Facilities Maintenance Technician

First Nations Jobs; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Downer Rail & Transit Systems is seeking Facilities Technicians to join the Auburn Maintenance Centre in Sydney. This hands-on role suits a licensed electrician seeking broader equipment exposure and a stable, single-location position.

You will maintain electrical infrastructure, buildings, lighting, and specialist plant, coordinating contractors, responding to faults, and following strict safety and permit processes in a live rail environment.

Qualifications

• Must have an electrical trade qualification and a current NSW electrical licence.
• Experience with fault-finding on electrical plant and systems.
• Strong safety mindset with permits, isolations, lockout/tagout and risk assessments.
• Experience using work-order systems such as IBM Maximo or SAP.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate contractors and maintenance activities with permits and site safety requirements.
• Respond to breakdowns and diagnose electrical faults; coordinate specialist support.
• Perform safe switching, isolation and lockout/tagout on facility electrical systems.
• Manage preventive and corrective maintenance work orders and asset records.
• Carry out routine inspections and maintenance across electrical infrastructure and fixed plant.

Skills

Fault-finding on electrical/plant

Reading wiring diagrams

Safety compliance and risk assessment

Maintenance planning and documentation

Education

Electrical trade qualification

NSW Electrical Licence

Tools

IBM Maximo

SAP

Job description

The Opportunity

Downer Rail & Transit Systems is seeking Facilities Technicians to join the facilities maintenance team at Auburn Maintenance Centre in Sydney.

This is a hands-on role for a licensed electrician who is looking for a change and wants a greater variety of work or just to work in one location!

You will help maintain the fixed assets that keep a busy rail maintenance facility operating, including electrical infrastructure, buildings, lighting, overhead systems and specialist plant.

You will work a Monday-to-Friday day roster, (with overtime and some weekend shutdown work when required under a EBA). Based at our Auburn Maintenance Centre, the opportunity offers exposure to industrial equipment, asset management and contractor coordination within a highly regulated, safety-focused environment.

Safety is central to every job. You will make sure work is properly planned, permitted, isolated and completed to site requirements, while supporting contractors and responding to equipment faults that could affect operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate contractors and maintenance activities, ensuring permits, isolations, risk controls and site safety requirements are in place before work begins.
• Respond to breakdowns, diagnose electrical and plant faults, complete practical repairs where appropriate and coordinate specialist support when needed.
• Carry out safe switching, isolation and lockout/tagout activities on facility electrical systems in line with site procedures and authorisations.
• Manage preventive and corrective maintenance work orders, service records and defects to improve asset reliability and reduce repeat failures.
• Complete routine inspections and maintenance across electrical infrastructure, buildings and specialist fixed plant in a live operational environment.

What You Bring

• A recognised electrical trade qualification and a current NSW electrical licence. This is mandatory for the role.
• Industrial, manufacturing, rail, utilities, defence, aviation or another safety-critical maintenance background, with confidence reading wiring diagrams and fault-finding on plant and equipment.
• A strong safety mindset, including practical experience with permits, isolations, lockout/tagout, risk assessments, SWMS or comparable safe systems of work.
• Experience using a computerised maintenance management system such as IBM Maximo, SAP or a similar platform, with an understanding of accurate work‑order and asset records.
• High‑voltage or 1500V DC overhead‑line switching experience, and tickets such as EWP, forklift, scissor lift or basic rigging, will be highly regarded but are not essential. Training can be provided for suitable licensed electricians. Candidates must also be able to meet Rail Safety Worker requirements.

About Downer

Your role at Downer can make the difference that matters by delivering integrated rail & transit systems that connect people, power freight and strengthen Australia's rail capability.

With more than 150 years' rail experience providing end-to-end, innovative transport solutions, we are a leading provider of rollingstock asset management services.

We are experts in delivering whole-of-life asset management support to our customers and our capability allows us to offer turnkey solutions for complex projects, across every project phase.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.

Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. Potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know. We're here to help you put your best foot forward.

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