Customer Field Technician | Sydney Metro | Electrical Professionals

NBN Co ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women

Employee benefits program

Job summary

nbn is seeking a Customer Field Technician I in the Sydney Metro area. The role focuses on installing, repairing, and maintaining nbn technologies at customer premises, delivering professional service and clear communication in a dynamic field environment.

A journey in this role involves hands-on cabling work, diagnosing faults, and providing responsive on-site support to households and small businesses across Sydney.

Qualifications

• Licensed electrician or electrical trade professional.
• Experience with cabling, wiring, or electrical systems.
• Strong customer-facing communication and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Install copper, fibre and HFC cabling at customer premises.
• Diagnose faults and repair cabling networks and CPE.
• Provide high-quality, on-site customer interactions and support.
• Work autonomously in the field between 7am–7pm as needed.

Skills

Electrical trade

Data cabling

Field technician

Education

Electrical license

Job description

Job Expectations Customer Field Technician I Sydney Metro

Be a part of transforming Australia’s digital landscape as a Customer Field Technician. You’ll make a real impact to ‘every-day’ Australians in this customer facing role where you’ll get to see the happy faces you help! Are you an electrician or electrical trade professional ready to take the next step in your career? If you're looking for a new challenge or want to broaden your technical skill set, this could be the perfect opportunity.

A bit about your role

As a Customer Field Technician based in the Sydney Metro Area, you’ll play a vital role delivering customer service field tasks across a range of nbn™ technologies. This autonomous role involves installation, repair and maintenance of nbn™ products and services, working across internal and external environments, with a strong focus on customer premises.

A typical day may include:

• Installation of copper, fibre and HFC cabling, including jointing, jumpering and splicing Customer premises installation of nbn™
• Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
• Fault diagnosis and repair of nbn™ cabling networks and nbn™ CPE
• Providing high‑quality customer interactions and on‑site support

These roles operate between 7am and 7pm depending on business needs, with flexibility encouraged.

A bit about you

We highly encourage applications from licensed electricians, electrical trade assistants, data cablers, and technicians looking to expand their skills into telecommunications.

As an electrical professional, you will bring:

• Practical hands‑on experience working with tools, wiring, cabling, or electrical systems
• Strong understanding of safe work practices, risk awareness and working in accordance with industry standards
• The ability to read/interpret wiring layouts, follow technical procedures, and complete high‑quality installations
• A natural aptitude for diagnosing faults, troubleshooting equipment and solving problems on the spot
• Experience working in customers’ homes or workplaces, with a focus on delivering professional, respectful and clear communication

You’ll also be:

• Self‑managed, reliable, and motivated to deliver great outcomes for customers
• Comfortable working independently in the field
• In possession of a current Driver’s Licence
• Someone with strong interpersonal and written communication skills

If you have an electrical trade background—whether fully qualified or progressing through the trade—and are keen to transition your skills into a rapidly growing tech sector, we’d love to hear from you.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere.

We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world

nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That’s why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee‑led diversity pillars.

Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.

Equal Opportunities for All

We champion equal opportunities for all employees.

If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [e-mail] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at [phone].

Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility‑related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.

Where to from here?

We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed. Please note, this is a permanent role. To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.

Worker Type Permanent Time Type Full time

nbn is the team behind the design, build and operation of the nbn™ network - one of Australia’s largest technology infrastructure projects, which will help better connect Australians with each other and the rest of the world, no matter where you live. But the nbn™ network is so much more than access to fast internet. A state of the art communications network opens up a world of possibilities in areas such as education, business, innovation, healthcare, flexibility, and entertainment. It will help ensure our digital future, and give Australians benefits we can all enjoy, for decades to come.

At nbn, you’ll work with inspirational leaders and innovators in their field, help take on engaging and exciting work, and seek original solutions to new challenges every day. Things move quickly at nbn, and opportunities present themselves all the time. At nbn, you have an incredible chance to broaden your skills and widen your horizons. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to accelerate your career, and shape your own future, along with Australia’s.