HV Substation Technician: Maintenance & Commissioning

Endeavour Energy; Australia; Remote; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ausconnex, a fast-growing electrical contracting business and subsidiary of Endeavour Energy Group, is seeking a Substation Technician to support planning, maintenance, commissioning and operational support of high voltage substations across transmission and distribution networks.

You will work hands-on in the field and with engineering, asset management and project delivery teams, using SCADA/HMI to assist remote switching, developing maintenance strategies, and helping to deliver outages and

Qualifications

• Electrical trade qualifications and extensive experience working on transmission and distribution substations (11kV–330kV).
• Experience planning and executing inspections, overhauls and fault-finding on primary plant equipment.
• Knowledge of primary plant equipment, substation operations and relevant industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute maintenance activities for primary plant and equipment within high voltage substations.
• Support maintenance programs and major equipment outages.
• Collaborate with asset management to develop outage scopes, isolation requirements and work schedules.
• Utilise SCADA systems and HMI interfaces to support remote switching operations.
• Develop maintenance strategies aligned with client and OEM requirements.
• Investigate faults and perform troubleshooting on primary plant equipment.
• Interpret OEM documentation, drawings and manuals to support fault diagnosis and rectification.
• Undertake commissioning and maintenance on substations, BESS and renewable energy assets.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams on constructability, compliance and industry standards.
• Prepare technical reports related to maintenance, commissioning and project activities.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying emerging technologies and best practices.

Skills

HV Substations

Electrical Trade

Stakeholder Engagement

Troubleshooting

Maintenance Planning

SCADA Knowledge

Education

Electrical trade qualification

Tools

SCADA

HMI interfaces

Battery systems (Magellan/Century Yuasa)

Job description

Ausconnex, a fast-growing electrical contracting business and subsidiary of Endeavour Energy Group, is seeking a Substation Technician to support planning, maintenance, commissioning and operational support of high voltage substations across transmission and distribution networks.

You will work hands-on in the field and with engineering, asset management and project delivery teams, using SCADA/HMI to assist remote switching, developing maintenance strategies, and helping to deliver outages and