Electrician / Electrical Technician

Eurobodalla Shire Council; Moruya; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programs

14 weeks maternity leave

Long service leave after 5 years

Salary packaging

Job summary

Eurobodalla Shire Council is seeking a qualified electrician for a full-time, permanent role based at Moruya Depot. You will maintain, install, test and repair electrical, control, instrumentation and communication systems across the council's water and sewer network to ensure reliable service delivery to the community.

The starting salary is $3,109.80 per fortnight, plus 12% superannuation, with opportunities to contribute to a safe, collaborative team and gain valuable experience across

Qualifications

• Qualified electrician with experience maintaining and troubleshooting electrical systems in industrial/utilities environments.
• Safety-focused, organised, and able to solve technical problems independently or in a team.
• Experience with control, instrumentation, telemetry or PLC systems is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, install, test and repair electrical, control, instrumentation and communication systems across the water and sewer network.
• Work across asset types to ensure reliable delivery of essential water and sewer services.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

PLC systems

Education

Electrician trade qualification

Job description

This position is a full-time, permanent role in the Water and Sewerage team, based at Moruya Depot. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, installing, testing and repairing electrical, control, instrumentation and communication systems across Council's water and sewer network. Working across a range of critical infrastructure assets, you will help ensure the reliable delivery of essential water and sewer services to the community.

The starting salary for this position is $3,109.80 per fortnight, plus 12% superannuation

About you

You're a qualified electrician with experience maintaining and troubleshooting electrical systems in an industrial, utilities or similar environment. You are safety-focused, organised and enjoy solving technical problems while working both independently and as part of a team. Experience with control, instrumentation, telemetry or Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) systems will be highly regarded. Strong communication skills and a willingness to share knowledge with colleagues and apprentices will help you succeed in this role.

About us

The beautiful Eurobodalla Shire is located on Yuin Country on the far south coast of NSW and offers an enviable coastal lifestyle with easy access to Canberra and Sydney. From our beaches to our bushlands, rivers and mountains, the Eurobodalla is a place of inclusive communities embracing sustainable lifestyles.

With 143km of coastline, 83 beaches, 20 lakes and four major river systems, Eurobodalla is known as the land of many waters. Over three-quarters of our land area is open space, consisting of 10 national parks and 15 state forests.

Over 40,000 people call the Eurobodalla Shire home, and we attract over 1.2 million visitors every year.

What we offer

We promote equal access to opportunities and pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging working environment that fosters wellbeing. We are dedicated to looking after our staff, knowing our people are our biggest asset, to ensure we are best placed to look after our community. Including benefits such as:

• 35 hours per week for administrative staff and 38 hours per week for operational staff.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program, TELUS Health One App, Fitness Passport, Social Club and flu vaccinations.
• 14 weeks Council provided paid maternity leave (conditional).
• Generous leave provisions including Long Service Leave after 5 years of continuous service, study leave, 4 weeks annual leave, 2 weeks sick leave and 1 week "My Leave" annually (pro-rated for part-time or fixed term staff members).
• Annual Award increases, performance reviews and a rewards and recognition program.
• Salary packaging program.

Screening process

Pre‑employment Checks:

As part of our recruitment process, you may be asked to provide contact details for two work‑related referees. These will be collected at the interview stage. At least one referee should be your current supervisor or a recent past supervisor (of at least three months).

Depending on the position, successful applicants may also be required to complete a Criminal History Check, Medical Assessment and/or a Working with Children Check.

Please note that we will only proceed with any pre‑employment checks once we have your permission.

Confirmation of personal identity and working rights:

Should you be successful in obtaining an interview, you will be required to bring with you an original Government issued photo ID for the interview Panel to sight.

Eurobodalla Shire Council embraces diversity and encourages applications from people with disability. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, supportive recruitment process. Please contact us on 02 4474 7*** or via *********@esc.nsw.gov.au for confidential support to ensure an equitable application process.

Eurobodalla Shire Council is committed to building an inclusive culture where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and identities are celebrated. We know we perform at our best when we are empowered to be ourselves, and that this, in turn, enables our future success as an organisation.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

Applications close: Sunday 23 August 2026 at 11:00pm.