Maintenance Trade Technician - Electrical

SA Water Careers; Hawker; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SA Water is seeking a skilled Maintenance Trade Technician (Electrical) based in Coober Pedy to deliver safe, reliable maintenance across critical infrastructure assets. You will contribute to planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, commissioning, and reliability initiatives that support essential services to customers and communities.

Reporting to the Supervisor Maintenance Execution (Crystal Brook), you will work independently and with a maintenance team, applying your technical

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical trade certificate and current licence to perform electrical work.
• Experience in industrial/utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing, or maintenance environments.
• Strong WHS knowledge and commitment to safe work practices.
• Ability to diagnose faults, analyse issues, and implement effective solutions with minimal supervision.
• Experience mentoring apprentices and building capability within a team.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain safe working practices in line with WHS requirements.
• Perform planned and reactive electrical maintenance, repairs, fault finding, testing, and commissioning.
• Contribute to asset condition assessments and reliability initiatives.
• Apply trade knowledge to maintenance activities and mentor apprentices and teammates.
• Execute maintenance and project work within plans, schedules, budgets, and quality standards.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Asset reliability

Mentoring apprentices

Safety compliance

Education

Electrical trade certificate

Electrical licence to perform electrical work

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About the Company

SA Water is a successful, modern water utility wholly owned by the Government of South Australia. We employ more than 1,700 people across a broad range of disciplines who operate more than $14 billion worth of infrastructure to deliver essential water and wastewater services to more than 1.8 million South Australians.

We operate in a geographically and climatically diverse service area, with sites and locations from Ceduna through to Port Augusta, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, across to the Riverland, down to Mount Gambier, and most places in between.

Our strength and expertise have been shaped by our history. For more than 165 years, South Australians have depended on us to innovate and deliver efficient and sustainable water services. With nationally and internationally recognised industry expertise, we’re focused on understanding and meeting our customers’ expectations.

As well as safely delivering smart and reliable services for our customers of today, we innovate to shape the water solutions of the future that will support thriving economies and healthy communities.

We are driven by our values; we value our people, we do work that matters, we keep it real, we know that our work has impact, and we are future focussed. Staying true to our values ensures that we consistently deliver positive outcomes for all South Australians.

About the job

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Trade Technician (Electrical) based in Coober Pedy to help deliver safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance services across critical infrastructure assets. In this hands‑on role, you will contribute to planned and reactive maintenance activities, capital projects, fault finding, commissioning, and asset reliability initiatives that support essential services to our customers and communities.

Reporting to the Supervisor Maintenance Execution (Crystal Brook), you will work both independently and as part of a collaborative maintenance team as well as the water treatment field operations team, applying your technical expertise to ensure assets are maintained to the highest safety and performance standards.

About Operations and Maintenance

The Operations & Maintenance team oversees the management of our water, wastewater and River Murray activities and conducts operational control activities for a secure water supply. The team is responsible for both planned and unplanned maintenance activities, integrating corrective, preventive, predictive, and precision maintenance strategies. They aim to meet availability, performance, cost, and risk targets by leveraging technical asset maintenance and reliability expertise. Operations & Maintenance strives to deliver smart and reliable services to customers while enhancing overall operational efficiency.

In addition, your responsibilities will include:

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day.

You will:

• Promote a strong safety culture by adhering to WHS requirements, proactively identifying and reporting hazards, incidents, and risks, and ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with organisational standards.
• Perform planned and reactive electrical maintenance, repairs, fault finding, testing, commissioning, and modification works to maximise asset reliability, performance, and availability.
• Contribute to asset condition assessments, reliability initiatives, Safety in Design (SiD), HAZOP studies, and continuous improvement activities that enhance operational performance and reduce downtime.
• Apply specialist trade knowledge to maintenance activities while supporting and mentoring apprentices and team members to build capability and ensure quality outcomes.
• Execute maintenance and project work in accordance with plans, schedules, budgets, and quality standards, while effectively managing tools, equipment, materials, and resources.
• Capture and update maintenance information within the CMMS, communicate work progress and asset issues, and identify opportunities for asset renewal, replacement, and future maintenance improvements.

Your success in this role will come from:

• A recognised electrical trade certificate and current licence to perform electrical work.
• Additional qualifications or experience in Instrumentation and Control are desirable and will be highly regarded.
• Basic knowledge and experience with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are desirable.
• Proven experience working in an industrial, utilities, infrastructure, manufacturing, or maintenance environment.
• Sound understanding of Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements, risk management practices, and a commitment to working safely at all times.
• Ability to diagnose faults, analyse operational issues, and implement effective solutions with minimal supervision.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to manage workloads autonomously while contributing positively within a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence using maintenance management systems, computers, and software applications.
• Experience in water, wastewater, environmental, or utility operations, along with exposure to coordinating or delivering small projects, will be highly regarded.

Further information can be found in the attached PD – Maintenance Trade Technician – Electrical - Coober Pedy - PD.docx

Applications close 5pm 2nd of December.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.