System Operations Generation Specialist

CitiPower and Powercor; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 147,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

Parental leave 15 weeks

Wellbeing subsidy

Career development

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

CitiPower and Powercor, delivering electricity to 1.3 million Victorians, seeks a System Operations Generation Specialist. The role installs, commissions, operates and maintains mobile plant to support outages and load constraints, with leadership in generator operations and procedure development.

Base location is negotiable, with frequent travel across Melbourne and Regional Victoria. Salary range Pay Point 20–24, plus 13% super and allowances, reflects senior technical responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Engineering or electrical qualification required with relevant HV/LV switching experience.
• Experience with protection settings and mobile generator operations.
• Strong knowledge of distribution networks and load management.
• Proven fault finding and troubleshooting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess network loads and determine mobile plant deployment needs.
• Coordinate transport, site placement and security for plant.
• Perform pre-start checks and synchronisation of generators.
• Lead fault finding, maintenance planning and fleet readiness.
• Provide estimates and coordinate outages with stakeholders.

Skills

HV/LV switching

Protection settings

Load management

Fault finding

Generator operations

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Cert III in Electrotechnology

Cert III in ESI – Power Systems – Distribution

Tools

SCADA

GIS

Google Enterprise

Job description

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. to support distribution network load during planned and unplanned outages, and during fault restoration. 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 ($147,328) – Pay Point 24 ($172,391) + 13% of super + allowances.

For more information on the role’s responsibilities.

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. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and 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.

What’s next

Submit your application via our careers’ website by 13 July 2026, including a copy of the following:

• Resume;
• Certificate of completion of your electrical qualification;
• Transcript of results (units of competency).

To make a confidential reasonable adjustment query, please contact Luke Castro from the Talent team at *******@powercor.com.au

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.