Airport Electrical Technician - 24/7 Shift, Critical Infra

BGIS Technical Trade Services; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BGIS Technical Trade Services – Sydney NSW is seeking an experienced Shift Technician - Electrical to join our on-site team at a major airport. You will perform preventative and reactive electrical maintenance to keep critical facilities safe, reliable, and operating around the clock.

You’ll work a rotating 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off roster, collaborating with Facilities Managers and other trades to deliver safe, compliant electrical services and rapid incident response in a high-demand

Qualifications

• Current Electrical Licence relevant to New South Wales.
• Experience maintaining electrical systems within commercial, industrial, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with preventative and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience using CMMS systems such as Maximo or similar work order management platforms.
• Sound understanding of WHS requirements, electrical safety standards, and compliance obligations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver preventative and corrective maintenance across electrical systems and site assets.
• Diagnose electrical faults and complete repairs to restore asset functionality.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requests and breakdowns within required response times.
• Attend and resolve urgent and critical electrical faults, ensuring assets are made safe.
• Support emergency response activities and critical incident management.
• Complete work orders accurately within CMMS systems, including time, materials, and completion details.
• Ensure works are correctly categorised, documented, and closed out in line with requirements.
• Support accurate data capture to enable reporting and billing.
• Support minor works, replacements, electrical upgrades, and asset improvement activities.
• Follow safe systems of work including permits, isolation procedures, SWMS, and site-specific safety requirements.
• Identify recurring faults and contribute to root cause analysis and long-term asset improvements.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities Managers, FM Hub Coordinators, subcontractors, and other trades to minimise disruption to operations.
• Participate in shift handovers, operational briefings, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support continuity of critical services across a high-profile airport environment.

Skills

Electrical licence NSW

Fault finding

CMMS Maximo

WHS compliance

Communication

24/7 roster

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

BGIS Technical Trade Services – Sydney NSW is seeking an experienced Shift Technician - Electrical to join our on-site team at a major airport. You will perform preventative and reactive electrical maintenance to keep critical facilities safe, reliable, and operating around the clock.

You’ll work a rotating 2 Days / 2 Nights / 4 Off roster, collaborating with Facilities Managers and other trades to deliver safe, compliant electrical services and rapid incident response in a high-demand