Apprentice Lineworkers

Richmond, VIC, AU, 3000

**2026 Apprentice Intake - Burnley**

**About us**:

- At CitiPower and Powercor, we're proud to deliver electricity to over a 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.

**About our Apprenticeship Program**:

- We are looking for Apprentice Lineworkers and Apprentice Cable Jointers to join us in February 2026
- Our Apprentice Lineworkers are responsible for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground electrical lines and structures. They will also respond to and rectify network faults to restore supply to our customers.
- Our Apprentice Cable Jointers are involved with terminating and jointing electrical cables onto electrical equipment, installing and maintaining cables in underground conduits and trenches, and rectification of faults on the distribution system.
- Our Apprentices must be willing to work outdoors, at heights and in all weather conditions.
- Our four-year program sees our Apprentices:

- **Be secure.** Solid skills, real experience, and a future career that's going places.
- **Be trained**. Earn a nationally recognised TAFE certification.
- **Be supported.**Great pay, valuable benefits and a 1:1 mentor to support your journey.
- **Be valued.**Feel supported from day one and grow as part of a wider team.
- **Be hands-on.**Build and learn practical skills from the best in the business.

If you want to be part of something essential, **be essential** with us earning:

- Certificate III - ESI Distribution Overhead (Lineworker); or
- Certificate III - ESI Distribution Underground (Cable Jointer)

**To be eligible to apply, you need to meet one of the following pre-requisites**:

- Units 1 & 2 General Maths (Year 11 equivalent); or
- VCAL or VCE Vocational Major; or
- Currently completing (or completed) a pre-apprenticeship TAFE training course in Electrotechnology (Cert II)*.**Your career with us**:

- Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.
- With an embedded Diversity, Equity and 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 for the fifth year running.

**Application process**:
- If you are successful in progressing past our screening stage, future steps in the selection process may include online assessments, an interview (both video and face to face), practical assessments, and pre-employment checks.

** Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.
- We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.