Electrical & Instrumentation Technician MECS Projects

Service Stream Utilities Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Discounts for retailers

Paid leave

Culture of safety and inclusion

Job summary

Service Stream is seeking an Electrical & Instrument Technician for its Water division in Australia, servicing the Urban Utilities MECS contract. The role focuses on planned and reactive maintenance across electrical and instrumentation assets, with responsibilities spanning fault finding, commissioning, and capital works.

The ideal candidate has trade qualifications, instrumentation experience, and a current high-risk licence, plus a driver’s licence.

Qualifications

• Trade Certificate III in a relevant electrical discipline
• Certificate IV in Instrumentation
• National Licence to perform high risk work
• Current Drivers Licence
• Confined Space Entry
• Working at Heights

Responsibilities

• Rectification & fault finding of equipment
• Basic maintenance tasks to remedy faults
• Installation, augmentation, maintenance and commissioning/de-commissioning of assets/plant/installations
• Carrying out Programmed Maintenance & capital work
• Responding to alarms
• Providing technical support to engineers & production personnel
• Scoping equipment required & providing quotes & estimates to PM
• FM maintenance & Electrical reconnect / disconnect tasks as required

Skills

CMMS

SCADA

Quality systems

Electrical repairs

Instrumentation fault finding

Education

Trade Certificate III in electrical

Certificate IV in Instrumentation

National High Risk Licence

Current Drivers Licence

Confined Space Entry

Working at Heights

Job description

Primary Location QLD - Eagle Farm Job Description Summary We are looking for an Electrical & Instrumental Technician to join our Water division handling the Urban Utilities MECS Contract.

About the Role

With an enviable pipeline of ongoing work, we are currently looking for an Electrical & Instrumental Technician to join our Water division, handling the Urban Utilities MECS Contract.

Your key responsibilities include carrying out planned & reactive maintenance tasks to assets & processes including, but not limited to:

• Rectification & fault finding of equipment failure
• Basic maintenance tasks to remedy faults
• Installation, augmentation, maintenance and commissioning/de-commissioning of assets/plant/installations.
• Carrying out Programmed Maintenance & capital work
• Responding to alarms
• Providing technical support to engineers & production personnel
• Scoping equipment required & providing quotes & estimates to PM
• FM maintenance & Electrical reconnect / disconnect tasks as required

About you

Our ideal candidate will bring the following:

Experience

• Sound knowledge of computer maintenance management systems
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of SCADA
• Experience working to strict set of quality systems
• Capability of inspection, testing, adjustment and repairs of electrical equipment
• Practical experience with pressure and flow instruments
• Instrumentation & Control fault finding ability

Qualifications

• Trade Certificate III in a relevant electrical discipline
• Certificate IV in Instrumentation
• National Licence to perform high risk work
• Current Drivers Licence
• Confined Space Entry
• Working at Heights

Also Desirable

• 5 Years’ experience in the Water industry of similar industry
• Plant and equipment associated with wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations
• UV Equipment
• Cathodic Protection
• Chemical dosing equipment experience
• Sewer & water pumping stations and associated equipment
• Valves, low Pressure pumps and Vacuum systems in a network
• Mixers, Blowers, Gearboxes, Skimmers, Actuators
• Generator Maintenance
• Setting up bypass pumps and Generators

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.We keep communities connected.

Benefits of working with us include:

• Career development – We are growing and support internal mobility across our business units. There are opportunities to upskill through training pathways and leadership development programs, including WomenRise.
• Access - Discounts for hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing and a share matching program.
• Paid leave- Parental, cultural, community service, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.
• Culture– We are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values safety, diversity and inclusion, and we recognise and celebrate excellence throughout the year through formal award ceremonies.

We celebrate diversity at Service Stream and welcome applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with a disability or neurodivergence, and those from LGBTIQA+, Veteran or other diverse groups.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

Department Field Services

Service Stream, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading national service provider to develop and operate Australia's essential communications, energy and water networks in the telecommunications and utilities industries. We specialise in the design, construction and maintenance of new and existing networks, and deliver end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions on behalf of our bluechip client base.