Lead High Voltage Specialist

QLD - Fortitude Valley - KingsgateAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a High Voltage Electrical Specialist to join Service Stream in our Brisbane office

Service Stream’s Utilities division are currently seeking a High Voltage Electrical Specialist to join our growing company.

The High Voltage team provides expertise in the management of high voltage assets across Urban Utilities operational facilities, to provide water and wastewater services to our customers. This includes:

• maintenance of existing HV assets,
• upgrades to existing HV assets, and
• delivery of new HV assets.
• Coordinate and assist with emergency switching as required
• After-Hours phone availability/support

The focus of the Lead High Voltage Specialist position is to lead teams to ensure HV assets are maintainable. and operable, and working with stakeholders to ensure that safety, customer and environmental risks are effectively managed.

Nature of position:               Permanent, Full Time

Location:                               Brisbane, QLD

Reporting Line:                    Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead teams to ensure HV assets are maintainable and operable, and work with stakeholders to ensure that safety, customer and environmental risks are effectively managed.
• Lead the operational and maintenance design reviews for new HV assets.
• Holistic management of specialist subcontractors, suppliers and consultants.
• High Voltage outage planning and management of internal external requirements and associated
  stakeholders.
• Development of High Voltage switching programs.
• Provide subject matter expertise to respond to HV enquiries.
• Provide expert operations & maintenance input into HV asset planning, renewals and creation
  processes and asset management policies, strategies & plans

About You

• Electrical Engineering Degree or Electrical Trade Certificate-3 or Certificate-4
• Unrestricted Electrical License (QLD).
• RPEQ (Desirable)
• HV Switching, Access Permit Issuer & Recipient certificates.
• Valid driver’s license
• A minimum of 10 years’ electrical experience including high voltage background specializing in outage planning and High Voltage Electrician subcontractor management.
• Highly developed problem solving, lateral thinking, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Highly developed skills and experience in dealing with customer, stakeholder and regulator issues
• High developed skills and experience in coaching and mentoring staff

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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