Protection & Control Tester

Richmond, VIC, AU, 3000

**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.
- We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community. 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**- In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of our electrical network. You will be responsible for the maintenance, operation, and commissioning of protection, control, metering, and communications equipment across a range of sites — including zone substations, EHV terminal stations, distribution substations, HV customer installations, and pole-top assets.
- You’ll be contributing directly to our mission of delivering a safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity supply to our customers, while meeting key service and performance objectives. This is a great opportunity to work on diverse infrastructure projects and be part of a highly skilled, forward-thinking team in the energy industry.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Perform maintenance testing, operating and commissioning of Electrical Plant, Protection, Control, Metering & Communications equipment for clients in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation and Customer procedures.
- Investigate causes of malfunction of Electrical Plant, Protection, Control, Metering & Communications equipment and carry out the necessary modifications, repairs and testing to improve reliability
- Ensure correct use of test equipment, procedures and knowledge of the operation and performance of various types of relays and equipment to provide reliable Protection & Control
- Complete all relevant field reports in a timely & accurate manner
- Maintain the requirements of the Company’s Quality & Customer Service Charters.
- Develop & maintain client relationships & partnerships
- Provide “on the job” leadership to project teams
- Coordinate projects, consisting of mainly of secondary systems, including resources & equipment to ensure customer needs are met

**Key Criteria**
- Proven experience providing or assisting in testing services of Electrical Plant, Protection & Control systems up to 500kV in a relevant industry
- Experience in performing electrical testing on medium to complex systems in accordance with established work practices and regulations
- Operating procedures, practices and outage planning
- Hold a Sanction for Test authority (SFT) and effectively test plant in accordance with the SFT authority
- Competent in the use of the IT systems; which will include SCADA, GIS, EDNAR, RESIS (Relay Equipment Settings Information System), Google Enterprise, ENMAC via Webview
- A practical understanding of business escalation & incident management processes
- Working understanding of the Company’s work practices & procedures relating to primary & secondary equipment testing

**Please ensure to submit the following copies**:

- Advanced Diploma (ESI Power Systems); or any Australian recognised equivalent qualification (compulsory)
- Statement of Attainment for Competency Standard Units (compulsory)
- Current Refresher Training records (compulsory)
- Construction Induction Card (compulsory)
- Experience with transmission assets (advantageous)
- High Risk Licence (optional)
- Car / Heavy Vehicle Licence (optional)
- Switching training / authority (optional)

**Key Benefits**

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.
- With an embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.
- Understand how our benefits can support you. We