Electrical Supervisor

Connect Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Stream is seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor to lead a team responsible for the maintenance of critical electrical, tolling and ITS assets on Australia's Westlink M7 motorway. You will drive safety, reliability and performance while coaching field technicians and contractors across NSW.

The role combines hands-on leadership with planning for preventative and corrective maintenance, incident response and continuous improvement within a regulated transport environment.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining electrical infrastructure in major road or transport environments.
• Experience with ITS and tolling systems.
• Proven experience supervising field teams.
• Ability to manage maintenance schedules and incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventative, corrective and reactive maintenance across electrical, ITS and tolling assets.
• Supervise technicians, apprentices and subcontractors, ensuring safety and quality.
• Plan inspections, testing, commissioning, fault finding and repairs.
• Coordinate emergency response and service restoration for motorway systems.
• Maintain asset records and compliance documentation.
• Manage spare parts and inventory to support reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Safety awareness

AS/NZS 3000 knowledge

Education

NSW Electrical Licence

CPR/LVR Certification

Driver Licence

Tools

Asset management software

Maintenance management software

ITS technologies

Job description

Primary Location NSW - Eastern Creek

Job Description Summary

Lead the team maintaining critical electrical, tolling and ITS infrastructure on the Westlink M7 Motorway, driving safety, reliability and performance.

About the Role

Lead the Team That Keeps One of Australia's Largest Toll Roads Operating.

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor to lead the maintenance, reliability and ongoing improvement of critical electrical and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) assets across the Westlink M7 Motorway.

The Westlink M7 Motorway is one of Australia's most significant urban motorways, supporting the movement of people and freight across Western Sydney 24 hours a day.

This role offers long-term career stability and the opportunity to work across a diverse range of electrical, tolling and operational technology systems in a complex transport environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing electrical safety, asset performance and workforce capability.

You will provide technical guidance to field teams while ensuring all maintenance and operational activities are completed safely, efficiently and in compliance with relevant standards.

If you're a licensed electrician with strong leadership experience in transport, infrastructure or industrial environments, and a passion for mentoring others, this is an excellent opportunity to lead a specialised team working on essential road infrastructure.

About the Role

As the Electrical Supervisor, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance activities across a diverse portfolio of electrical, tolling and ITS assets, including lighting systems, switchboards, tolling equipment, power distribution assets, ITS technologies and electrical tolling infrastructure.

You will lead a team of Electrical Technicians and subcontractors, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of network assets while developing team capability through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate preventative, corrective and reactive maintenance activities across electrical, ITS and tolling assets.
• Supervise Electrical Technicians, apprentices and subcontractors, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership and support for roadside electrical systems, ITS infrastructure and tolling equipment.
• Plan and oversee inspections, testing, commissioning, fault finding, repairs and re-energisation activities.
• Coordinate emergency response, incident rectification and service restoration activities for critical motorway systems.
• Oversee first-line support and fault response for tolling systems, coordinating specialist vendor support and escalation where required.
• Administer electrical permits, isolation processes and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) requirements.
• Ensure compliance with AS/NZS standards, electrical safety legislation, network procedures and workplace health and safety obligations.
• Maintain asset records, maintenance histories, defect information and compliance documentation within the Asset Management System.
• Manage electrical and ITS spare parts, critical inventory and consumables to support asset reliability.
• Support asset lifecycle planning, reliability improvement initiatives and continuous improvement programs.
• Contribute technical expertise to investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Develop workforce capability through coaching, mentoring, technical training and knowledge transfer.
• Support succession planning and reduce key-person dependency across critical electrical, ITS and tolling systems.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with operations teams, specialist vendors, subcontractors and client representatives.

About You

You are an experienced electrical professional who combines strong technical knowledge with proven leadership capability.

You enjoy supporting and developing others while maintaining high safety and operational standards.

Essential Experience

• Experience maintaining electrical infrastructure within major road, transport, industrial, utilities or critical infrastructure environments.
• Experience working with Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), operational technology or similar networked infrastructure.
• Proven experience supervising, mentoring and developing field-based electrical teams.
• Experience coordinating maintenance activities and responding to operational incidents.
• Demonstrated ability to manage contractors and ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with tolling infrastructure and toll road operations.
• Experience supporting electronic toll collection systems and associated communications infrastructure.
• Experience maintaining roadside ITS assets including CCTV, VMS, VSLS and environmental monitoring systems.
• Experience with asset management systems and maintenance management software.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NSW Electrical Licence.
• Current CPR/LVR Certification.
• Current Driver Licence.

Desirable

• Working at Heights Accreditation.
• Medium Rigid (MR) Truck Licence.
• Certificate IV in Electrical, Leadership or Supervision-related discipline.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of AS/NZS 3000 and electrical safe work practices.
• Ability to lead, develop and coach technical personnel.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to transfer technical knowledge and build workforce capability.
• Experience managing training requirements and competency compliance within a regulated electrical environment.
• Sound understanding of electrical asset maintenance and reliability principles.
• Experience with tolling infrastructure and systems is advantageous.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding capability across electrical and ITS assets.
• Commitment to fostering a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

Lead the maintenance of critical transport infrastructure along the Westlink M7 motorway.

Work with a diverse range of electrical and ITS technologies.

Opportunity to influence team development and operational excellence.

Supportive leadership environment focused on safety and continuous improvement.

Career development opportunities within a growing infrastructure business.

If you're looking for an opportunity to combine technical expertise with people leadership while contributing to the reliable operation of essential road infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

About Service Stream

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 provide end-to-end engineering, operations, and asset management solutions to some of Australia's most recognised organisations and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds.

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...