electrical spotters

KPI Construction Services; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

KPI Construction Services is seeking experienced electrical spotters for casual placements on the Gold Coast and across Queensland. You will be the safety observer on site, watching plant near energised lines and underground assets, holding the exclusion zone, and stopping work the moment anything approaches it.

Responsibilities include directing operators, checking BYDA plans, briefing crews at pre-starts, and escalating hazards to the site supervisor.

Qualifications

• Electrical safety observer training for work near overhead and underground services.
• Construction Induction Card (White Card) required.
• Prior experience as a spotter or safety observer on civil, infrastructure or utilities projects.
• Ability to read site plans and BYDA plans and interpret exclusion zones.
• Physically fit for outdoor work on your feet in all conditions.
• Own transport and a current driver licence.
• Right to work in Australia.
• Availability for casual work on the Gold Coast and willingness to travel across Queensland.

Responsibilities

• Act as safety observer on site for excavators, cranes, tip trucks, concrete pumps and EWPs near electrical services.
• Hold the exclusion zone distances as per the electrical safety plan and regulations.
• Direct operators and use stop-work authority when a breach is likely.
• Check BYDA plans and site drawings before each task and brief operators at pre-start.
• Escalate hazards and near misses to the site supervisor.

Skills

Read site plans

Exclusion zones

Direct operators

Stop-work authority

Education

Electrical safety observer training

White Card (Construction Induction Card)

Job description

Experienced electrical spotters are wanted for casual placements with contractors delivering civil, infrastructure and utility work on the Gold Coast and across Queensland.

The role

You are the safety observer on site: the person watching plant operating near energised overhead lines and underground electrical assets, holding the exclusion zone, and stopping work the moment anything approaches it.

• Act as safety observer for excavators, cranes, tip trucks, concrete pumps and EWPs working near electrical services
• Hold the approach distances set out in the site's electrical safety plan and Schedule 2 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2026
• Direct operators and use stop-work authority where a breach of an exclusion zone is likely
• Check BYDA plans and site drawings before each task and brief operators at pre-start
• Escalate hazards and near misses to the site supervisor

What you need

• Electrical safety observer (spotter) training for work near overhead and underground services
• Construction Induction Card (White Card)
• Prior experience as a spotter or safety observer on civil, infrastructure or utilities projects
• Ability to read site plans and BYDA plans and interpret exclusion zones
• Physically fit for outdoor work on your feet in all conditions
• Own transport and a current driver licence
• Right to work in Australia
• Availability for casual work on the Gold Coast and willingness to travel across Queensland