Electrical Worker

Take pride in making a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

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Join our organisation and experience a culture that fosters camaraderie and personal growth, serving and connecting the regional communities of NSW and southern QLD. Enjoy work-life balance and training and development opportunities across a diverse range of career pathways.

About the role

With recent natural disasters, flooding and extensive vegetation clearing, there's a surge of upcoming work in the Taree region. Now is the perfect time to join our team and make a meaningful impact while working in the incredible Taree and Forster region.

We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Worker – Labourer to join the Operations, People and Safety team based in Yass. This role does not require an electrical qualification/trade.

The Electrical Worker assists in the installation, construction, and maintenance of energy distribution, utility, and telecommunication infrastructure.

Responsibilities include operating vehicles and equipment, delivering resources, providing customer service, and ensuring safety and compliance with company procedures and regulations. This role also involves participating in audits and safety processes, conducting basic in-service testing and inspections, and applying safety and environmental training.

About the area

With pristine beaches, extensive networks of lakes and rivers, Forster and Tareee encompass some of the best landscapes Australia has to offer. A great place to enjoy an array of water-based activities including fishing, boating, surfing and more. Check out this website for more information.

About You

You are an experienced professional in the energy and utility sectors, skilled in working with overhead, underground, distribution, transmission, gas, water or telecommunication infrastructures.

You have a strong understanding of safety and environmental requirements and proven experience operating relevant vehicles and equipment. You excel in team environments, possess basic computer skills, and have good written and verbal communication abilities. You are committed to continuous learning and applying safety and environmental standards in all tasks.

Required Qualifications

• Enterprise Skill Sets at the AQF 2 level or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and relevant qualifications.
• Driver's License.
• WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Certificate.
• Attainment and ongoing successful maintenance of all regulatory, industry, and business-required licenses, authorisations, and other certificates necessary for the role.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% superannuation.

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including relocation assistance, health and wellbeing programs and various discounts through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Optus, JB HI FI, Mildura Health Fund and nib. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page .

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women .

Working with a regionally focused organisation requires a diverse mindset. Wellbeing, development and delivering tangible value are all core to our purpose as we connect and power the regional and rural communities of NSW and parts of southern QLD.

Joining Essential Energy means you are the type of person where camaraderie, supporting your colleagues and balance in your life are all important.

Our culture is diverse, respectful and one where you have a voice which is heard. We know we can only be successful in supporting the customers who depend on us if we work together.

For further information please contact Justin McDean, Senior Operations Supervisor on

Applications close on Wednesday 12 October 2025 at 11:55pm.

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.

Building a better energy future.

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.

At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact or call us on