Traffic Signals / ITS Electrician

Ventia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventia delivers complex transport infrastructure and technology solutions across Victoria, Australia. The Traffic Signals/ITS Maintenance Electrician role is field-based, maintaining and repairing electrical and technology assets in live road environments, with after-hours and emergency response as part of a rostered team.

You’ll need a Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence, White Card, and a valid driver’s licence, plus hands-on experience in electrical maintenance, fault response, and reading

Qualifications

• Current Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence, White Card, and a valid driver’s licence.
• Experience in electrical maintenance and fault response, ideally in transport infrastructure, utilities, construction, or field services.
• Hands-on experience maintaining traffic signals, ITS assets, communications equipment, signal controllers, detectors, lanterns, pedestrian facilities, and roadside electrical infrastructure.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, technical instructions, site layouts, and work orders with strong troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong commitment to safety in live traffic environments and ability to stop work when conditions are unsafe.

Responsibilities

• Safely maintain, fault-find and repair electrical and technology assets in live road environments.
• Rostered maintenance including after-hours and emergency response as required.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, and site layouts to execute work orders with strong troubleshooting.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities and safety checks.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Reading diagrams

Safety compliance

Live traffic environments

Education

Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence

White Card (Construction Induction Card)

Driver's licence

Job description

Find your further at Ventia with this internal opportunity.

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Ventia delivers complex transport infrastructure and technology solutions across Victoria’s major road network. The VIMC contract involves the operation, maintenance and performance management of critical Intelligent Transport Systems, traffic signal assets, communications networks, electrical infrastructure and associated roadside technology across live traffic environments.

The maintenance workforce plays a critical role in keeping the road network safe, reliable and operational for the travelling public. Works are performed across metropolitan and regional Victoria and include planned maintenance, fault response, emergency works, inspections, repairs, testing and restoration of traffic signals and ITS assets.

About the role

The Traffic Signals / ITS Maintenance Electrician is a field based role responsible for safely maintaining, fault finding and repairing electrical and technology assets in live road environments. The role requires strong electrical capability, practical fault finding skills, safety discipline, reliability, accurate record keeping and the ability to work as part of a rostered maintenance team, including after-hours and emergency response where required.

About you

• Current Victorian A Grade Electrical Licence, White Card (Construction Induction Card), and a valid driver's licence.
• Proven experience in electrical maintenance and fault response, ideally within transport infrastructure, utilities, construction, or field services environments.
• Hands-on experience maintaining traffic signals, ITS assets, communications equipment, signal controllers, detectors, lanterns, pedestrian facilities, and roadside electrical infrastructure.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, technical instructions, site layouts, and work orders, with strong troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong commitment to safety, including experience working in live traffic environments and the ability to identify risks and stop work when conditions are unsafe.

About VentiaAs a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential. Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.