Senior Engineer High Voltage Maintenance

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding career where you can leverage your expertise in High Voltage Electrical Maintenance without sacrificing valuable time with friends and family. If so then joining the Water Corporation offers an excellent and rare opportunity for job security work-life balance and a competitive package without the sacrifices and demands of FIFO or DIDO.

Based in our Canning Vale office you will be joining our highly regarded Operations Services team where youll provide specialist high voltage (HV) electrical technical services to support operation design investigation and maintenance of HV electrical assets and systems across WA.

Whilst this is a Perth based opportunity ad hoc regional travel will be required.

Who are we

When you join Water Corporation you play a critical role for the people of WA. Our services are essential for life - everyday millions of Western Australians rely on us to deliver and manage water across our state.

If youre driven to make a meaningful contribution as part of our high performing team where you can come home to your family every night and enjoy the life you work hard for youve come to the right place.

Real benefits that matter

• Commuter-use vehicle available reducing your expenses
• Real flexibility with options to work from home 9-day fortnight flexible work hours
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme: Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing

Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

What you can expect with this role

• Monitor and analyse the health and performance of HV electrical assets and report on findings
• Develop and deliver designs and reports for the solution of HV electrical issues and risks
• Advise on technical issues and risks that arise through maintenance activities
• Undertake complex investigations and prepare reports on plant performance and maintenance problems
• Review design and tender documentation and input into the constructability operability and maintenance of HV electrical assets and systems
• Contribute to the development of testing and commissioning plans that meet required standards
• Undertake and coordinate investigations of HV electrical assets and systems
• Provide operational teams with assistance in the analysis of major faults failures or sub-optimal performance and make recommendations as to their correction and future prevention

Your skills and experience

For this role we are looking for great talent with:

• Degree level qualification in engineering or equivalent
• WA electrical workers licence is desirable (not essential)
• Nationally accredited HV switching operator qualification UET12 and UEP12 is desirable (not essential)
• Substantial experience in high voltage planned maintenance activities in compliance with Australian/Engineering Standards
• Demonstrate competence in the diagnostic and preventative maintenance of HV Assets including: Power Transformers Protection Relays Switchgear Earthing Systems and Surge Diverters
• Prior experience using specialised HV test equipment including Omicron Megger and Baur is essential
• Proven ability in conducting the following testing: C/B timing tan delta Tx and cable Tx winding ratio and resistance
• Prior knowledge and understanding of the associate IEEE standards
• Demonstrate leadership skills with values and behaviours that contribute to a constructive and high-performance culture with the ability to collaborate negotiate and influence both senior internal and external stakeholders

Sound like a match Apply today

If you are interested in the above opportunity please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your skills and experience as well as your ability to meet the requirements of the role.

Applications close Saturday 24^th January

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete Pre-Employment screening which may include a medical qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.

We reserve the right to withdraw this ad prior to the closing date.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with disability women youth LGBTQIA folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process can contact a Recruitment Officer or. To read our diversity and inclusion statement please visit our website