System Operations Generation Specialist

Powercor; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 151,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

15 weeks parental leave

Health and wellbeing subsidy

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

Powercor is seeking a System Operations Generation Specialist responsible for managing mobile plant during outages and load constraints across Melbourne and Regional Victoria. The ideal candidate will have an engineering or electrical background with experience in testing electrical systems and HV/LV operations.

This role includes technical leadership, ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders, and maintaining documentation.

Qualifications

• Engineering or electrical qualification required.
• Experience with Electrical Plant testing services up to 500kV.
• Proficient in HV/LV switching operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate mobile plant deployment for outages.
• Conduct pre-start checks and synchronise generators.
• Estimate support options for projects and provide details.

Skills

HV/LV switching operations

Electrical Plant testing services

Distribution network configurations

Protection settings for generators

Schematic drawings for troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Cert III in Electrotechnology

Advanced Diploma (ESI Power Systems)

Tools

SCADA

GIS

Engineering protection databases

Job description

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At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 1.3 million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly, we’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role

The System Operations Generation Specialist is responsible for installing, commissioning, operating, and maintaining mobile plant to support planned and unplanned network outages, or network loading constraints. Mobile plant includes mobile or embedded generation assets, mobile regulators and other ancillary equipment. The role is responsible for coordination of deployment of plant including scheduling and assessing plant requirements as well as undertaking HV and LV switching to facilitate deployment of mobile plant.

The role provides technical leadership for mobile plant and generator management including development and maintenance of associated procedures and documentation, mentoring other personnel on generator operations.

Base location for this role is negotiable, however frequent travel across Melbourne and Regional Victoria is required.

This position is covered by the Powercor & CitiPower & ASU, PA UWU Enterprise Agreement. The salary range for this role is Pay Point 20 ($151,012) – Pay Point 24 ($176,701) + 13% of super + allowances.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess network loads and configuration to determine mobile plant deployment requirements.
• Coordinate mobile plant transportation, site placement, and establish site security
• Conduct pre-start checks for mobile plant, including synchronisation of generators to network.
• Conduct fault finding and problem-solving.
• Manage equipment maintenance and servicing, fleet readiness, and availability rosters for peak periods.
• Estimate & evaluate alternative support options for projects. Provide detailed estimates for planned works.
• Engage with internal & external stakeholders, including planned outage management, to integrate generation support into outage plans.
• Assess and provide expert advice on procurement and augmentation of mobile plant fleet

What you’ll need from day one

• Engineering or electrical qualification, such as: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Cert III in Electrotechnology (Electrician), Cert III in ESI – Power Systems – Distribution Overhead or Advanced Diploma (ESI Power Systems).
• Demonstrated experience providing or assisting in testing services of Electrical Plant, Protection & Control systems up to 500kV or Industrial / Control systems.
• Proficiency in HV/LV switching operations.
• Strong understanding of distribution network configurations and load management.
• Strong understanding of protection settings and operations for mobile generators.
• Working knowledge of SCADA, GIS, engineering protection databases, network access request and Google Enterprise.
• An ability to understand schematic drawings for fault finding associated with generation equipment

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow.

• hybrid work options
• purchased leave
• 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave
• health and wellbeing subsidiary
• career development and planning opportunities
• exclusive discounts

Visit our company website to learn more .

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180 .

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.