Electrician

Ballarat, VICService Stream’s Utilities division is seeking a skilled Electrician to join our growing team. This is an exciting fixed-term, full-time position with the potential to transition into ongoing employment.

Service Stream’s Utilities division is seeking a skilled Electrician to join our growing team. This is an exciting fixed-term, full-time position with the potential to transition into ongoing employment.

Join a small, local team within a large national company, delivering essential services to the community by maintaining and upgrading water and wastewater infrastructure across the Central Highlands and Western region.

If you are a self-starter, capable of working autonomously or collaboratively, and enjoy tackling interesting, innovative projects to the highest standards, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What’s on offer:

• Work on complex industrial electrical installations, including automation, instrumentation, and SCADA systems
• A fully equipped work vehicle
• Competitive rates, plus opportunities for overtime and on-call work
• Be part of a team that values quality, safety, and innovation

Nature of position:            Temporary, Full-Time

Location:                              Ballarat VIC

Reporting Line:                   Contract Manager

Key Responsibilities
This role is responsible for the maintenance and upgrades of electrical and control systems associated with water and wastewater infrastructure including instrumentation and telemetry.

For this role you will be responsible for the following -

• Installation of electrical infrastructure and systems to current Australian Standards and client specifications.
• Visit client sites and conduct preventive maintenance of water and wastewater electrical and telemetry infrastructure
• Visit client sites and conduct reactive/breakdown maintenance of water and wastewater electrical and telemetry infrastructure
• Comply with Risk Management, Quality assurance and HSEQ Management systems, including statutory obligations;
• Scheduled on call/after hours response

About You

• Trade-qualified Electrician with relevant experience

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

 
For this role, we require an individual with -

• Relevant qualifications and licensed Electrician
• Able to demonstrate experience or willingness to learn in an Industrial electrical, instrumentation and controls.
• Experience in preventative maintenance and well as new installations of electrical systems associated with Water infrastructure is preferred although not essential.
• Technical competency or willingness to learn will ideally include; Instrumentation, SCADA / PLC / RTU, Fault Finding and Commissioning

Benefits

• Temporary full-time contract until November 2026 with opportunity to extend.
• Opportunities for growth and development in a leading ASX-listed company.
• Access to exclusive employee rewards and discounts at major retailers across Australia

About Us

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQI individuals, and other diverse groups. As a signatory to the Veterans Employment Commitment, we also value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and their partners, strongly considering veterans who meet the key criteria for our employment opportunities.

Service Stream does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from external Recruitment or Labour Hire Companies. 

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