Description

The Opportunity: As a Transmission Lineworker you will be responsible for inspecting, maintaining, repairing and constructing transmission line assets across our network, providing technical expertise to meet customer expectations and reliability standards.

Whether responding to emergency incidents, managing scheduled maintenance, or delivering major construction projects, you will be part of a team that prioritises safety, teamwork and technical excellence.

What You’ll Do: You will install, maintain and repair transmission line assets, carry out inspections, and identify condition concerns. You will prepare safe‑work methods and documentation, mentor apprentices and junior technicians, and step into a crew‑leader role when needed. You will also work closely with Field Coordinators and Site Managers to ensure safe, efficient and well‑coordinated delivery of work.

• Install, maintain and repair transmission line assets.
• Conduct inspections and identify condition concerns.
• Prepare safe‑work methods and safety documentation.
• Mentor apprentices and junior technicians; act as crew leader when needed.
• Coordinate with Field Coordinators and Site Managers for safe, efficient work delivery.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For – Essential: Certificate III in ESI – Power Systems (Transmission/Distribution Overhead), flexibility to support on‑call/after‑hours requests and respond to system incidents, a current Australian driver’s licence and an understanding of inspection, maintenance and construction requirements for transmission line infrastructure.

Desirable: High‑Risk Work licences (DG, RB, RI, RA), crane licences (CV, C2, C6), WP (Elevated Work Platform) and LF (Forklift). A Heavy Rigid driver’s licence is preferred and experience in high‑voltage maintenance such as pole replacement, insulator change‑outs and hot‑joint repair is advantageous.

As part of our recruitment process, applicants complete standard pre‑employment assessments, including reference checks, a medical check, a national police check and a driver’s licence and traffic offence check.

• Certificate III in ESI – Power Systems (Transmission/Distribution Overhead).
• Current Australian driver’s licence and flexibility for on‑call/after‑hours work.
• Understanding of inspection, maintenance and construction of transmission line infrastructure.
• High‑Risk Work licences (DG, RB, RI, RA) and crane licences (CV, C2, C6) – desirable.
• WP (Elevated Work Platform) and LF (Forklift) licences – desirable.
• Heavy Rigid driver’s licence – preferred.
• Experience in high‑voltage maintenance (pole replacement, insulator change‑outs, hot‑joint repair).

Benefits

What’s in it for you? We offer a well‑rounded benefits package that includes corporate discounts, wellbeing initiatives like free skin checks, flu vaccinations and a Fitness Passport membership, as well as a strong safety culture that gives you the right to stop work if something feels unsafe.

You will have access to career development and study support, relocation assistance when needed, and allowances for travel and time away from home. Families are supported with 20 weeks paid primary carer leave or 6 weeks paid secondary carer leave.

• Comprehensive benefits package with corporate discounts, free skin checks, flu vaccinations and Fitness Passport membership.
• Career development, study support, relocation assistance and travel allowances.
• Paid parental leave: 20 weeks primary carer, 6 weeks secondary carer.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance