Underground Field Delivery Lead - Electricity

Zinfra; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern vehicles and equipment

Paid parental leave

Reproductive health leave

Incentivise programme

Job summary

Zinfra in Lilydale, Victoria, is seeking a Field Delivery Lead to oversee underground electricity distribution works, including planned maintenance, new connections, faults and emergency response. Based at Lilydale depot, you will ensure safe, efficient delivery and proper planning of field activities.

You will coordinate field crews, work with schedulers and support staff to align resources with the programme, and stay close to field delivery to resolve issues quickly.

Qualifications

• :A Certificate III or higher qualification in power systems, electrical utilities, project management or related discipline.
• :Operational experience within electricity distribution, ideally underground construction, maintenance, connections or fault response.
• :Demonstrated experience coordinating field crews, work programmes, resources, risks and operational performance.
• :Working knowledge of Victorian electricity distribution networks, VESI requirements, switching practices, HSEQ frameworks and safety legislation.
• :Confidence using Microsoft Office, SAP and digital work management systems, together with a current Victorian driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• :Coordinate the daily and forward allocation of underground field crews, aligning capability and capacity with the works programme.
• :Support predictable and productive workdays by working closely with work delivery schedulers and relevant support teams toward ensuring that jobs are properly planned, resourced, documented and ready for field execution.
• :Support Crew Leaders and field personnel, reinforcing clear expectations around safety, performance, quality and customer outcomes.
• :Maintain operational readiness for reactive faults and emergency response, including appropriate workforce, fleet and skills coverage.
• :Monitor work completion, job data, close-out and billing accuracy while using field insights to improve future planning and delivery.

Skills

Coordinate field crews

Safety leadership

Planning and scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Certificate III or higher in power systems / electrical utilities / project management

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Digital work management systems

Job description

Zinfra in Lilydale, Victoria, is seeking a Field Delivery Lead to oversee underground electricity distribution works, including planned maintenance, new connections, faults and emergency response. Based at Lilydale depot, you will ensure safe, efficient delivery and proper planning of field activities.

You will coordinate field crews, work with schedulers and support staff to align resources with the programme, and stay close to field delivery to resolve issues quickly.