HV Maintenance Technician

Make a real impact

At Verbrec you will get to directly influence the transition to renewable energy systems and decarbonisation. Help us as we become a recognised partner for a sustainable future while enabling our clients and their customers to achieve their energy transition objectives.

With over 500 dedicated team members operating out of locations across Australia and New Zealand Verbrec is an ASX listed company (ASX: VBC) providing industry leading engineering and operations across the entire asset lifecycle with a significant focus on growth into new and existing industries.

We take pride in our focus on safety while driving a strong people-focused culture to make transformations toward a sustainable and smart future.

We are problem solvers

Its rewarding to be part of Verbrec a place for creative thinkers with innovative technical solutions who are active in enabling a sustainable future for our clients.

Verbrec is one of the largest Engineering and EPC consultancy companies in South Australia. Our current and projected Work in Hand for 2026 and beyond has created the opportunities for a HV Maintenance and Project Electrician in the HV sector.

The role is based at Edinburgh RAAF Base with other project site locations. We actively promote ongoing technical development of our personnel including HV switching HV test equipment and other relevant HV Industry training sessions.

Our Maintenance and Construction teams deliver projects in metropolitan Adelaide and regional South Australia.

Our team are well known for delivering innovative safe and industry leading projects. We are market leaders for turnkey projects in the following industries: Defence materials handling water infrastructure mining and Hydrocarbons. As such we offer diverse and challenging opportunities for employees to further their career ambitions.

About You

You must have a SA A Grade Electrical Licence and experience within the High Voltage maintenance sector. HV Cable terminations up to 11kV HV Cable testing HV Cable Pulling/installation. Your work experiences will reflect a Heavy Industrial High Voltage and/or Mining background across maintenance project construction and commissioning works. Ideally you will also have current certification/training in:

• Current and valid HV Switching ticket with a minimum 5 years experience
• Sound knowledge of Australian electrical standards and HV safety procedures
• HV Cable terminations
• HV Cable testing
• Protection relay config and testing
• Currently hold or ability to obtain a Defence Security Clearance
• Currently hold or ability to obtain a police clearance check
• Working at Heights
• LVR and CPR Certificate
• First Aid Training
• High Risk Work Licence
• White Card

Key Responsibilities:

We are seeking experienced E&I Commissioning Technicians to join our team to lead the testing commissioning and energisation of HV assets ensuring safety reliability and quality.

Testing & Commissioning: Conduct HV testing and commissioning of substations switchgear transformers protection systems and power generation systems. This will entail HV primary and secondary system testing in a substation environment. Knowledge of HV/LV Transformer Testing (i.e. Tan Delta/Turns Ratio/SFRA/Dirana/Voltage Ratio/Winding Resistance Oil Sampling)

• Switching Operations: Construct Switching Programs perform isolation and switching operations on 11kV high-voltage systems.
• Troubleshooting: Identify faults perform repairs and provide technical solutions.
• Safety & Compliance: Uphold and execute site safety protocols including LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) and risk assessments.
• Reporting: Document test results and prepare detailed reports for project managers.
• Required Qualifications & Skills:
• Commitment to safety and ability to work in a collaborative fast-paced environment.
• Carry out JSEAs etc. prior to commencing any new works to identify hazards and implement the necessary controls.
• Liaise with Defence representatives Base Services Contractors engineers and project teams.
• Assist with outage planning and shutdown coordination.
• Supervise contractors where required to ensure safety and compliance
• Support commissioning and energisation of new and upgraded infrastructure.

We are growing

At Verbrec we empower change and create opportunities for you to develop a supercharged career pathway whether it is a technical or focused on the people. We attribute our growth to our team enjoying what they do by and having a meaningful impact on projects that will shape our future.

If you are an Electrician with a passion for delivering engineering excellence and want a to work in a collaborative team environment with varied clients and projects apply today.

The new Verbrecbrand represents our evolution and continued growth by leveraging emerging techniques and technologies for the benefit of our engineered.

Our Vision- Meeting the future by engineering transformative solutions through full project and asset lifecycles.

Our Promise to You- We believe in passionate and innovative people delivering our success. We take pride in seeing our people continually develop their career opportunities and access wonderful employee benefits. We offer our people engaging and challenging work the opportunity for personal success and a fun and friendly culture. We are an inclusive workplace and we believe in diversity and opportunity for all.

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