractors, and office‑based colleagues to support safe and efficient project delivery.

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Living on King Island

You’ll be part of King Island’s warm and welcoming community, where locals look out for each other and life moves at a more relaxed pace. Located in Bass Strait between Victoria and Tasmania, King Island is easily accessible with multiple daily flights, yet it feels like a world away from the hustle and stress of city life. The island is known for its stunning natural beauty, from rugged coastlines and windswept beaches to lush inland landscapes. Enjoy world‑class golf, diving, surfing, fishing, hiking, or explore the island by ATV or motorbike. It’s an outdoor lover’s paradise.

King Island also boasts some of Australia’s best fresh produce, think premium beef, Southern Ocean crayfish, and award‑winning cheeses, all served up in a setting that’s peaceful, safe, and ideal for families. With no traffic, a supportive community, and a nurturing environment for kids, King Island offers more than just a beautiful place to live, it offers a lifestyle rooted in nature, connection, and simplicity.

It is an opportunity to broaden your skill set as you work with our customers, distribution and generation infrastructure.

Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role. We will be running an agile recruitment process and will engage with suitable candidates as soon we have reviewed their applications.

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

Advertised: 11 Sep 2025 Tasmania Standard Time
Applications close:

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