High Voltage & Hazardous Area Specialist

Service Stream; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Stream is seeking a High Voltage & Hazardous Area Specialist to join their Brisbane operations. This permanent, full-time role focuses on leading HV and HA asset management, outages, and compliance across Urban Utilities facilities in Brisbane.

You will oversee design reviews, manage subcontractors, and develop switching programs while engaging with stakeholders to ensure safety, environmental, and customer outcomes are met.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree or Electrical Trade Certificate-3 or Certificate-4.
• Unrestricted Electrical License (QLD) required.
• HV Switching, Access Permit Issuer & Recipient certificates desirable.
• Minimum 10 years’ electrical experience including HV background.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational and maintenance design reviews for new HV and HA assets.
• Holistic management of specialist subcontractors, suppliers and consultants.
• HV outage planning and management of internal/external requirements and stakeholders.
• Development of High Voltage switching programs.
• Provide SME input to HV/HA enquiries.
• Develop operations and safety compliance plans for HV and HA projects.
• Lead information and management systems for delivery of activities.
• Lead delivery of work programs and drive improvements.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Electrical trade certificate-3/4

Unrestricted Electrical License (QLD)

RPEQ (Desirable)

Tools

HV Switching certificates

Job description

High Voltage & Hazardous Area Specialist

Full Time

Primary Location

QLD - Fortitude Valley

Job Description Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a High Voltage & Hazardous Area Specialist to join Service Stream's Brisbane operations

About the Role

Service Stream’s Utilities division are currently seeking a High Voltage & Hazardous Area Specialist to join our growing company.

The High Voltage team provides expertise in the management of high voltage assets across Urban Utilities operational facilities, to provide water and wastewater services to our customers. This includes:

• maintenance of existing HV assets,
• upgrades to existing HV assets, and
• delivery of new HV assets.
• Coordinate and assist with emergency switching as required
• After-Hours phone availability/support

The Hazardous Area team provides expertise in the management of hazardous area assets across Urban Utilities operational facilities, to provide water and wastewater services to our customers. This includes:

• maintenance of existing HA assets,
• upgrades to existing HA assets
• delivery of new HA assets.
• Compliance and record management of HA installations

The focus of this role is to lead teams to ensure HV and HA assets are maintainable. and operable, and working with stakeholders to ensure that safety, customer and environmental risks are effectively managed.

Nature of position: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Brisbane, QLD

Reporting Line: Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the operational and maintenance design reviews for new HV and HA assets.
• Holistic management of specialist subcontractors, suppliers and consultants.
• High Voltage outage planning and management of internal external requirements and associated stakeholders.
• Development of High Voltage switching programs.
• Provide subject matter expertise to respond to HV and or HA enquiries.
• Provide expert operations & maintenance input into HV and HA asset planning, renewals and creation processes and asset management policies, strategies & plans.
• Communicate / negotiate with internal and external stakeholders whilst representing and effectively managing the interests of Urban Utilities.
• Lead the development / use of information and management systems for the delivery of operational activities and programs.
• Lead the effective delivery of work programs, identifying deficiencies and influencing corrective actions as required.
• Identify and lead Business Unit and Group improvement initiatives regarding electrical, HV and HA services.
• Identify and effectively report on capability gaps in processes, systems and team capability.
• Lead the development of operations and safety compliance plans for HV and HA projects with team co-ordination and interaction with Project Delivery teams to deliver legislative and Urban Utilities compliant and operational safety in design as per Urban Utilities Technical Specifications.
• Assistance and administration in consultation with client management requirements for HV asset numbering and registration of asset numbers for works and services involving HV elements.
• Assistance and administration in consultation with client management requirements for HA asset numbering and registration of asset numbers for works and services involving HA elements.
• Management of HV installation Single Line Diagrams.
• Participate in after hours roster

About You

• Electrical Engineering Degree or Electrical Trade Certificate-3 or Certificate-4
• Unrestricted Electrical License (QLD).
• RPEQ (Desirable)
• HV Switching, Access Permit Issuer & Recipient certificates.
• Valid driver’s license
• A minimum of 10 years’ electrical experience including high voltage background specializing in outage planning and High Voltage Electrician subcontractor management.
• Experience with Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas or willingness to undertake training in this area
• Highly developed problem solving, lateral thinking, communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Highly developed skills and experience in dealing with customer, stakeholder and regulator issues
• High developed skills and experience in coaching and mentoring staff

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. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQI individuals, and other diverse groups. As a signatory to the Veterans Employment Commitment, we also value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and their partners, strongly considering veterans who meet the key criteria for our employment opportunities.

Service Streamdoes not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from external Recruitment or Labour Hire Companies.

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